AAKC Physicians
Joel Ackerman, MD
Undergraduate: University of Kansas
Medical School: University of Kansas
Residency: Mayo Clinic Graduate School of Medicine
Fellowship: Mayo Clinic Graduate School of Medicine, Dept of Anesthesiology
(pain medicine)
Joined AAKC: 2008
Howard Aks, MD
Undergraduate School: University of Kansas
Medical School: University of Kansas
Residency: University of Miami
Fellowship: Cleveland Clinic Hospital (cardiothoracic anesthesia/pain
management)
Joined AAKC: 1989
Geoffrey Allen, MD
Undergraduate School: Texas A&M University
Medical School: The University of Texas Southwestern
Residency: Children's Hospital Medical Center (pediatric critical care
medicine)
Fellowship: Children's Medical Center/Utah Southwestern, Dallas, TX (pediatric critical
care medicine)
Joined AAKC: 2002
Andrew Armstrong, MD
Undergraduate School: University of Missouri, Columbia School of Business
Medical School: University of Kansas
Residency: Barnes-Jewish Hospital/Washington University
Joined AAKC: 2004
Bruce Banwart, MD
Undergraduate School: University of Northern Iowa
Medical School: University of Iowa College of Medicine
Residency: Wilford Hall USAF Medical Center
Fellowship: Medical College of Wisconsin (pediatric critical care medicine)
Joined AAKC: 2002
Cathy Berenson, MD
Undergraduate School: Boston University
Medical School: University of Kansas
Residency: University of Kansas
Joined AAKC: 1998
Lisa Bernard, MD
Undergraduate School: Colorado College
Medical School: University of Kansas
Residency: University of Kansas
Joined AAKC: 1991
Robert Binda, MD
Undergraduate School: St. Peter's College
Medical School: University of Pittsburgh
Residency: University of Pittsburgh
Fellowship: Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh (pediatric anesthesia)
Joined AAKC: 1979-96 and 1998 to present
Adam Booser, MD
Undergraduate School: Rockhurst College
Medical School: University of Kansas
Residency: New York Presbyterian Hospital, Cornell Weill Medical College,
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Hospital and Hospital for Specialty Surgery
Fellowship: Children's Hospital (pediatric anesthesia)
Joined AAKC: 2005
Thomas Briles, MD
Undergraduate School: Grinnell College
Medical School: University of Iowa
Residency: University of Missouri
Joined AAKC: 1991
Melinda Brown, MD
Undergraduate School: University of Kansas
Medical School: University of Kansas
Residency: University of Kansas
Fellowship: Columbus Children's Hospital - Columbus, OH (pediatric anesthesia)
Joined AAKC: 1992
Rebecca Burfeind, MD
Undergraduate School: University of Missouri at Kansas City
Medical School: University of Missouri at Kansas City
Residency: St. Luke's Hospital/Truman Medical Center/University of
Missouri at KC
Fellowship: Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center (pain management medicine)
Joined AAKC: 2002
David Cambier, MD
Undergraduate School: University of Iowa
Medical Education: University of Iowa,
Residency: Sinai Hospital - Detroit, MI
Joined AAKC: 1998
Brian Casement, MD
Undergraduate School: University of Minnesota
Medical School: University of Minnesota
Residency: Mayo Clinic - Rochester, MN
Fellowship: Mayo Clinic College of Medicine (neuroanesthesia and pain
management)
Joined AAKC: 1985
Sarah Cassias, MD
Undergraduate School: Luther College, Decorah, IA
Medical School: University of Iowa
Residency: University of Kansas Medical Center
Fellowship: Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center (pediatric
anesthesia)
Joined AAKC: 2010
Mark Chaplick, DO
Undergraduate School: Drake University - Des Moines, IA
Medical School: University of Osteopathic Medicine - Des Moines, IA
Residency: Western Reserve Care System - Youngstown, OH
Joined AAKC:1994
Vishal Chandra, DO
Undergraduate: Saint Louis University, St. Louis, MO
Medical School: Kansas City University of Medicine and Biosciences, Kansas City,
MO
Residency: Kansas University Medical Center, Kansas City, KS (Anesthesiology and
Internal Medicine)
Joined AAKC: 2011
Steven Charapata, MD
Undergraduate School: University of Wisconsin
Medical School: University of Wisconsin
Residency: Hartford Hospital - Hartford, CT
Joined AAKC: 1986
Carrie Clarke, MD
Undergraduate School: Duke University, Durham, NC
Medical School: University of Oklahoma, Oklahoma City, OK
Residency: Duke University, Durham, NC
Fellowship: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (pediatric
anesthesia)
Joined AAKC: 2005
Steven Cohn, MD
Undergraduate School: University of Missouri
Medical School: University of Kansas
Residency: University of Kansas
Joined AAKC: 1989
Lisa Conley, MD
Undergraduate School: University of Northern Iowa
Medical School: University of Iowa
Residency: University of Kansas
Joined AAKC: 2004
Ann Conover, MD
Undergraduate School: Creighton University
Medical School: Creighton University
Residency: Mayo Clinic - Rochester, MN
Fellowship: Children's Hospital and Medical Center (pediatric anesthesia)
Joined AAKC: 1998
Bill Daniels, DO
Undergraduate School: University of Missouri, University of Kansas
Medical School: Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine - Kirksville, MO
Residency: University of Kansas
Joined AAKC: 1992
Dirk Davis, MD
Undergraduate School: Kansas State University
Medical School: University of Kansas
Residency: University of Kansas
Joined AAKC: 1997
Chris Dixon, MD
Undergraduate School: Morehouse College
Medical School: University of Oklahoma
Residency: Tulane University Hospital
Joined AAKC: 2004
George Edwards, M.D.
Undergraduate School: Washburn College - Topeka, KS
Medical School: University of Kansas
Residency: University of Kansas
Joined AAKC: 1984
Chris Ellis, M.D.
Undergraduate School: University of London
Medical School: St. Bartholomew's Hospital Medical College - London, England
Residency: Mount Sinai Hospital - New York, NY
Fellowship: Otago University - Otago, New Zealand
Joined AAKC: 1998
Todd Freund, M.D.
Undergraduate School: University of Kansas
Medical School: University of Kansas
Residency:
Fellowship:
Joined AAKC: 2010
Lesley Friskel, M.D.
Undergraduate School: Smith College
Medical School: University of Kansas
Residency: University of Florida
Fellowship: Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (pediatric anesthesia)
Joined AAKC: 2003
Barbara Furgason, M.D.
Undergraduate School: Wichita State University
Medical School: University of Missouri
Residency: University of Missouri
Joined AAKC: 1997
Craig Gilliland, M.D.
Undergraduate School: University of Kansas
Medical School: University of Kansas Medical Center
Residency: University of Texas Health Science Center
Joined AAKC: 1992
James Glenski, M.D., M.S.
Undergraduate School: University of Missouri
Medical School: University of Missouri
Residency: Mayo Clinic
Fellowship: The Children's Hospital - Denver, CO (pediatric anesthesia and
critical care medicine) and
Mayo Clinic and Foundation (research)
Joined AAKC: 1985
Ryan Grindstaff, M.D., Ph.D.
Undergraduate School: Central Methodist College
Medical School: University of Missouri
Residency: Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Fellowship:
Joined AAKC: 2008
Douglas Hagen, M.D.
Undergraduate School: University of Nebraska
Medical School: University of Nebraska
Residency: University of Kansas
Fellowship: University of Wisconsin-Madison (pain management)
Joined AAKC: 1988
Scott Henderson, M.D.
Undergraduate School: University of Nebraska-Lincoln, NE
Medical School: University of Nebraska, Omaha, NE
Residency: Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN
Joined AAKC: 2007
Christopher Hubble, M.D.
Undergraduate School: Dartmouth College - Hanover, NH
Medical School: University of South Florida
Residency: Duke University
Fellowship: Duke University Medical Center (pediatric critical care)
Joined AAKC: 1999
Atef Israel, M.D.
Undergraduate School: Alexandria University - Alexandria, Egypt
Medical School: Alexandria University
Residency: Alexandria University
Joined AAKC: 1998
Curt Johnson, M.D.
Undergrate: Hastings College, Hastings, NE
Medical School: University of Nebraska School of Medicine, Omaha, NE
Residency: Emory University, Atlanta, GA
Fellowship: Emory University, Atlanta, GA (pain management)
Joined AAKC: 2006
Stephen Klem, M.D.
Undergraduate School: Hope College - Holland, MI
Medical School: Washington University School of Medicine
Residency: St. Louis Children's Hospital
Fellowship: Children's National Medical Center - Washington, DC (pediatric critical
care)
Joined AAKC: 1991
Dinesh Kushangi, M.D.
Undergraduate School: Loyola Academy, Hyderabad, India
Medical School: Gandhi Medical College, Hyderabad, India
Residency: St. Louis University
Fellowship: The Cleveland Clinic Foundation (cardiothoracic anesthesiology)
Joined AAKC: 2004
Thomas Laughlin, MD
Undergraduate School: Creighton University
Medical School: Creighton University
Residency: Mayo Clinic - Rochester, MN
Joined AAKC: 1985
Mike Ludwikosky, MD
Undergraduate School: University of Kansas
Medical School: University of Kansas
Residency: University of Kansas
Joined AAKC: 1994
Michael Mahoney, DO
Undergraduate School: South Dakota State University
Medical School: Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine
Residency: Brooke Army Medical Center
Joined AAKC: 2000
Cori Mason, MD
Undergraduate School: University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS
Medical School: University of Kansas, Kansas City, KS
Residency: University of Kansas
Joined AAKC: 2007
Kristen McMillan, MD
Undergraduate School: University of New Orleans
Medical School: Louisiana State
University
Residency: Louisiana State University
Fellowship: The John Hopkins Hospital (pediatric critical care
medicine)
Joined AAKC: 2010
Peter Mestad, MD
Undergraduate School: University of California - Los Angeles, CA
Medical School: University of California - Los Angeles, CA
Residency: University Health Center of Pittsburgh
Fellowship: Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh/University Health Center of Pittsburgh
(pediatric anesthesia/pediatric intensive care)
Joined AAKC: 1981
Burney Miller, MD
Undergraduate School: University of Missouri
Medical School: University of Missouri
Residency: University of Kansas
Joined AAKC: 1994
Daniel Millspaugh, MD
Undergraduate School: University of California - San Diego, CA
Medical School: University of California - San Francisco, CA
Residency: University of California - San Francisco, CA
Fellowship: University of Washington School of Medicine (pediatric anesthesia)
Joined AAKC: 1998
Erica Molitor-Kirsch, MD
Undergraduate School: University of Michigan-Ann Arbor, MI
Medical School: University of Michigan-Ann Arbor, MI
Residency: Wilford Hall USAF Medical Center, Lackland AFB, TX
Fellowship: Children's Medical Center of Dallas (pediatric critical care)
Joined AAKC: 2006
Kimberly Moncure, MD
Undergraduate School: Florida State University
Medical School: Howard University - Washington, DC
Residency: Howard University
Joined AAKC: 1998
Meghan Murphy, DO
Undergraduate School: University of Missouri
Medical School:
University of Health Sciences College of Osteopathic Medicine
Residency: University of Missouri at Kansas City
Joined AAKC: 2009
Katharine Novak, MD
Undergraduate School: Coe College
Medical School: University of Kansas
Residency: University of Kansas Medical Center
Joined AAKC: 2005
Brian Olsen, MD
Undergraduate School: Kansas State University
Medical School: University of Kansas
Residency: University
of North Carolina School of Medicine
Fellowship:
University of North Carolina School of Medicine (pediatric critical care
medicine)
Joined AAKC: 2010
Peter Olson, MD
Undergraduate School: Graceland University, Lamoni, IA
Medical School: Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences,
Bethesda, MD
Residency: National Naval Medical Center, Bethesda, MD
Joined AAKC: 2005
Kathy Perryman, MD
Undergraduate School: University of Kansas
Medical School: University of Missouri
Residency: University of Missouri
Fellowship: The Children's Hospital, Denver, CO (pediatric anesthesiology)
Joined AAKC: 1990
Benjamin Pieters, DO
Undergraduate School:
University of Iowa
Medical School: Des Moines University
Residency: University of Missouri-KC/St. Luke's
Fellowship: University of Washington School of Medicine (pediatric
anesthesia)
Joined AAKC: 2006
Catherine Powers, MD
Undergraduate School: Kansas Newman College - Wichita, KS
Medical School: University of Kansas
Residency: University of Kansas
Fellowship: Children's Hospital (pediatric anesthesia)
Joined AAKC: 1987
Scott Roethle, MD
Undergraduate School: University of Minnesota Carlson School of Management
Medical School: University of Minnesota
Residency: University of Texas, Houston, TX
Fellowship: University of TX Health Science Center at Houston Medical
School (cardiovascular anesthesiology)
Joined AAKC: 2010
Mandy Sander-Prather, MD
Undergraduate School: University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS
Medical School: University of Kansas, Kansas City, KS
Residency: University of Kansas
Joined AAKC: 2007
Adam Schow, MD
Undergraduate School: Brigham Young University
Medical School: University of Utah
Residency: Duke University
Fellowship: Children's Hospital, Boston (pediatric anesthesia)
Joined AAKC: 2004
James Scowcroft, MD
Undergraduate School: Texas A & M University - College Station, TX
Medical School: University of Texas
Residency: University of Miami
Fellowship: University of Texas-Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas
(pain management)
Joined AAKC: 1998
Erin Silvius, MD
Undergraduate School: Kansas State University
Medical School: University of Nebraska Medical Center
Residency: University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Joined AAKC: 2004
John Sommerauer, MD, FRCP(C)
Undergraduate School: University of Guelph - Guelph, Ontario, Canada
Medical School: University of Toronto - Toronto, Canada
Residency: The Children's Hospital of Western Ontario, London, Ontario
Fellowship: The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA (pediatric
critical care)
Fellowship: London Health Sciences Centre-University Hospital, London, Ontario
(transplant surgery)
Joined AAKC: 1999
Kortnee Sorbin, MD
Undergraduate School: University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS
Medical School: University of Kansas, Kansas City, KS
Residency: University of Kansas, Kansas City, KS
Joined AAKC: 2008
Michella Stiles, MD
Undergraduate School: Southern Methodist University
Medical School: University of Kansas
Residency: University of Kansas
Joined AAKC: 1994
Adam Striker, MD
Undergraduate School: Purdue University
Medical School: Indiana University, Indianapolis, IN
Residency: Indiana University, Indianapolis, IN
Fellowship: Children's Memorial Hospital, Chicago, IL (pediatric
anesthesiology)
Joined AAKC: 2005
James Thomas, MD
Undergraduate School: Kent State University
Medical School: University of Pittsburgh
Residency: University of Pittsburgh
Fellowship: Texas Heart Institute (cardiac anesthesia); Children's Hospital of
Pittsburgh (pediatric anesthesiology)
Joined AAKC: 1981
Kelly Tieves, DO, MS
Undergraduate School: Augustana College, Rock Island, IL
Medical School: Midwestern University Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine,
Downers Grove, IL
Residency: Lutheran General Children's Hospital, Park Ridge, IL
Fellowship: Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI (pediatric
critical care medicine)
Joined AAKC: 2006
Daniel Towle, MD
Undergraduate School: University of Notre Dame
Medical School: University of Kansas
Residency: Wilford Hall Air Force Medical Center
Joined AAKC: 1988
Murari Vasudevan, MD
Undergraduate School: Stanley Medical College, Chennai, India
Medical School: Chennai (Madras) Medical College, Chennai, India
Residency: University of Kansas, Wichita, KS
Fellowship: The Children's Hospital of Wisconsin (pediatric
anesthesiology)
Joined AAKC: 2009
Bradley Vaughan, DO
Undergraduate School: University of Kansas
Medical School: Kansas City School of Osteopathic Medicine
Internship: Chicago Osteopathic Medical Center
Residency: Children's Mercy Hospital - Kansas City, MO
Fellowship: Children's Hospital of Wisconsin - Milwaukee, WI (pediatric critical
care)
Joined AAKC: 1991
Gene Vialle, DO
Undergraduate School: University of Missouri
Medical School: Kansas City College of Osteopathic Medicine
Residency: Case Western Reserve University - Cleveland, OH
Joined AAKC: 1980
Kathryn Weesner, MD
Undergraduate School: The College of William and Mary
Medical School: Medical College of Virginia
Residency: Wilford Hall Medical Center
Fellowship: Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (obstetric anesthesia)
Joined AAKC: 2004
Jennifer Weiford, MD
Undergraduate School: University of Kansas
Medical School: University of Kansas
Residency: University of Kansas
Joined AAKC: 2002
Eric Weissend, MD
Undergraduate School: Michigan State University
Medical School: University of Rochester
Residency: Wilford Hall Medical Center
Fellowship: University of Rochester Medical Center (pediatric anesthesia)
Joined AAKC: 2004
Susan Whitney, MD
Undergraduate School: Ball State University
Medical School: University of North Carolina
Residency: University of Washington
Fellowship: Children's Hospital and Medical Center (pediatric anesthesia)
Joined AAKC: 2001
Jeannie Williams, MD
Undergraduate School: Mid-America Nazarene College
Medical School: University of Kansas
Residency: University of Kansas
Joined AAKC: 2005
Jay Yedlin, MD
Undergraduate School: University of Missouri
Medical School: University of Missouri
Residency: West Virginia University Hospital - Morgantown, WV
Joined AAKC: 1977