Dr. McNamara is the Director of the Division of Neonatology and Vice Chair for Inpatient Acute Care at the University of Iowa Stead Family Children’s Hospital. He is a Professor of Pediatrics and Internal Medicine, University of Iowa and the current chair of the Paediatric Academic Society Neonatal Hemodynamics Advisory, American Society of Echocardiography Neonatal Hemodynamics TnECHO Special Interest Group, Association of Academic Neonatal Division Directors, and co-director of the Neonatal Hemodynamics Research Center. His clinical and research interests include myocardial performance in the settings of a hemodynamically significant ductus arteriosus, pulmonary hypertension and targeted neonatal echocardiography.

Fun fact: Dr. McNamara has coached an international soccer team!