Medical Intensive Care Unit (MICU)
The highly trained staff in the 20-bed Medical Intensive Care Unit (MICU) are able to respond to changing patient conditions.
For requests:
1-800-777-8442
- For Cancer related requests:
- 1-319-356-4200
- For Gastroenterology related requests:
- 1-319-356-4901
- For Hematology related requests:
- 1-319-356-4200
- For Lung Services related requests:
- 1-319-356-8133
- For Nephrology related requests:
- 1-319-356-8133
Patients in the MICU can have a wide variety of complex health problems, including:
- Blood infections
- Cancer problems
- Diseases of the blood
- Gastrointestinal problems
- Kidney problems
- Liver problems
- Lung problems
Our Care Team
![Mahmoud Abou Alaiwa, MD portrait](/sites/default/files/styles/200x300/public/uihc_org/maboualaiwa.jpg.webp?itok=5HojJvIS)
![Herbert A. Berger, MD portrait](/sites/default/files/styles/200x300/public/uihc_org/bergerh.jpg.webp?itok=sYi5bCCp)
![Robert J. Blount, MD, MAS portrait](/sites/default/files/styles/200x300/public/uihc_org/rjblount.jpg.webp?itok=vObvQrIA)
- Lung Services
![Rachel R. Butler, MD portrait](/sites/default/files/styles/200x300/public/uihc_org/butlerrr.jpg.webp?itok=ovUlZMok)
![Josalyn L. Cho, MD portrait](/sites/default/files/styles/200x300/public/uihc_org/chojl.jpg.webp?itok=V4FvbErU)
- Lung Services
![Alejandro Comellas, MD portrait](/sites/default/files/styles/200x300/public/uihc_org/acomella.jpg.webp?itok=bVIuZ3rM)
![Kevin C. Doerschug, MD, MS portrait](/sites/default/files/styles/200x300/public/uihc_org/doerschugk.jpeg.webp?itok=r9OLuQ4m)
- Lung Services
![Lakshmi Durairaj, MD, MS portrait](/sites/default/files/styles/200x300/public/uihc_org/durairajl.jpeg.webp?itok=Xo_37_C4)
![Spyridon Fortis, MD portrait](/sites/default/files/styles/200x300/public/uihc_org/sfortis.jpg.webp?itok=64Q-Rh1B)
![Brian K. Gehlbach, MD portrait](/sites/default/files/styles/200x300/public/uihc_org/bgehlbach.jpg.webp?itok=C2ndNzS6)
- Lung Services
![Alicia K. Gerke, MD, MBA portrait](/sites/default/files/styles/200x300/public/uihc_org/gerkea.jpg.webp?itok=_crZLeNu)
![Joel N. Kline, MD portrait](/sites/default/files/styles/200x300/public/uihc_org/klinej.jpg.webp?itok=nq7OP_30)
![James Murphy, MD portrait](/sites/default/files/styles/200x300/public/uihc_org/jaimurphy.jpg.webp?itok=vFa05Ljo)
- Lung Services
![Boulos (Paul) Nassar, MD, MPH portrait](/sites/default/files/styles/200x300/public/uihc_org/bnassar.jpg.webp?itok=7NN-dabG)
- Lung Services
![Tahuanty Pena, MD, MS portrait](/sites/default/files/styles/200x300/public/uihc_org/tpen.jpg.webp?itok=4EZHJdzJ)
![Alejandro A. Pezzulo Colmenares, MD portrait](/sites/default/files/styles/200x300/public/uihc_org/pezzuloa.jpg.webp?itok=WKfXQ0d1)
- Lung Services
![Charles Rappaport, MD portrait](/sites/default/files/styles/200x300/public/uihc_org/rappaport.jpg.webp?itok=5g1zT7iq)
![Rolando Sanchez, MD portrait](/sites/default/files/styles/200x300/public/2025-01/rsnchez%20%281%29.jpg.webp?itok=VVx1Tx-E)
![Robert Smyth, MD portrait](/sites/default/files/styles/200x300/public/2023-10/rsmyth.jpg.webp?itok=YZsk-lEY)
![David A. Stoltz, MD, PhD portrait](/sites/default/files/styles/200x300/public/uihc_org/stoltzd.jpg.webp?itok=D6cyerhN)
![Raul Villacreses, MD portrait](/sites/default/files/styles/200x300/public/uihc_org/rvillacresesrada.jpg.webp?itok=WgfMp7FP)
![Joseph Zabner, MD portrait](/sites/default/files/styles/200x300/public/uihc_org/zabnerj.jpg.webp?itok=vpQXIkrl)
![Gregory A. Schmidt, MD portrait](/sites/default/files/styles/200x300/public/uihc_org/gschmidt.jpg.webp?itok=MSvWY45b)
- Lung Services
![Kirstin Brainard, ARNP portrait](/sites/default/files/styles/200x300/public/2023-08/kbrainard.jpg.webp?itok=a7NyQ_-o)
- Lung Services
![Brittany Deb, ARNP, DNP portrait](/sites/default/files/styles/200x300/public/2025-02/Deb_Brittany_2025_012.jpg.webp?itok=fIlyCNo_)
- Lung Services
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- Lung Services
![Elizabeth Hynek, ARNP, MSN, ARNP, FNP-C portrait](/sites/default/files/styles/200x300/public/2023-08/Hynek~Elizabeth.jpg.webp?itok=-G6ccPxN)
- Lung Services
![Connie M. Moffit, ARNP portrait](/sites/default/files/styles/200x300/public/uihc_org/moffitc.jpg.webp?itok=eOhaBCvx)
- Lung Services
![BreAnne Orr, ARNP portrait](/sites/default/files/styles/200x300/public/2025-01/Orr~Breanne%201.jpg.webp?itok=aYBOLfqH)
- Lung Services
![Crystal Shramek, ARNP portrait](/sites/default/files/styles/200x300/public/2024-10/Shramek_Crystal_01_2022.JPG.webp?itok=qsy4Sk8m)
- Lung Services
![Rachael Stadlen, ARNP, DNP portrait](/sites/default/files/styles/200x300/public/2023-08/rstadlen.jpg.webp?itok=KfVa4f8_)
- Lung Services
![Lily Ganz, PA-C portrait](/sites/default/files/styles/200x300/public/2024-10/Ganz_Lily_2024_014.JPG.webp?itok=xJOFbpr6)
- Lung Services
![Maura Smith, PA-C portrait](/sites/default/files/styles/200x300/public/2023-06/maursmith.jpg.webp?itok=kBw-aQ1k)
- Lung Services
Not sure which Medical Intensive Care Unit (MICU) provider is right for you?
When you call 1-800-777-8442 we'll help you find a provider who meets your needs.
Locations and Offices
![Exterior image of UI Hospitals & Clinics](/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/2022-08/uihc-facade2.jpg.webp?itok=t9iQJz7B)
200 Hawkins Drive, Iowa City, IA 52242
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Patient Stories
April 29, 2021
Bill Bride was under the weather and thought he had a sinus infection last fall. Two days later, he tested positive for COVID-19. Several days later, ...
![Joanne and Bill Bride hold hands at UI Hospitals & Clinics](/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/uihc_org/joanne_bill_bride.jpg.webp?itok=t7QjTlNO)
September 4, 2020
Steve Hayes knows he wouldn’t be alive today if not for two quick-thinking co-workers and dozens of caregivers.
![Steve Hayes meets him rescuers](/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/uihc_org/steve-hayes-meets-his-rescuers.jpg.webp?itok=_FaB-xbc)
July 25, 2024
Lisa Estrada, BSN, RN, earned a DAISY Award for providing supportive care to a patient and their family during their final hours.
![Lisa Estrada, photo with daisies](/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/2024-07/Daisy_Award_Lisa_Estrada-2500W.jpg.webp?itok=mXlFADu4)
July 10, 2023
![Laura Manuel, BSN, RN, CCR receiving her DAISY Award](/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/2023-07/20221201-Daisy_Award-Laura_Manuel-Edited-015%20%281%29.jpg.webp?itok=7-0H5avo)