Qualifications:

• Education
  • Purdue University, BS 1972
  • Ohio State University, MPA 1974
  • Medical College of Ohio, MD 1979
  • Saint Thomas University, Organization Development, EdD, 2004
• Residency
  • Medical College of Ohio
• Fellowship
  • University of Wisconsin, Pediatric Pulmonary and Critical Care

University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, Pediatrics

• Clinical Professor, 2001
• Professor, 2002
• Interim Director 2005

University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, Iowa Department of Public Health, Division of Health and Promotion and Chronic Disease Prevention

• Director, 2004

University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, Community and Behavioral Health

• Professor, 2003

Expertise and Research Interests

• Organizational Development: Physical Behavior in Organization and Evaluation of Incentive Plans in American Departments
• Effectiveness of Community-Based Children's Mental Health Initiatives
• Chronic Lung disease
• Bronchopulmonary dysphasia
• Medical Home as a model for care delivery

Lectures

• Title V CSHCN Leadership Meeting, Boston, MA, Panel Discussion, "State Variations in Health Services and Performance for Children & Youth with Special Health Care Needs", June 2005
• CHCS Purchasing Institute, Philadelphia, PA, "Improving Access to Oral Health Care", September 2005
• Administrators of Internal Medicine, Plenary Session II, Portland, OR, "Key Determinants for the Success of Department Chairs", October 2005
• Association of Maternal and Child Health Programs, Washington, DC 2006 AMCHP Annual Conference, Moderator, "Building Momentum for Medical Home," March 6, 2006
• Association of Maternal and Child Health Programs, Washington, DC 2006 AMCHP Annual Conference, Moderator, "Financing Early Childhood Systems ," March 7, 2006

University of Iowa Health Care committees

• Clinical Affairs
• Pediatric Division Directors Group
• University of Iowa Children's Hospital Advisory
• University of Iowa Children's Hospital Referring Provider Advisory Council
• Medical Ethics
• Bereavement
• Ethical Issues
• Critical Incidence
• Pediatric Continuity of Care
• Child & Family Health Focus Work Group
• Department of Pediatrics Strategic Planning Review
• Competence and Curriculum

Memberships

• Association of Maternal and Child Health Programs
• Child and Adolescent Wellness Team
• ChildServe Habilitation Center Strategic Task Force
• Director's Council of Scientific and Health Advisors
• Health Leadership Iowa
• Iowa Birth Defects Advisory Committee
• Iowa Brain Injury State Plan Task Force
• Iowa Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics

Previous Positions

• Associate Professor, University of Iowa, Carver College of Medicine, Clinical Pediatrics 1997-2002

Funding Received

• Iowa Department of Public Health: Project Director, #5882MR01 Regional Child Health Specialty Clinics and Home Care, $468,865, from 2006 to 2007
• Iowa Department of Human Services: Project Director, Contract #MED-03-033 Home and Community Based Services III and Handicapped Waiver, $520,078, from 2006 to 2007
• Iowa Department of Education Contracts: Award Number 11103; Regional Autism Services, $142,886, from 2006 to 2007
• Lakes Area Decategorization - Empowerment Board: Project Director, Amendment 1; Best Care for Babies, $34,825, from 2006 to 2007
• Iowa Department of Public Health: Principal Investigator, MCH Block Grant, contract #5881SP00, $2,428,840, from 2005 to 2006
• United States Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS): Principal Investigator, 5H61 MC00031-05 Health Resources and Services, Maternal and Child Health Bureau, Integrated Services for Children with Special Health Care Needs: Universal Newborn Hearing Screening, $191,538, from 2005 to 2006
• United States Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS): Principal Investigator, 5H61 MC00031-05 Health Resources and Services, Maternal and Child Health Bureau, State Implementation Grants for Integrated Community Services for Children with Special Health Care Needs, $351,288, from 2005 to 2006
• Iowa Department of Education: Project Director, Award Number #32500; Technical Assistance to Early Access Activities, $129,583, from 2005 to 2006
• Iowa Department of Public Health: Project Director, Award Number MOU-2005-U105; Provision of Development and Continuing Education, $25,000, from 2005 to 2006
• Iowa Department of Education: Project Director, Early Access to Support Medical Home Initiative, $104,563, from 2005 to 2006
• Iowa Department of Public Health: Project Director, MCH Preventative Services, $81,029, from 2005 to 2006
• Iowa Department of Public Health: Project Director, 28E 2002 4 IDPH Telehealth Workforce, from 2005 to 2006
• Magellan Behavioral Care of Iowa: Project Director, Community Re-investment Funds, $451,930, from 2005 to 2006
• Iowa Department of Education: Project Director, Early Access Activities/IDEA Part C, Agreement 26703, $85,045, from 2002 to 2003

Publications

• Lobas, JG (2006) Leadership in academic medicine: Capabilities and conditions for organizational success., Am J Internal Med, 119(2006)617-621, Published
• Rosenbaum ME, Ferguson KJ, Lobas JG (Feb 2004) Teaching medical students and residents skills for delivering bad news: a review of strategies., Academic Medicine : Journal of the Association of American Medical Colleges., 79(2)107-17
• Lobas J, Smith JJ, Moore MD, Grose C, Rowe JE, St Joer SC (Apr 2000) Genetic analysis of sin nombre hantavirus in Iowa., The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal, 19(4)355-8

Mailing Address:
Regional Child Health Specialty Clinics
247 CDD
Iowa City, IA 52242

Phone: 319-356-1118

jeffrey-lobas@uiowa.edu