Welcome from the Chair and Program Director

Welcome to the Department of Pathology at the University of Missouri – Kansas City School of Medicine. I invite you to explore these pages to learn more about our commitment to research, patient care, and training in pathology.

We are fortunate to have a closely-knit department with dedicated faculty members and support staff. The residents have a well-rounded training with the right mix of daily workload and independent study time. Residents are exposed to a diverse learning environment through rotations in different hospitals including  University Health Truman Medical Center, University Health Lakewood Medical Center, Children’s Mercy Hospital, Saint Luke’s Hospital, Jackson County Medical Examiner’s Office, Community Blood Center

This constellation of facilities makes us one of the most unique learning environments for all aspects of pathology & for participating in cutting-edge research. In addition, our affiliation with multiple external institutions gives our residents the opportunity to choose from a range of different local fellowships such as Pediatric Pathology (CMH), Forensic Pathology (ME) and Laboratory Genetics and Genomics (CMH), after the completion of their training.  Our faculty members have placed special emphasis on thorough discussions during daily sign-outs with adequate time devoted to current and advancing techniques in pathology. All our residents are provided with the resources and opportunities necessary to succeed. They are involved in research projects in anatomical pathology, clinical pathology and basic science. Our faculty enthusiastically embraces its responsibility to train the next generation of pathologists. We are seeking for driven, hardworking individuals with passion and dedication for pathology.

This residency is fully accredited by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME)

Kamani Lankachandra, M.D.
Chair

Evanthia Omoscharka, MD
Program Director