Our Founder
Dr. Anuj Bhargava
MD, MBA, CDCES, FACP, FACE CEO & Medical Director
Iowa Diabetes is led by Endocrinologist Dr. Anuj Bhargava who has devoted much of his adult life to changing the future of diabetes. He understands first-hand the impact of diabetes, having immediate family members battling the disease.
Dr. Bhargava believes that a comprehensive approach is required to change diabetes and that technology, education, and research should play a role in this change. He is hopeful that Iowa Diabetes and all that it offers can make an impact for the hundreds of thousands of people with diabetes in Iowa.
In his persistent fight against diabetes, Dr. Bhargava armed himself with a Fellowship in Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism at University of Wisconsin, he obtained a physician executive MBA from the University of Tennessee, and is also a Certified Diabetes Educator. Dr. Bhargava started Iowa Diabetes Research in 2007 which has grown to initiate more than 100 diabetes studies and serve 1,600+ patients.
Leadership
Tara Herrold
CRC Manager
Kendra Ridenour
Navigator/Study Start-up Manager
Alissa Gardner
Finance Manager
Laurie Jazwinski
Operations Manager
Our Team
Christine Burke
Sub-Investigator
Jamie Pitlick
Clinical Pharmacist
Lisa Borg
Clinical Research Coordinator
Natalie Young
Clinical Research Coordinator
Kara Turner
Clinical Research Coordinator
Allie Bohr
Clinical Research Coordinator
Heidi Lewis
Clinical Research Coordinator
Ashley Nulph
Office Assistant
April Perez
Bilingual Recruitment Coordinator
Noah Sinclair
Business and Operations Intern
Marcy Bowie
Recruitment and Screening Coordinator/Navigator
Lupe Ortega
Recruitment and Screening Coordinator
Kourtney Marlow
Clinical Research Coordinator
Kristeen Baerenwald
Clinical Research Coordinator
Molly Muchow
Registered Dietician
Nely Ruiz Medina
Operations Assistant
Thea Martin
Executive/Personal Assistant
Vicki Breekenridge
Clinical Research Coordinator
Erin Maxwell
Intern
