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Please scroll below for an expanded sketch of each faculty member, or click on the name for a more detailed biographical profile.

Dennis Arce, M.D. Scott W. Kujath, M.D.
Stanley M. Augustin, M.D. Daniel J. Margolin, M.D.
Josh Broghammer, M.D. B. Todd Moore, M.D.
Kimberly Brown, M.D. Daniel Murillo, M.D.
Michael P. Casini, M.D. Tammy K. Neblock-Beirne, M.D.
Pierre Castera, M.D. Lina O'Brien, M.D.
George Cherian, M.D. Kimberly D. Ponnuru, M.D.
W. Edwin Conner, M.D. John M. Price, M.D.
Gerald L. Early, M.D. Mark Reintjes, M.D.
Don G. Fortin, M.D. Keith A. Sale, M.D.
Douglas M. Geehan, M.D. G. Brent Sorensen, M.D.
John W. Gianino, M.D. Karl R. Stark, M.D.
Peter A. Gochee, M.D., Ph.D. Steven P. Stark, M.D.
Lynn C. Happel, M.D. Glenn E. Talboy, Jr., M.D.
Arthur B. Jenny, M.D. Charles Van Way, III, M.D.
Narendra K. Khare, M.D. Harry E. Wilkins, III, M.D.
Howard L. Kremer, M.D. Steven B. Wilkinson, M.D.
   

Past Chairmen



Ralph R. Coffey, M.D.
1964 - 1975
W. Ray Snider, M.D.
1980 - 1985
L. Beaty Pemberton, M.D.
1984 - 1998
W. Kendall McNabney, M.D.
1998 - 2000
Charles Van Way, III, M.D.
2000 - 2008





Dennis A. Arce, M.D.
Education:
Medical School: Univ. of CA, San Francisco School of Medicine, San Francisco, CA, (1983)
Residency: Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, NY, (1986)
Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR, (1992)
Board Certification: American Board of Surgery
Clinical Interests:


Stanley M. Augustin, M.D.
Education:
Medical School: University of Missouri Kansas City, (1993)
Internship/Residency: Saint Luke's Hospital of Kansas City, (1994)
Residency: University of Missouri Kansas City, (1998)
Fellowship: Washington University School of Medicine, (2002)
Board Certification: American Board of Surgery
American Board of Surgery - Subspecialty in Surgical Critical Care
Clinical Interests:



Joshua A. Broghammer, M.D.
Education:
Medical School: University of Iowa College of Medicine, (2002)
Internship: Wayne State University School of Medicine, (2003)
Residency: Wayne State University School of Medicine, (2007)
Fellowship: University of Washington Medical Center, (2008)
Board Certification: American Board of Urology (Eligible)
Clinical Interests:



Kimberly Brown, M.D.
Education:
Medical School: University of Illinois - College of Medicine, Chicago, IL, (1998)
Residency: Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, IL, (2000)
Research Assoc: Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, IL, (2002)
Residency: Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, IL, (2005)
Fellowship: Fox Chase Cancer Center, Philadelphia, PA, (2007)
Board Certification: American Board of Surgery
Clinical Interests:



Michael P. Casini, M.D.

Education:
Medical School: University of Tennesee, Memphis, TN, (1968)
Residency: St. Joseph Hospital, Memphis, TN, (1971, 1975)
Fellowship: University of Tennesee/Baptist Memorial Hospital, Memphis, TN (1978)
Baptist Memorial Hospital, Memphis, TN (1979)
University of Tennesee, Memphis, TN, (1981)
Children's Hospital, Denver, CO (1982)
Board Certification: American Board of Surgery
American Board of Thoracic Surgery
Clinical Interests:



Pierre R. Castera, M.D.

Education:
Medical School: Univ. of PR School of Medicine, San Juan, PR, (1981)
Residency: SUNY - Stony Brook, Stony Brook, NY, (1983)
Research Assoc: SUNY - Stony Brook, Stony Brook, NY, (1984)
Residency: SUNY - Stony Brook, Stony Brook, NY, (1985)
Research Assoc: SUNY - Stony Brook, Stony Brook, NY, (1986)
Residency: SUNY - Stony Brook, Stony Brook, NY, (1989)
Fellowship: University ot Texas Health Science Center, Houston, TX, (1993)
Board Certification: American Board of Colon & Rectal Surgery
American Board of Surgery
Clinical Interests:



George Cherian, M.D.

Education:
Clinical Interests:



W. Edwin Conner, M.D.

Education:
Medical School: University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, (1973)
Internship: Southern Illinois University School of Medicine, Springfield, IL, (1974)
Residency: Southern Illinois University Program, Springfield, IL, (1978)
Fellowship: Ochsner Clinic Foundation, New Orleans, LA, (1979)
Board Certification: American Board of Colon & Rectal Surgery
Clinical Interests:



Gerald L. Early, M.D.

Education:
Medical School: University of Missouri KC School of Medicine, (1973)
Internship: Truman Medical Centers - GME, (1974)
Residency: University of Florida College of Med/Pensacola, (1975)
Residency: University of Missouri Kansas City, (1979)
Fellowship: Ohio State University Medical Center, (1981)
Board Certification: American Board of Surgery
American Board of Thoracic Surgery
American Board of Surgery Subspecialty in Surgical Critical Care
Clinical Interests:



Don G. Fortin, M.D.

Education:
Medical School: University of Kansas, (1973)
Internship: Saint Luke's Hospital of Kansas City, (1974)
Residency: Butterworth Hospital, (1976)
Residency: Butterworth Hospital, (1978)
Board Certification: American Board of Plastic Surgery
Am Academy of Wound Management
Clinical Interests:



Douglas M. Geehan, M.D.

Education:
Medical School: University of Texas, (1989)
Residency: University of Maryland Medical Systems, (1995)
Fellowship: University of Maryland Medical Systems, (1996)
Board Certification: American Board of Surgery
American Board of Surgery - Subspecialty in Surgical Critical Care
Clinical Interests:



John W. Gianino, M.D.

Education:
Medical School: University of Missouri-Kansas City, Kansas City, MO, (1989)
Internship: Rush-Presbyterian-St. Luke's Med Center, Chicago, IL, (1990)
Residency: Rush-Presbyterian-St. Luke's Medical Center, Chicago, IL, (1995)
Board Certification: American Board of Neurological Surgery
Clinical Interests:



Peter A. Gochee, M.D., Ph.D.

Education:
Medical School: University of Rochester
Internship: University of Kansas Medical Center
Residency: University of Kansas Medical Center
Clinical Interests:



Lynn C. Happel, M.D.

Education:
Medical School: University of Missouri KC School of Medicine, (2002)
Internship/Residency: University of California at San Francisco School of Medicine, (2007)
Fellowship: Ohio State University Medical Center, (2008)
Board Certification: American Board of Surgery
Clinical Interests:



Arthur B. Jenny, M.D.

Education:
Medical School: John Hopkins University, (1969)
Internship: Johns Hopkins Hospital, (1970)
Residency: Johns Hopkins Hospital, (1971)
Residency: Washington University School of Medicine, (1976)
Board Certification: American Board of Neurological Surgery
Clinical Interests:



Narendra K. Khare, M.D.

Education:
Medical School: Ganhdi Medical College, (1967)
Internship: New Jersey Medical School, (1973)
Residency: VA Eastern KS Health Care Systems (Formerly Eisenhower), (1974)
Residency: Truman Medical Centers - GME, (1977)
Fellowship: University of Missouri, Columbia, (1978)
Board Certification: American Board of Urology
Clinical Interests:



Howard L. Kremer, M.D.

Education:
Medical School: University of Missouri Kansas City, (1984)
Residency: Truman Medical Centers - GME, (1989)
Board Certification: American Board of Surgery
Clinical Interests:



Scott W. Kujath, M.D.

Education:
Medical School: University of Missouri Kansas City, (1995)
Residency: Truman Medical Centers - GME, (2000)
Fellowship: University of Tennessee Medical Center, (2001)
Board Certification: American Board of Surgery
American Board of Surgery (Vascular Surg)
American Board of Preventive Med (Undersea & Hyperbaric Med)
Clinical Interests:



Daniel J. Margolin, M.D.
Education:
Medical School: Univ of MO - Kansas City School of Medicine, Kansas City, MO, (1999)
Residency: Ochsner Clinic Foundation, Jefferson, LA, (2004)
Board Certification: American Board of Surgery
Clinical Interests:



B. Todd Moore, M.D.
Education:
Medical School: Northwestern Univ Medical School, Chicago, IL, (1996)
Internship: Baylor University Medical Center, Dallas, TX, (1997)
Residency: UMKC School of Medicine, Kansas City, MO, (2002)
Fellowship: Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, (2005)
Board Certification: American Board of Surgery
Clinical Interests:



Daniel J. Murillo, M.D.

Education:
Medical School: University of Wisconsin - Madison, Madison, WI, (1991)
Residency: Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, (1996)
Fellowship: University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, (1998)
Board Certification: American Board of Surgery
Clinical Interests:



Tammy K. Neblock-Beirne, M.D.

Education:
Medical School: Univ of MO - Kansas City School of Medicine, Kansas City, MO, (1991)
Residency: UMKC School of Medicine, Kansas City, MO, (1996)
Board Certification: American Board of Surgery
Clinical Interests:



Lina M. O'Brien, M.D.

Education: Medical School: Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia, PA, (1991)
Residency: Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA, (1996)
Fellowship/Research: Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA, (1997)
Fellowship: Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia, PA, (1998)
Board Certification: American Board of Colon & Rectal Surgery
American Board of Surgery
Clinical Interests:



Kimberly D. Ponnuru, M.D.

Education:
Medical School: University of Kansas School of Medicine (2000)
Residency: University of Kansas School of Medicine - Wichita (2005)
Clinical Interests:



John M. Price, M.D.

Education:
Medical School: LA State University School of Medicine, Shreveport, LA, (1981)
Internship: Louisiana State University Medical Center, Shreveport, LA, (1982)
Residency: LA State University Medical Center Hosp, Shreveport, LA, (1987)
University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM, (1988)
Board Certification: American Board of Surgery
Clinical Interests:



Mark G. Reintjes, M.D.

Education:
Medical School: University of Virginia School of Medicine, (1993)
Internship: Loyola University Medical Center, (1994)
Residency: Loyola University Medical Center, (1998)
Board Certification: American Board of Surgery
Clinical Interests:



Keith A. Sale, M.D.

Education:
Medical School: Medical Univ of South Carolina College of Medicine, (1999)
Internship: University of Kansas School of Medicine, (2000)
Residency: University of Kansas School of Medicine, (2004)
Board Certification: American Board of Otolaryngology
Clinical Interests:



G. Brent Sorensen, M.D.

Education:
Medical School: University of Nebraska - College of Medicine, Omaha, NE, (2000)
Internship: University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, (2001)
Residency: University of Missouri-Columbia, Columbia, MO, (2006)
Fellowship: University of Alabama Medical Center, Birmingham, AL, (2007)
Clinical Interests:



Karl R. Stark, M.D.

Education:
Medical School: University of Missouri Kansas City, (1979)
Internship: Truman Medical Centers - GME, (1980)
Residency: Truman Medical Centers - GME, (1984)
Fellowship: New Jersey Medical School, (1985)
Board Certification: American Board of Surgery
American Board of Surgery (Vascular Surg)
Clinical Interests:



Steven P. Stark, M.D.

Education:
Medical School: University of Iowa College of Medicine (1987)
Residency: University of Louisville Affiliated Hospitals (1992)
Clinical Interests:



Glenn E. Talboy, Jr., M.D.

Education:
Medical School: Creighton University School of Medicine, Omaha, NE, (1993)
Residency: UMKC School of Medicine, Kansas City, MO, (1998)
Board Certification: American Board of Surgery
Clinical Interests:



Charles Van Way, M.D.

Education:
Medical School: John Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, (1964)
Internship: Vanderbilt University Hospital, Nashville, TN, (1965)
Residency: Vanderbilt University Hospital, Nashville, TN, (1971)
Vanderbilt University Hospital, Nashville, TN, (1972)
Board Certification: American Board of Surgery
American Board of Surgery - Subspecialty in Surgical Critical Care
American Board of Thoracic Surgery
Clinical Interests:



Harry E. Wilkins, III, M.D.

Education:
Medical School: Northwestern Univ Medical School, Chicago, IL, (1986)
Residency: Maimonides Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY, (1987)
Columbus Hospital, Chicago, IL, (1993)
Fellowship: University of Maryland Medical Center, (1994)
Board Certification: American Board of Surgery
American Board of Surgery - Subspecialty in Surgical Critical Care
Clinical Interests:



Steven B. Wilkinson, M.D.

Education:
Clinical Interests:

     

 
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