Internal Medicine Directory

Matthew C. Aboudara

Associate Professor

Hamna Ahmad

Assistant Professor

Erin Algeo, D.O.

Assistant Professor
Core Faculty, Internal Medicine Residency
Resident Clinic Rotation Director, Saint Luke’s Hospital

ealgeo@saint-lukes.org

Caitlin Armstrong

Assistant Professor

Suzanne V. Arnold

Professor

Dmitri V. Baklanov

Associate Professor

David Bamberger, M.D.

Professor, Years 3-6 Docent
Vice-chairman, Educational Affairs
Section Chief, Infectious Diseases

bambergerd@umkc.edu

Paramdeep Baweja, M.D.

Professor
Core Faculty, Internal Medicine Residency
Researcher

bawejap@umkc.edu

Sarah E. Boyd

Assistant Professor

Christopher Brychel, M.D.

Assistant Professor
Program Director, Infectious Disease Fellowship

Matthew C. Bunte

Associate Professor

David Burns, M.D.

Clinical Assistant Professor

Richard Butin, M.D.

Associate Professor, Years 3-6 Docent

butinr@umkc.edu

Kevin A. Bybee

Associate Professor

Paul S. Chan

Professor

W. James Chon

Associate Professor

Douglas Cochran, M.D.

Associate Program Director, Internal Medicine Residency
Assistant Professor
Vice Chair, Department of Internal Medicine
Years 3-6 Docent, UMKC School of Medicine

dcochran@saint-lukes.org

Brendan P. Coleman, M.D.

Assistant Professor

Jay D. Crockett, D.O.

Clinical Assistant Professor

Brent Cully, M.D.

Assistant Professor
President, Greater Kansas City Radiological Society

Amy N. Dahl, M.D.

Assistant Professor
Associate Director, Pediatric Radiology Fellowship Program

Lawrence Dall, M.D.

Professor
Assistant Dean, Medical Student Research, Years 3-6 Docent

dalll@umkc.edu

Diana Dark, M.D.

Professor, Dean — St. Luke's Hospital Programs

ddark@saintlukeskc.org

Monisha Das

Assistant Professor

Chad Davis, M.D.

Clinical Assistant Professor

Dion DePaolis, M.D.

Clinical Assistant Professor

Carl D. Dirks

Assistant Professor

Brian Do, D.O.

Assistant Professor
Site Director

Betty M. Drees, M.D., F.A.C.P., F.A.C.E.

Professor
Dean Emerita
Associate Program Director - Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism Fellowship
President - Stowers Institute for Medical Research Graduate Program
Researcher

dreesb@umkc.edu

Brian S. Dunoski, M.D.

Assistant Professor

Jean Dykstra, D.O.

Clinical Assistant Professor

Amr-Edrees

Associate Professor, Years 3-6 Docent

edreesa@umkc.edu

Maniza Ehtesham, M.D.

Clinical Associate Professor
Docent Years 1 and 2

Mark P. Everley

Assistant Professor

Timothy Fendler

Assistant Professor

Adam M. Fleddermann

Assistant Professor

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 School of Medicine Councilor - AOA (Alpha Omega Alpha)

foxworthj@umkc.edu

Carl Freter

Professor

Michael J. Giocondo

Assistant Professor

Ashraf Gohar, M.D., Ph.D.

Associate Professor
Core Faculty, Internal Medicine Residency
Associate Program Director, Pulmonary/Critical Care Fellowship
Associate Program Director, Sleep Medicine Fellowship

gohara@umkc.edu

Aaron J. Grantham

Associate Professor

Elizabeth Grier

Assistant Professor

Anna Grodzinsky

Associate Professor

Sanjaya K. Gupta

Associate Professor

Jared Halpin, M.D.

Assistant Clinical Professor
Program Director, Neuroradiology Fellowship

Andrew Hatkoff, D.O.

Assistant Professor

David Hermanns, M.D., MPH

Associate Professor, Years 3-6 Docent

hermannsd@umkc.edu

Donald Hillebrand, M.D.

Associate Professor

Peter S. Holt, M.D.

Assistant Professor

Gregory Howell, M.D., M.P.H.

Associate Professor
Associate Dean, Graduate Medical Education

howellg@umkc.edu

Chetan Huded, M.D.

Assistant Professor

Sarah Ifteqar, M.D.

Assistant Professor
Docent

Arun Iyer, M.D.

Assistant Professor

Dany Jacob, M.D.

Assistant Professor

Kavita Jadhav, M.D.

Associate Professor
Years 3-6 Docent, UMKC School of Medicine,
Core Faculty, Internal Medicine Residency

jadhavk@umkc.edu

Shais S. Jallu, M.D.

Assistant Professor

Joseph A. Julian, M.D., MPHTM

Assistant Professor
Associate Program Director, Combined Internal Medicine/Pediatrics Residency

jjulian@cmh.edu

Bindu S. Katrapati, M.D.

Assistant Professor

Jared Keeler, M.D.

Assistant Professor

keelerj@umkc.edu

Taiyeb M. Khumri, M.D.

Assistant Professor

Steven B. Laster, M.D.

Associate Professor

Jamie M. Lawless, M.D.

Assistant Professor

Kyle Lehenbauer, M.D.

Assistant Professor

Jason B. Lindsey, M.D.

Assistant Professor

Sally Ling, M.D.

Assistant Professor

Anatoly Loskutov, M.D.

Clinical Assistant Professor

Richard W. Lustig, D.O.

Assistant Professor

Sheshadri Madhusudhana, M.D.

Associate Professor
Section Chief

madhusudhanas@umkc.edu

Tony Makovec, M.D.

Assistant Professor
Docent Years 3-6

makoveca@umkc.edu

Bindiya Marakkath, M.D.

Assistant Professor
Docent Years 3-6

marakkathb@umkc.edu

Coleman O'Brian Martin, M.D.

Clinical Associate Professor

Amgad Masoud, M.D., Ph.D.

Associate Professor, Years 3-6 Docent

masouda@umkc.edu

Jennifer McBride, M.D.

Assistant Professor
Med/Peds Clinic Director
Docent Years 3-6

mcbridejm@umkc.edu

Bradley McIlnay, M.D.

Clinical Assistant Professor

Johana Mejias-Beck, M.D.

Assistant Professor
Docent Years 3-6
Associate Program Director, Internal Medicine/Pediatrics Residency Program

mejiasbeckj@umkc.edu

David C. Mena, M.D.

Clinical Assistant Professor

Patrick Miller, M.D.

Assistant Professor

Grace S. Mitchell, M.D., M.B.A.

Associate Professor
Associate Program Director - CMH

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

Chair, Department of Internal Medicine
Professor, UMKC School of Medicine

Benjamin Mulloy, M.D.

Assistant Professor

Richard Muther, M.D.

Clinical Associate Professor

richard.muther@uhkc.edu

Michael E. Nassif, M.D.

Associate Professor

Erin Opfer, D.O.

Assistant Professor

Nicholas M. Orme, M.D.

Assistant Professor

Amy K. Patel, M.D.

Associate Professor

Nisha Patel, M.D.

Assistant Professor
Hospitalist

nisha.patel@uhkc.org

Trung Pham, M.D.

Associate Professor
Docent Years 3-6

tph2n@umkc.edu

Nissy Philip, M.D.

Assistant Professor
Docent Years 3-6

np7mm@umkc.edu

Nurry Pirani, M.D.

Associate Professor

piranin@umkc.edu

Timothy J. Pluard, M.D.

Associate Professor

Valerie Rader, M.D.

Clinical Assistant Professor
Docent

Brian M. Ramza, M.D.

Associate Professor

A. Keith Rastogi, M.D.

Clinical Assistant Professor

Brenton D. Reading, M.D.

Associate Professor

Will Rees, M.D.

Assistant Professor
Docent Years 3-6

william.rees@uhkc.org

Douglas C. Rivard, D.O.

Professor
Chief Medical Officer, Children's Mercy Hospital

Alexandra Roman

Assistant Professor
Hospitalist

Gentry Russell, M.D.

Clinical Assistant Professor
Director, Section of Nuclear Medicine

Timothy M. Saettele, M.D.

Assistant Professor

David M. Safley, M.D.

Associate Professor

Mohammed K. Saghir, M.D.

Associate Professor

Omar Salameh, M.D.

Assistant Professor

Adam C. Salisbury, M.D.

Assistant Professor

Gary Salzman

Professor
Researcher

salzmang@umkc.edu

Andrew Sauer, M.D.

Associate Professor

John T. Saxon, M.D.

Associate Professor

Ray Segebrecht, M.D.

Assistant Professor
CPM 2 Course Co-Director
Docent Years 3-6

segebrechtr@umkc.edu

Fariha Shafi, M.D.

Associate Professor, Years 3-6 Docent

shafif@umkc.edu

Jignesh Shah, M.D., M.P.H.

Assistant Professor
Years 3-6 Docent, UMKC School of Medicine
Core Faculty, Internal Medicine Residency
Section Chief - Division of Nephrology

shahj@umkc.edu

Rishi Sharma, M.D.

Assistant Professor
Years 3-6 Docent, UMKC School of Medicine
Core Faculty, Internal Medicine Residency

rishi.sharma@uhkc.org

Anuj Shrestha, M.D.

Associate Professor
Hematology/Oncology Fellowship Program Director
UH Sickle Cell Clinic Medical Director
Chair, UH Tissue and Transfusion Committee

shresthaa@umkc.edu

Craig Smith, M.D.

Clinical Assistant Professor

Amanda Sommerville, M.D.

Assistant Professor
Docent Years 3-6

amanda.sommerville@uhkc.org

Brett W. Sperry, M.D.

Associate Professor

John Spertus

Professor
Daniel J. Lauer Missouri Endowed Chair in Metabolism and Vascular Disease Research
Researcher

spertusj@umkc.edu

KaraJo L. Sprigg, M.D.

Assistant Professor

Carol Stanford, M.D.

Associate Professor, Years 3-6 Docent

stanfordc@umkc.edu

Craig Steeds, M.D.

Clinical Assistant Professor

Daniel A. Steinhaus, M.D.

Assistant Professor

Cindy N. Taylor, M.D.

Assistant Professor

Jason F. Tobler, M.D.

Clinical Assistant Professor

Amita Vasudeva, M.D.

Assistant Professor
Docent Years 3-6

amita.vasudeva@umkc.edu

Anand Venugopal, M.D.

Assistant Professor

Deepthi Vodnala, M.D.

Assistant Professor

Slawomir M. Walewicz

Assistant Professor

Kaitlin Wittler, M.D.

Assistant Professor
CPM 1 Course Co-Director

kaitlin.wittler@uhkc.org

Tariku Woldey, M.D.

Assistant Professor

Amber L. Wollesen, M.D.

Assistant Professor

David Wooldridge, M.D.

Program Director, Internal Medicine Residency
Associate Professor, UMKC School of Medicine

Cole Worley, M.D.

Clinical Assistant Professor

Harris Zamir, M.D.

Assistant Professor
Hospitalist
CPM 1 Course Co-Director

zamirh@umkc.edu

Mudassar Zia, M.D.

Associate Program Director, Internal Medicine Residency
Associate Professor
Section Chief - Division of General Internal Medicine, Geriatrics, and Hospital Medicine
Years 3-6 Docent, UMKC School of Medicine

ziam@umkc.edu

Tim P. Zinkus, M.D.

Assistant Professor
Director, Pediatric Neuroradiology Fellow Rotation