Department Faculty: Surgery
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Alyssa Fesmire,, M.D.
Assistant Professor
Department(s) of Surgery
Section: Trauma, Critical Care, and Acute Care Surgery
Saint Luke's Hospital
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Heather R. Klepacz, M.D., FACS, MBA
Assistant Professor
Department(s) of Surgery
Section: Trauma/Acute Care
Truman Medical Centers
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Barbara Nguyen, M.D.
Assistant Professor
Department(s) of Surgery
Section: Bariatric and General Surgery
Saint Luke's Hospital
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Anuj Shah, M.D.
Assistant Professor
Department(s) of Surgery
Truman Medical Center - UMKC Health Sciences District
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Leo Andrew Benedict, M.D.
Associate Program Director
Department(s) of Surgery
Section: Trauma Surgery
Saint Luke's Hospital
Specialties and Research/Medical Interests
Evidence-based protocols in acute care surgery, ethnic disparities in surgical care, Surgical Education
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Pascal Nyachowe, M.D.
Clinical Assistant Professor
Department(s) of Surgery
Section: Surgical Critical Care
Saint Luke's Hospital
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Eddie Island, M.D.
Assistant Professor, Medical Director of Liver Transplant Surgeries
Department(s) of Surgery
Section: Liver and Transplant
Saint Luke's Hospital
Specialties and Research/Medical Interests
Abdominal Transplantation, Liver disease, Liver Cancer, Robotic Surgeries, Minimally invasive surgery
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Elizabeth Butler, D.O.
Assistant Professor
Department(s) of Surgery
Saint Luke's Hospital
Specialties and Research/Medical Interests
Malignant diseases of the breast, Benign diseases of the breast, Hidden scar surgery including nipple sparing masectomy, Genetic mutations of breast cancer, Breast Cancer prevention
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Robert Amajoyi, M.D.
Assistant Professor
Department(s) of Surgery
Section: Colon and Rectal Surgery
Saint Luke's Hospital
Specialties and Research/Medical Interests
Minimally invasive surgery, Crohn's Disease, Ulcerative Coloitis, Stoma Reversal, Polyp Removal, Rectal Prolapse Surgery
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Benjamin Johnston, M.D.
Assistant Professor, Associate Program Director, General Surgery Residency Program
Department(s) of Surgery
Truman Medical Center - UMKC Health Sciences District, Kansas City Veterans Medical Center
Specialties and Research/Medical Interests
Hepatobiliary and Pancreas Surgery, Advanced Minimally Invasive Surgery