Department of Internal Medicine Dr. Rebecca Hegeman named Medical Director of the University of Iowa and Iowa City VA Medical Center Dialysis Programs 7/24/2003 FROM: John B. Stokes, M.D., Director, Division of Nephrology and Peter Densen, M.D., Interim Head, Dept of Internal Medicine We are delighted to announce the appointment of Dr. Rebecca Hegeman as Medical Director of the University of Iowa and Iowa City VA Medical Center Dialysis Programs effective August 1, 2003. At the same time we extend our enormous gratitude to Dr. William Lawton, current Medical Director of Dialysis, for his decades of hard work and steadfast devotion to patient care. Dr. Lawton will resume his responsibilities in patient care, teaching and clinical research. While a fellow in Nephrology, he was instrumental in establishing the first dialysis unit at UIHC in the early 1970s and helped to create many independent dialysis units throughout the state in the 70s and 80s. Dr. Lawton has become identified as the central architect and senior medical advisor for the Iowa dialysis network. Dr. Hegeman, received her MD from the University of Iowa where she also completed a medicine residency and nephrology fellowship. She joined the faculty in the Department of Internal Medicine in 1993 and currently is Associate Professor. An active participant in all aspects of divisional and departmental clinical activities, Dr. Hegeman coordinates the ambulatory blood pressure service and the division staffing schedules. She is regarded as an excellent teacher at all levels on the health science campus and currently serves as a Carver College of Medicine Medical Student Community Faculty Director. Dr. Hegeman is a member of the University of Iowa Faculty Senate and Faculty Council. During her 10 years as a faculty member, she has contributed substantially to the success of the dialysis program and the University of Iowa. Please join us in welcoming Dr. Hegeman to her new responsibilities. |