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Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine

Faculty

Patricia Thomas Patricia Thomas, MD
Department Chair
Professor; Director of Cytopathology
MD New York University, 1986
MA University of Kansas, 1982
AB Harvard University (Harvard-Radcliffe Colleges), 1980
Harrison Clarke Anderson Harrison Clarke Anderson, MD
Professor
MD University of Louisville, 1958
BA Zoology, University of Louisville, 1954
Barbara Atkinson Barbara F. Atkinson, MD
Executive Vice Chancellor
Executive Dean, School of Medicine
Professor
MD Thomas Jefferson University, 1974
Mark Cunningham Mark T. Cunningham, MD
Director of Hematology Laboratory
Associate Professor
MD University of Minnesota, 1989
BS University of Minnesota, 1985
Pete Cuppage Francis E. (Pete) Cuppage, MD
Professor Emeritus
MD Ohio State University, 1959
MS Ohio State University, 1959
BS Case Western Reserve, 1954
Ivan Damjanov Ivan Damjanov, MD, PhD
Professor
MD University of Zagreb, 1964
PhD University of Zagreb, 1971
Fang Fan Fang Fan, MD, PhD
Director of Cytopathology
Assistant Professor
PhD University of Kansas Medical Center, 1995
MD Shanghai Medical University, 1989
Patrick Fields Patrick E. Fields, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Division of Cancer & Developmental Biology
Ph.D., University of Chicago, 1998
Postdoctoral, Yale University, 1999-2005
Jim Fishback Jim Fishback, MD
Course Director
Associate Professor
MD University of Kansas, 1983
Rebecca Horvat Rebecca T. Horvat, PhD
Director, Microbiology/Virology/
Immunology and Graduate Studies
Associate Professor
PhD University of Kansas Medical School, 1987
BA Mid-America Nazarene College, 1982
Research Emphasis: Molecular Pathogenesis of Infectious Disease
Howard H.T. Hsu Howard H.T. Hsu, PhD
Associate Professor
PhD University of North Dakota, 1970
MS University of North Dakota, 1965
BS Tunghai University, Taiwan, 1962
Research interest: Pathogenesis of atherosclerosis and aortic calcification
Roy Jensen Roy Jensen, MD
Director, Kansas Masonic Cancer Research Institute
Professor
MD Vanderbilt University, 1984
BS Pittsburg State University, 1980
John J. Kepes John J. Kepes, MD
Emeritus Professor,
MD University of Budapest, 1952
Kathy Newell, MD Kathy Newell, MD
Assistant Professor
MD The University of Kansas, School of Medicine 1992
Jigar Patel Jigar S. Patel, MD
Assistant Professor
MD Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine 1999
Soumen Paul Soumen Paul, PhD
Assistant Professor
Ph.D., University of Calcutta, 2002
Diane Persons Diane Persons, MD
Director of Cytogenetics
Director of Residency Program
Associate Professor
MD University of Kansas, 1987
MA University of Kansas, 1975
David Pinson David M. Pinson, DVM, PhD
Director, Lab Animal Resources
Clinical Professor
PhD University of Alabama at Birmingham, 1985
DVM University of Georgia
BS Clemson University
Research interests: immunobiology, AIDS research, and infectious disease
Michael J. Soares Michael J. Soares, Ph.D.
Director, Division of Cancer and Developmental Biology
Co-Director of Residency Program
Vice Chair, Research
Professor
PhD University of Hawaii, 1981
B.A. California State Chico, 1976
Ossama Tawfik Ossama Tawfik, MD, PhD
Director of Surgical Pathology
Vice Chair, Education and Research
Professor
MBBCh (MD) Cairo University, 1978
PhD University of Kansas Medical Center 1987
Lowell Tilzer Lowell Tilzer, MD
Medical Director, Clinical Laboratory
Vice Chair, Faculty Affairs and Administration
Professor
MD University of Kansas Medical Center, 1976
PhD in Pathology, University of Kansas Medical Center, 1978
ltilzer@kumc.edu
Jay L. Vivian Jay L. Vivian, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Co-Director of Residency Program
Ph.D., University of Texas-Houston, 1999
Postdoctoral, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2000-2004
Da Zhang, MD Da Zhang, MD, M.Sc.
Assistant Professor
MD Shandong Medical University, China 1985
M.Sc. Chinese Academy of Medical Science, China 1990

Stowers Institute Faculty

Linheng Li, Ph.D. Linheng Li, PhD
Li Lab
Associate Investigator

PhD New York University Medical Center Postdoctoral fellow: The Dr. Leroy Hood Lab, University of Washington

Research interest: investigation of the genetic and molecular mechanisms regarding adult stem cell development
Leanne Wiedemann, Ph.D. Leanne Wiedemann, PhD
Wiedemann Lab
Associate Professor

Ph.D., Ohio State University (Biochemistry), 1980; Postdoctoral Fellow, American Cancer Society and NATO/NSF, Beatson Institute for Cancer Research, Glasgow, Scotland, 1982-1985; Postdoctoral Fellow (NIH training grant), Fox Chase Cancer Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1980-1982

Research interest: The primary objective of my research is the identification and
characterization of genes altered as a result of chromosomal translocations and the determination of their role in leukemogenesis and in development.

VA Faculty

Rachel Cherian Rachel Cherian, MD
Director of Cytopathology, KCVAMC
Assistant Professor
MD Christian Medical College, Vellore, S. India 1973
MB,BS Christian Medical College, Vellore, S. India 1968
  Anita Y. Dixon, MD
Chief of Staff, KCVAMC
Chief, Pathology & Laboratory Medicine, KCVAMC
Associate Professor
MD University of Missouri School of Medicine, Columbia, MO 1974
BA Washington University at St. Louis 1970
Sharad Mathur Sharad C. Mathur, MD
Associate Chief, Pathology & Laboratory Medicine, KCVAMC
Director of Hematology, Coagulation and Blood Bank, KCVAMC
Assistant Professor
MB,BS All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Dehli, India 1994
Douglas McGregor Douglas H. McGregor, MD
Director of Surgical Pathology, KCVAMC
Professor
MD Duke University School of Medicine 1966
BA Duke University Trinity College 1961