Ruba A. Abdelhadi, MBBSAssociate Professor
Pediatrics Gastroenterology
Children’s Mercy Hospital
James D. Anderst, MD, MSCIProfessor
Pediatrics
Children at Risk
Children’s Mercy Hospital
M. Javed Ashraf, MBBS, MPHAssociate Professor
Internal Medicine
Cardiology
Truman Medical Center
Hospital Hill
Dmitri V. Baklanov, MD, PhDAssociate Professor
Internal Medicine
Cardiology
Saint Luke’s Hospital
Donna M. Buchanan, PhDAssociate Professor
Biomedical and Health Informatics
Saint Luke’s Hospital
Marcia A. Chan, PhDAssociate Professor
Pediatrics
Immunology Research
Children’s Mercy Hospital
Paul S. Chan, MD, MScProfessor
Internal Medicine
Cardiology
Saint Luke’s Hospital
Mark A. Clements, MD, PhDAssociate Professor
Pediatrics
Endocrinology
Children’s Mercy Hospital
Theodore M. Cole, III, PhDTeaching Professor
Basic Medical Science
UMKC School of Medicine
Hongying (Daisy) Dai, PhDAssociate Professor
Pediatrics
Medical Research
Children’s Mercy Hospital
James F. Daniel, MDProfessor
Pediatrics
Gastroenterology
Children’s Mercy Hospital
Kristin A. Fickenscher, MDAssociate Professor
Radiology
Pediatric Radiology
Children’s Mercy Hospital
Margaret E. Gibson, MDAssociate Professor
Community & Family Medicine
Sports Medicine
Truman Medical Center
Lakewood
P. Charles Inboriboon, MD, MPHAssociate Professor
Emergency Medicine
Truman Medical Center
Hospital Hill
Christopher S. Kennedy, MDProfessor
Pediatrics
Emergency Medicine
Children’s Mercy Hospital
Jennifer A. Lowry, MDProfessor
Pediatrics
Pharmacology / Toxicology
Children’s Mercy Hospital
Keith J. Mann, MD, MEdProfessor
Pediatrics
General Pediatrics
Children’s Mercy Hospital
Erica A. Molitor-Kirsch, MDProfessor
Pediatrics
Critical Care
Children’s Mercy Hospital
Jason G. Newland, MD, MEdProfessor
Pediatrics
Infectious Disease
Children’s Mercy Hospital
Kimberly A. Randell, MD, MScAssociate Professor
Pediatrics
Emergency Medicine
Children’s Mercy Hospital
Ibrahim M. Saeed, MDAssociate Professor
Internal Medicine
Cardiology
Saint Luke’s Hospital
Rangaraj Selvarangan, PhDProfessor
Pathology
Pediatric Pathology
Children’s Mercy Hospital
Lisa S. Spector, MDAssociate Professor
Pediatrics
Children At Risk
Children’s Mercy Hospital
Tara M. Swanson, MDAssociate Professor
Pediatrics
Cardiology
Pediatric Cardiology
Children’s Mercy Hospital
Brian M. Wicklund, MDCM, MPHProfessor
Pediatrics
Hematology/Oncology
Children’s Mercy Hospital
Karina Carlson, MD
Adnan K. Chhatriwalla, MD
Xiangping Chu, MD, PhD
Daniel C. Dim, MD
Meredith L. Dreyer Gillette, PhD
Anna M. Egan, PhD
Ryan T. Fischer, MD
R. Stephen Griffith, MD
Jeffrey L. Hackman, MD
Bryce A. Heese, MD
Gregory H. Howell, MD
Rebecca J. Johnson, PhD
Bridgette L. Jones, MD
Ding-You Li, MD, PhD
Jeffrey G. Michael, DO
Ann C. Modrcin, MD
N. Christine Moser, PsyD
Sarah S. Nyp, MD
Brian M. Pate, MD
Diane M. Plantz, MD
Geetha Raghuveer, MBBS, MPH
M. Afzal Riaz, MBBS
Robert D. Schremmer, MD
Lisa L. Schroeder, MD
Fariha Shafi, MD
Kevin C. Smith, PhD
Kristin C. Voos, MD
Michael J. Wacker, PhD
Jennifer L. Watts, MD, MPH
The E. Grey Dimond, M.D., Take Wing Award is the School of Medicine’s annual honor given to a graduate who has demonstrated excellence in his or her chosen field and exceeded the expectations of peers in the practice of medicine, academic medicine or research. Personal achievements and community or public service are also considered for the award, which is presented during graduation week.
Jenifer E. Allsworth, Ph.D.
David C. Elliott, D.O.
Karen J. Foote, M.D.
Majdi S. Hamarshi, M.D.
Jianwei Jiao, M.D., Ph.D.
Angela Myers, M.D., M.P.H.
Glenn E. Talboy, Jr, M.D.
Kelly Tieves, D.O., M.S., F.A.A.P.
James M. Wooten, Pharm.D.
James Shackelford