Our People
Program Leadership
Lisa Antes, MD
Nephrology Fellowship Program
Clinical Professor of Internal Medicine
Email: lisa-antes@uiowa.edu
Chou-Long Huang, MD, PhD
Director, Division of Nephrology
Professor of Internal Medicine
Email: chou-long-huang@uiowa.edu
Jonathan Nizar, MD
Associate Nephrology Fellowship Program Director
Assistant Professor of Internal Medicine
Email: jonathan-nizar@uiowa.edu
Division Timeline:
Current Faculty
The Department of Internal Medicine has a faculty of nearly 300 professionals whose clinical, teaching, and research expertise spans the entire discipline of medicine.
Department Faculty (alphabetical listing)
Current Fellows
First Year Fellows
Bahjat Azrieh MD
Medical School: University of Aleppo
Residency: Hamad Medical Corporation
Sahil Grover, MD
Medical School: Government Medical College and Hospital
Residency: Government Medical College and Hospital
Maysar Hassan, MD
Medical School: Avalon University School of Medicine
Residency: Loyola University
Mohamed Mudarres, MD
Medical School: Aleppo University
Residency: Hamad Medical Corporatio
Second Year Fellows
Abdul Raheem, MBBS
Medical School: Central Park Medical College
Residency: Central Park Teaching Hospital
Nada Youssef MBBS
Medical School: Beirut Arab University
Residency: American University of Beirut
First Year Transplant Fellow
Shahed Ammar, MD
Medical School: Beirut Arab University
Residency: American University of Beirut
Chair, Department of Internal Medicine
Isabella Grumbach, MD, PhD
Interim Chair and DEO, Department of Internal Medicine
Kate Daum Endowed Professor
Professor of Medicine – Cardiovascular Medicine
Professor of Radiation Oncology