Leadership

UnityPoint Health - Des Moines

Executive Team

Medical Executive Committee

Members
  • Chief of Staff: Clint Hawthorne, M.D.
  • Vice Chief of Staff:  Andrew Stefani, D.O.
  • Secretary: Clinton Rozycki, MD
  • Treasurer: Sudhir Kumar, MD
  • Immediate Past Chief: Anish Keshwani, M.D.
  • At-Large Member: Lucas Groben, D.O.
  • At-Large Member: Ryan Mertens, D.O.
  • Chair, Hospital Medicine: Brad Halverson D.O.
  • Chair, Emergency Medicine: Nicholas Kluesner, M.D.
  • Chair, Surgery: Carlos Pelaez-Gil, M.D.
  • Chair, Medical Specialties: Jennifer Thompson, D.O.
  • Chair, Pediatrics: Julie Anderson-Suddarth, M.D.
  • Chair, Women's HealthChristopher Johnson, D.O.
  • Credentials Co-Chair: Stephen Forney, M.D
  • Credentials Co-Chair: Rebecca Lachenmaier, M.D.
  • IPPC - Surgery Co-Chair: Molly Gross, M.D.
  • IPPC - Surgery Co-Chair: Nathan Schneider, M.D.
  • IPPC - Medicine Co-Chair: Christopher Champion, D.O.
  • IPPC - Medicine Co-Chair: vacant
  • IPPC - Women's Health/Pediatrics Co-Chair: Julie Anderson-Suddarth, M.D
  • IPPC - Women's Health/Pediatrics Co-Chair: Paul Gisi, MD

Board of Directors

  • John Schmidt, Chair     
  • Kim Bakey
  • Bishop Kennetha Bigham-Tsa
  • Darwin Copeman
  • Doug Den Adel
  • Kasey Johnson Steen
  • Anish P. Keshwani
  • Angela A. Knoblauch
  • Greg Lin
  • Rose Mitchell
  • Dave Moench
  • Jon M. Rozenfeld
  • John Schmidt
  • Shannon Winters
  • Daniel Zinnel