UMKC School of Medicine Alumni Reflections Throughout 50 Years
Since 1971, nearly 4,000 physicians and health care professionals across the United States have received their degrees from the UMKC School of Medicine. As a lead up to our Gold Jubilee 50th anniversary event on June 4, we are spotlighting some of our alumni who embody the school’s spirit and excellence in medical education and patient care.
Today, we catch up with Brad Warner, M.D., ’82, a pediatric surgeon and chief surgeon for the St. Louis Children’s Hospital. In addition to general pediatric surgery, he also specializes in treating short bowel syndrome, necrotizing enterocolitis and inflammatory bowel disease. In addition to his clinical practice, he also enjoys teaching students and residents, and doing research.
Where are you living and working now?
I am living in St. Louis, Missouri, where serve as the chief surgeon for the St. Louis Children’s Hospital and as the Jessie L. Ternberg, M.D., Ph.D., Distinguished Professor of Pediatric Surgery at Washington University School of Medicine.
What is your fondest School of Medicine memory?
My greatest memory would be the med school trip we took to Austria, Hungary, and Czechoslovakia.
What has been the greatest lesson you learned at the School of Medicine?
The best lesson I learned from medical school at UMKC is the value of strong clinical training.
What is something about you that people may not know?
I love doing landscape photography.
