Office of Research Administration

Paramdeep Baweja, M.D.

Professor
Core Faculty, Internal Medicine Residency
Researcher

bawejap@umkc.edu

Jared Bruce, Ph.D.

Professor
Director of Psychiatric Research
Researcher

brucejm@umkc.edu

Clare K. Carson

Grants Specialist

cmkmv7@umkc.edu

An-lin Cheng

Professor
Researcher

chenga@umkc.edu

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

Sara E. Gardner, M.D.

Associate Professor
Associate Program Director - Internal Medicine/Pediatrics
Researcher

segardner@cmh.edu

Scott Guerro

Director, STAHR Program
Researcher

guerreros@umkc.edu

Mark Hecker, Pharm.D., MBA

Director of Research Administration

heckerm@umkc.edu

Traci N. Johnson, M.D.

Assistant Professor
Researcher

Karl Kador, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor
Researcher

kadork@umkc.edu

Steven Seungk-Suk Kang, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor
Researcher

kangseung@umkc.edu

Amy Keating

Grant Support Specialist

akdz7@umkc.edu

Peter Koulen, Ph.D., FARVO

Professor
Felix and Carmen Sabates / Missouri Endowed Chair in Vision Research
Director of Basic Research, Vision Research Center
Researcher

koulenp@umkc.edu

Traci McDonald

Grant Support Specialist

trmwf3@umkc.edu

Paula Monaghan-Nichols, Ph.D.

Professor
Associate Dean of Research Administration
Chair of Biomedical Sciences
Researcher

nicholsap@umkc.edu

Nihar Nayak

Professor
Researcher

nnayak@umkc.edu

Evanthia Omoscharka, M.D.

Associate Professor
Residency Program Director
Cytopathology Director
Point of Care Director
Researcher

Evanthia.Omoscharka@uhkc.org

Gary Salzman

Professor
Researcher

salzmang@umkc.edu

Stephen Simon

Professor
Researcher

simons@umkc.edu

John Spertus

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

spertusj@umkc.edu

Mark T. Steele, M.D.

Professor
Associate Dean, University Health Truman Medical Center
Chief Medical and Operating Officer
Researcher

Gary Sutkin, M.D., F.A.C.S., M.B.A.

Professor
Associate Dean of Women's Health
Victor and Caroline Schutte Chair in Women’s Health
Researcher

sutking@umkc.edu

David A. Voran, M.D.

Professor
Director, Informatics

david.voran@uhkc.org

John Q. Wang, M.D., Ph.D.

Professor
Westport Anesthesia / Missouri Endowed Chair for Research
Researcher