Faculty

In the Department of Internal Medicine, there is no such thing as standing still. On the contrary, our medical professionals are committed to working together to reach a common goal of growth and achievement. The eleven divisions that comprise the Department of Internal Medicine have over 120 core faculty members. The faculty, physicians, and researchers contribute extensively to the educational, clinical, and research components of the Department.

Click on a division to view the associated faculty members:

Allergy and Clinical Immunology

	Basem Awadh, MD		Herbert B. Lindsley, MD
	Celina Bernabe, DO		John Martinez, MD
	Kottarappat N. Dileepan, MSc, PhD		Mehrdad Maz, M.D.
	Selina Gierer, D.O.		Connie Teng, MD
	Kevin Latinis, MD/PhD		Damandeep S. Walia, MD
	Sadia Hayat, MD

Cardiovascular Diseases

Endocrinology, Metabolism & Genetics

	Rajib Bhattacharya, MD		Wayne Fowler, MD PhD
	Debra Collins, MS		Joseph Kyner, MD
	Majed Dasouki, MD		Barbara Lukert, MD
	Leigh Eck, MD		David Robbins, MD
	Leland Graves, III, MD		R. Neil Schimke, MD

Gastroenterology/Hepatology/Motility

	John Bonino, MD		Mojtaba Olyaee, MD
	Daniel C. Buckles, MD		Savio Reddymasu, MD
	Winston Dunn, MD		Prateek Sharma, MD
	Tuba Esfandyari, MD		Elena Sidorenko, MD
	Faris Farassati, PhD, PharmD		Ryan Taylor, MD
	Richard Gilroy, MD		Steven Weinman, MD, PhD
	Scott Grisolano, MD

General and Geriatric Medicine

	Abebe Abebe, MD		Becky Lowry, M.D.
	David Abernethy, M.D.		Angela Mayorga-May, M.D.
	Zalina Ardasenov, MD, PhD, DMedSc		James Mbogori, M.D.
	William Atkinson, M.D.		Kurt Midyett, MD
	Stewart Babbott, M.D.		David Naylor, M.D.
	Jeffrey Beasley, DO		Amber Niewald, M.D.
	David Becker, M.D.		Isaac Opole, M.D.
	Kenneth Boc, M.D.		Rebecca Opole, M.D.
	Jane Broxterman, M.D.		Aroop Pal, M.D.
	Ravindra Chuda, MD		Archana Pareek, MD
	Christopher Crenner, M.D., Ph.D.		Melissa Parkhurst, M.D.
	Edward Ellerbeck, M.D., M.P.H.		Padma Poddutoori, MD
	Sarah Folscroft, M.D.		Karin Porter-Williamson, M.D.
	William Gabrielli, M.D., Ph.D.		Courtney Rhudy, M.D.
	Cheryl Gibson, Ph.D.		Sally Rigler, M.D., M.P.H.
	Déon Hayley, DO		Gillian Schmidt, MD
	Jessica Kalender-Rich, MD		Lisa Shenkman, MD
	Theresa King, M.D.		Ky B. Stoltzfus, M.D.
	Brinda Koya, MD		Mohammad Taha, M.D.
	Lindy Landzaat, DO		Lisa Vansaghi, M.D.

Hematology/Oncology

	Omar Aljitawi		Jennifer Klemp
	Abyhankar Sunil		Tara Lin
	Snigdha Banerjee		Bea Lipe
	Sushanta Banerjee		Heather Male
	Joaquina Baranda		Prakash Neupane
	Animesh Dhar		Joseph McGuirk
	Gary Doolittle		Brian Petroff
	Carol Fabian		Ruben Reyes
	Allan Fleming		Robert Rodriguez
	Sid Ganguly		Priyanka Sharma
	Nisreen Haideri		Sarah Taylor
	Chao Huang		Peter Van Veldhuizen
	Suman Kambhampati		Stephen Williamson
	Qamar Khan		Abdulraheem Yacoub

Infectious Diseases

Nephrology and Hypertension

Office of Scholarly, Academic & Research Mentoring (OSARM)

Sally Rigler, MD, MPH, FACP
srigler@kumc.edu

Dr. Sue Pingleton, MD
spinglet@kumc.edu

Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine

	H. William Barkman, Jr., M.D., M.S.P.H.		Mark Plautz, M.D.
	Timothy T. Dwyer, M.D.		Franklin Quijano, M.D.
	Michael Crosser, M.D.		Matthew R. Sharpe, M.D.
	Gerald R. Kerby, M.D.		Steven Q. Simpson, M.D.
	Naresh Kodwani, M.D.		Leslie Spikes, MD
	Heath Latham, M.D.		Damien Stevens, M.D.
	Joel Mermis, M.D.		Steven W. Stites, M.D.
	Trenton Nauser, M.D.		Timothy L. Williamson, M.D.
	Amy O'Brien-Ladner, M.D.

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