Leadership and Core Faculty

Department Chair

Jill Moormeier, M.D., M.P.H.

Chair, Department of Internal Medicine
Professor, UMKC School of Medicine
Department of Internal Medicine
Section: Hematology/Oncology
University Health

Specialties and Research/Medical Interests:
Assessment and evaluation, Program development

Program Director

David Wooldridge, M.D., FACP

Program Director, Internal Medicine Residency
Associate Professor, UMKC School of Medicine
Department of Internal Medicine
Saint Luke’s Hospital

Specialties and Research/Medical Interests:
Curricular development, QI/Patient Safety, Bedside application of evidence-based medicine

Associate Program Directors

Douglas Cochran, M.D.

Associate Program Director, Internal Medicine Residency
Assistant Professor, Years 3-6 Docent, UMKC School of Medicine
Vice Chair, Department of Internal Medicine
Department of Internal Medicine
Saint Luke’s Hospital
dcochran@saint-lukes.org

Specialties and Research/Medical Interests:
Coordination of continuing medical education, Quality improvement in the ambulatory setting

John Foxworth, Pharm.D.

Associate Program Director, Internal Medicine Residency
Professor of Medicine, Associate Dean for Academic Enrichment UMKC School of Medicine
Director of Research, IM Residency Program, American College of Clinical Pharmacology and American Society for Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Member and UMKC School of Medicine Councilor - AOA (Alpha Omega Alpha)

Kavita Jadhav, M.D.

Associate Program Director, Internal Medicine Residency
Associate Professor, Years 3-6 Docent
Department of Internal Medicine
University Health
jadhavk@umkc.edu

Specialties and Research/Medical Interests:
Physician wellness, Ambulatory clinic curriculum and chronic diseases management.

Mudassar Zia, M.D.

Associate Program Director, Internal Medicine Residency
Associate Professor, Section Chief – Division of General Internal Medicine, Geriatrics, and Hospital Medicine
Department of Internal Medicine
University Health
ziam@umkc.edu

Specialties and Research/Medical Interests:
Internal Medicine, Gastroparesis and its impact on chronic medical conditions.

Core Faculty

Erin Algeo, D.O.
Assistant Professor, Core Faculty, Internal Medicine Residency, Resident Clinic Rotation Director
Department of Internal Medicine
Saint Luke’s Hospital
ealgeo@saint-lukes.org

Paramdeep Baweja, M.D.
Professor, Core Faculty, Internal Medicine Residency, Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Chief
Interventional Cardiology
University Health
bawejap@umkc.edu

Ashraf Gohar, M.D., Ph.D.
Professor, Core Faculty, Internal Medicine Residency
Associate Program Director, Sleep Medicine Fellowship
Department of Internal Medicine: Section Sleep Medicine
University Health
gohara@umkc.edu

Gregory Howell, M.D., M.P.H.
Associate Professor, Associate Dean, Graduate Medical Education
Core Faculty, Internal Medicine Residency
Department of Internal Medicine: Section Pulmonology and Critical Care
St. Luke’s Hospital
howellg@umkc.edu

Muhammad Shah Miran, M.D.
Assistant Professor, Core Faculty, Internal Medicine Residency
Department of Internal Medicine
University Health
muhammad.miran@umkc.edu

Jignesh Shah, M.D., M.P.H.
Assistant Professor, Core Faculty, Internal Medicine Residency,
Docent Years 3-6
Department of Internal Medicine: Section Chief - Division of Nephrology
University Health
shahj@umkc.edu

Rishi Sharma, M.D.
Assistant Professor, Core Faculty, Internal Medicine Residency
Docent Years 3-6
Department of Internal Medicine
University Health
rishi.sharma@uhkc.org