School of Medicine

Biography

Mr. Petersen began his anesthesia career with Ozark Anesthesia Associates located at Cox Hospital in Springfield, MO in 2012. He spent the first four years of his career there, immediately started precepting students, and established a successful rotation site.  He is also published in Robert and Hedges’ Clinical Procedures in Emergency Medicine, 6^th edition.  In early 2016 he started working at Saint Luke’s Kansas City.  After settling in and expanding his clinical skill set, he accepted the Director of Simulation position with the UMKC MSA program.

During his free time, Adam enjoys spending time with his wife and two sons.  They like to spend as much time outdoors as possible, this includes fishing, hiking, swimming, and playing sports. Family and friends appreciate it when Adam challenges himself within his hobbies of cooking, smoking meat, woodworking, and welding for them. He finds happiness when people around him are living to the fullest.