Patient Stories

What began as a routine exam during Kari Brock’s 34th week of pregnancy revealed a situation far from the norm: Brock’s baby had a tumor on her heart that nearly doubled the heart’s size.

Drew Hennigan from Cedar Rapids, Iowa is our Kid Captain for the Iowa vs. Indiana game Sept. 4.

Close collaboration between specialists in urology, nephrology, radiology, rheumatology, and pediatric and adult surgery helped preserve Lily’s kidney function with a procedure not often used on children.

After enduring close to 100 procedures to keep her airway open, a central Iowa teen is seeing potential for normalcy following a complex throat surgery at the University of Iowa in 2019.

With advanced expertise and compassionate, family-centered care, our nationally ranked pediatric orthopedics team helped Todd regain full function in his arm.

Our pediatric aerodigestive experts repaired a nerve that had kept Crystal’s voice box from operating properly since she was a toddler.

Iowa’s only pediatric dialysis and transplant program offered the experience the Egan family wanted.

Watching your baby go into open-heart surgery is scary, but a Grinnell, Iowa, family says everyone at University of Iowa Stead Family Children’s Hospital was so calm, confident, and caring that it made them feel at peace.

"We truly love this hospital and have received exceptional care! There is no place our family would rather be." — Lindsay and Tyler Blaha