Department of Internal Medicine UI Heart and Vascular Center announces reorganization and new leadership  Theresa M. Brennan M.D. Colloton Clinical Associate Professor Clinical Director of Cardiovascular Medicine
10/5/2007 To improve the quality of our heart patient care and enhance our position in the marketplace, we are taking a new, service line approach to heart and vascular care. For this service line, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics and UI Physicians have established a new financial and reporting structure that includes physicians and staff from:
The UI Heart and Vascular Center is led by interventional cardiologist Theresa Brennan, MD, as medical executive officer; vascular surgeon Jamal Hoballah, MD, as surgical executive officer; and Deann Montchal, as associate director for administration. This leadership team reports to a heart and vascular executive board. Dr. Brennan is the Colloton Associate Professor and Clinical Director of cardiovascular medicine. She received her medical degree from Northwestern University and completed a residency and fellowship training at UI. Dr. Hoballah received his medical degree from the American University of Beirut in Lebanon and completed a general surgery residency at New York University. His fellowship training was at NYU and UI. Montchal has a bachelor of nursing degree from UI and a master’s in business administration/health care administration from the University of Phoenix. As part of the re-organization, the UI Heart and Vascular Center is governed by an executive board comprised of the:
Non-voting members of the board are the:
All decisions of the executive board are subject to approval by the Vice President for Medical Affairs. We look forward to working with the leadership, faculty, and staff of the UI Heart and Vascular Center as the team continues to improve patient access and grow its services while providing world class heart, vascular, and thoracic care. -- Jean Robillard, Vice President for Medical Affairs and Dean, UI Carver College of Medicine |
