Faculty members with a primary appointment in another department or at an external institution who contribute expertise through guest lectures, the Research and Statistical Consult Service, and/or in course development.
;)
Peter Almenoff, M.D., F.C.C.P.
Clinical Professor, Vijay Babu Rayudu Endowed Chair of Patient Safety, Special Advisor, OSVA (Healthcare Value), Senior Fellow, VA Center for Innovation, Director, Operational Analytics and Reporting, Office of Informatics and Analytics, Veterans Health Administration
Department(s) of Internal Medicine, Biomedical and Health Informatics
Kansas City Veterans Medical Center
;)
David Bamberger, M.D.
Professor, Years 3-6 Docent, Vice-chairman, Educational Affairs - UMKC School of Medicine, Section Chief, Infectious Diseases - UMKC School of Medicine, Medical Director - Kansas City Health Department STD Clinic, Medical Director, Occupational Health - University Health
Department(s) of Internal Medicine
Section: Infectious Disease
UMKC School of Medicine, University Health - UMKC Health Sciences District
Specialties and Research/Medical Interests
;)
Karen Bame, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Department(s) of Biomedical and Health Informatics
UMKC School of Biological Sciences
Specialties and Research/Medical Interests
Metabolism of heparan sulfate proteoglycan, Molecular basis of enzyme action
;)
Donna M. Buchanan, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Department(s) of Biomedical and Health Informatics
Saint Luke's Hospital
;)
Ian Z. Chuang, M.D., M.S.
Adjunct Assistant Professor, Senior VP - Healthcare Informatics and Chief Medical Officer - Netsmart Technologies
Department(s) of Biomedical and Health Informatics
UMKC School of Medicine
;)
Betty M. Drees, M.D., F.A.C.P., F.A.C.E.
Professor, Dean Emerita, Associate Program Director - Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism Fellowship, Program Director – Nutrition and Metabolism Fellowship, President - Stowers Institute for Medical Research Graduate Program
Department(s) of Internal Medicine, Biomedical and Health Informatics
Section: Endocrinology
UMKC School of Medicine, University Health - UMKC Health Sciences District
;)
Lawrence A. Dreyfus, Ph.D.
Professor, Vice Chancellor for Research
Department(s) of Biomedical and Health Informatics
UMKC School of Biological Sciences
;)
Sarah Fouquet, Ph.D.
Research Assistant Professor
Department(s) of Biomedical and Health Informatics
Children's Mercy Hospital
;)
John Foxworth, Pharm.D.
Professor, Associate Dean for Academic Enrichment, Director of Research, Internal Medicine Residency, Fellow, American College of Clinical Pharmacology and American Society for Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Member and UMKC SOM Councilor - AOA (Alpha Omega Alpha)
Department(s) of Internal Medicine
Section: Pharmacology
UMKC School of Medicine, University Health - UMKC Health Sciences District
Specialties and Research/Medical Interests
Teaching research methodology, Biostatistic and evidence-based medicine
;)
Kimberly L. Gandy, M.D., Ph.D.
Adjunct Associate Professor, Surgical Director - Cardiac Transplantation
Department(s) of Biomedical and Health Informatics
Section: Cardiovascular Surgery
Children's Mercy Hospital, UMKC School of Medicine
Specialties and Research/Medical Interests
Cardiothoracic transplantation, Congenital Heart Surgery, Tolerance Induction through hematopoietic reconstitution, Personalized medical software
;)
Mary M. Gerkovich, Ph.D.
Adjunct Emeritus Associate Professor, Tenured
Department(s) of Biomedical and Health Informatics
UMKC School of Medicine
Specialties and Research/Medical Interests
Biomedical Informatics, Health Informatics, Research Methodology, Statistical analysis, Measurement and evaluation, Analysis of administrative health information, Health behavior change, Health behavior decision making, Secondary data analysis, Adherence to treatment regimen
;)
Mark Hoffman, Ph.D.
Adjunct Associate Professor, Research Associate Professor, Director - Translational Bioinformatics - Children’s Mercy Kansas City
Department(s) of Biomedical and Health Informatics, Pediatrics
Children's Mercy Hospital
Specialties and Research/Medical Interests
Biomedical Informatics, Health Informatics, Pathology, Pediatric Genetics, Pediatric cardiovascular, Pediatric Oncology, Pediatric Prenatal, Pediatric Internal Medicine
;)
Hongying (Daisy) Dai, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Senior Biostatistician, Research Development and Clinical Investigation
Department(s) of Pediatrics, Biomedical and Health Informatics
Children's Mercy Hospital
Specialties and Research/Medical Interests
Analysis of Pediatric data, Microarray data analysis, Multiple comparison adjustment, Mixture modeling, Genome Wide Association Study (GWAS), Multifactor Dimensionality Reduction (MDR), Semiparametric modeling, Genetic analysis of complex traits, Meta analysis
;)
Dev Maulik, M.D., Ph.D.
Professor, Chair, Senior Associate Dean - Women's Health
Department(s) of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Section: Maternal Fetal Medicine
University Health - UMKC Health Sciences District, Children's Mercy Hospital
;)
Matthew J. McLaughlin, M.D.
Assistant Professor
Department(s) of Pediatrics
Section: Rehabilitation Medicine
Children's Mercy Hospital
Specialties and Research/Medical Interests
Clinical Pharmacology, Spasticity, Concussion, Cerebral palsy, Adaptive sports, Disability populations, Traumatic brain injury, Spinal cord injury, Biomedical Informatics, Health Informatics, Neuroscience, Orthopaedic Surgery
;)
Jill Moormeier, M.D., M.P.H.
Professor, Chair - Department of Internal Medicine
Department(s) of Internal Medicine
Section: Hematology/Oncology
UMKC School of Medicine, University Health - UMKC Health Sciences District
Specialties and Research/Medical Interests
;)
Reem Mustafa, M.D., M.P.H., Ph.D.
Clinical Associate Professor, Years 3-6 Docent, Director - Outcomes and Implementation Research
Department(s) of Internal Medicine, Biomedical and Health Informatics
Section: Nephrology and Hypertension
University Health - UMKC Health Sciences District, UMKC School of Medicine
;)
Mark Patterson, Ph.D., M.P.H.
Associate Professor
UMKC School of Pharmacy
Specialties and Research/Medical Interests
;)
Gary A. Salzman, M.D.
Professor, Senior Docent
Department(s) of Internal Medicine
Section: Respiratory and Critical Care
UMKC School of Medicine, University Health - UMKC Health Sciences District
Specialties and Research/Medical Interests
;)
Julie L. Strickland, M.D., M.P.H.
Professor, Program Director - Pediatric Adolescent Gynecology Fellowship Program
Department(s) of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Children's Mercy Hospital
;)
Gary Sutkin, M.D., M.B.A.
Professor, Associate Dean of Women's Health, Victor and Caroline Schutte Chair in Women’s Health
Department(s) of Biomedical and Health Informatics, Obstetrics and Gynecology
University Health - UMKC Health Sciences District
Specialties and Research/Medical Interests
Surgical error prevention and communication, Intraoperative teaching, Midurethral sling surgery, Surgery, Medical Humanities and Social Sciences, Postoperative Urinary tract infections
;)
Karen B. Williams, Ph.D.
Professor, Chair Emerita
Department(s) of Biomedical and Health Informatics
UMKC School of Medicine
Specialties and Research/Medical Interests
Patient Quality of Life, Clinical trial design, Survey research design, Health behavior, IRB application, Oral health outcomes
;)
Gerald J. Wyckoff, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Department(s) of Biomedical and Health Informatics
Section: Molecular Biology and Biochemistry
UMKC School of Biological Sciences