The department conducts outpatient services in multiple clinics across UI Health Care’s university and downtown campus locations as well as Iowa River Landing in Coralville and community sites.

Additionally, the Department of Surgery has shared staffing responsibility for the 34-bed Surgical and Neurosciences Intensive Care Unit and provides 24/7 coverage for numerous, concurrent call schedules.

The department is organized into the following divisions:

Department of Surgery includes:

  • Primary faculty
  • Adjunct/secondary/emeritus faculty
  • Residents/fellows/post-docs
  • APPs (advanced practice providers)
  • Research staff
  • Support and administrative staff

We oversee four UI Health Care centers and one clinic:

  • American College of Surgeons-verified Level 1 Trauma Center (adult and pediatric)
  • American Burn Association-verified Burn Treatment Center
  • Organ Transplant Center
  • Surgery Specialty Clinic inclusive of the Pre-Anesthesia Evaluation Clinic

The department provides surgical expertise for:

  • Heart and Vascular Center
  • Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center
  • Digestive Health Center
  • Iowa City VA Medical Center