The Department of Internal Medicine extends its condolences to the colleagues, friends, and family of Charles M. Helms, MD, PhD who passed away last month at the age of 83. Helms was a member of the Division of Infectious Diseases for 35 years, served as a Associate Dean in the Carver College of Medicine for […]
Charles Patrick “Pat” Burns, 1937-2025
The Department of Internal Medicine extends its condolences to the colleagues, friends, and family of C. Patrick Burns, MD, who passed away last month at the age of 87. Burns was a member of the Division of Hematology, Oncology, and Blood and Marrow Transplantation for 35 years, serving as Division Director from 1985–1999. He received […]
Allyn L. Mark, MD, 1936-2025
Allyn L. Mark, MD, Professor Emeritus in the Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, died peacefully on April 3, 2025. The Department extends condolences to his family and friends. Dr. Mark’s impact on the division, the department, and the Carver College of Medicine will be felt long into the future. We are honored to present both the […]
Robert S. Bar, MD, 1943-2025
The Department of Internal Medicine extends its condolences to the colleagues, friends, and family of Robert Bar, MD, who passed away last Sunday at the age of 81. Bar was a member of the Division of Endocrinology for 48 years, treating patients and teaching residents, students, and fellows both in University of Iowa Health Care […]
Victoria S. Lim, MD, 1938-2025
We are sad to share news of the passing of Victoria S. Lim, MD, professor emeritus of Internal Medicine, earlier this month at the age of 86. Lim joined the faculty at the University of Iowa in 1982 from an Associate Professor position at the University of Chicago, where she had been since 1969. Lim […]
Alan B. Moy, MD, 1959-2024
Our condolences to the family, friends, and colleagues of Dr. Alan Moy. Dr. Moy was a graduate of our Pulmonary fellowship program and stayed on as a faculty member of our Pulmonary division for more than a decade. He was a valued member of our community and will be deeply missed. The following is an […]
Robert James “Jim” Hegeman, MD, JD, 1947-2023
We are sad to share news of the passing of Robert James “Jim” Hegeman, MD, late last month. A graduate of our residency program and former faculty member in the Division of General Internal Medicine, Dr. Hegeman was a long-time and beloved colleague, mentor, and friend to many in the department. The Department extends our […]
Donald C. Zavala, MD, FCCP, 1923-2022
The below message was shared from Joseph Zabner, MD, professor and former director of the Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Occupational Medicine. It is with the greatest sadness that I let you know of the passing today of Donald C. Zavala, MD, FCCP. One more time he taught us something, how to rest in […]
John M. Weiler, MD, 1945-2022
The Department of Internal Medicine extends its condolences to the colleagues, friends, and family of John Weiler, MD, who passed away last week at the age of 77. Weiler was a member of the Division of Immunology for 25 years, treating patients and teaching residents, students, and fellows both in University of Iowa Health Care […]
Troy Rhodes, MD, 1970–2022
The following is a message from Isabella Grumbach, MD, PhD, Interim Chair and DEO of Internal Medicine, sent to the department last week. I have the sad duty to share with you news that Dr. Troy Rhodes passed away earlier this week. Dr. Rhodes had recently joined the cardiovascular medicine faculty at University of Wisconsin […]