East Central Iowa Acute Care
Ryan Sundermann

Ryan Sundermann, MD

Medical Director, St. Luke’s Hospital

I was raised in Cedar Rapids. I attended Washington High School which is also where I sent my own kids. I spent 5 years in the US Army initially as a Russian Linguist and then went through the 18D Special Forces Medics Course. During my training I met my wife Heather and we had our first son Jack. This led me to seek a bit more stable career path and I got out of the Army and went to College and Medical School. Always wanting to be near family, we moved back to Cedar Rapids from Detroit and I joined ECIAC. I have been medical director since 2008. I enjoy mountain biking, hiking, tennis, pickle ball, playing guitar. I’ve been married for 30 years to my wife Heather and we have two great kids, Jack and Eliza.

Education

1999 BS Exercise Science University of Iowa
2003 MD University of Iowa
2006 Emergency Medicine Residency, William Beaumont Hospitals, Royal Oak, MI

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