Faculty
Basic Science Faculty
Clinical Faculty
Professor Emeritus
Barbara Atkinson, M.D.
Professor Emeritus
Pathology, University of Kansas Medical Center
Ivan Damjanov, M.D., Ph.D.
Professor Emeritus
Pathology, University of Kansas Medical Center
Fred V. Plapp, M.D., Ph.D.
Professor Emeritus
Pathology, University of Kansas Medical Center
Lowell Tilzer, M.D., Ph.D.
Professor Emeritus
Pathology, University of Kansas Medical Center
Stephen Russell, M.D., Ph.D.
Professor Emeritus
Pathology, University of Kansas Medical Center
Joint Appointment Faculty
VA Medical Center Faculty
Professor, Hematology and Oncology; Research Director, Cancer Research Unit, VA Medical Center
Ph.D., University of Calcutta, Calcutta, India (Zoology-Genetics & Cell Biology)
Stem Cell Research Laboratory
Cancer Research Unit, VA Medical Center
AP/CP Residency (2020) and Cytopathology Fellowship (2021).
M.D., (2016), The University of Kansas Medical Center
Staff Pathologist
DO, Kansas City University of Medicine and Biosciences, Kansas City, MO 2014
Associate Chief of Staff for Education
Chief, Pathology & Laboratory Medicine Service
Director of Hematology, Coagulation and Transfusion Medicine
MBBS, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, India 1994
AP/CP Residency (2019) and Cytopathology Fellowship (2020),
The University of Kansas Medical Center
MD, University of Kansas School of Medicine (2015)
AP/CP Residency (2010) and Cytopathology Fellowship (2011), The University of Kansas Medical Center
M.D., University of Kansas School of Medicine 2006
Director of Chemistry, Immunology and Microbiology
M.D., Istanbul University School of Medicine, Turkey 1993
Volunteer Faculty
Atif A. Ahmed, MD
Education Professor
Pediatric Pathology, Children's Mercy, Kansas City, MO
Glenn Chiarolanza, MS, PA(A)
Teaching Associate
Pathologist Assistant, University of Kansas Health System
Cristian Coarfa, PhD
Research Associate Professor
Molecular and Cell Biology-Molegular Regulation, Baylor College of Medicine
Sydney Cooley, MS, PA
Teaching Associate
Pathologist Assistant, University of Kansas Health System
James Cooper, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor
WPM Pathology Laboratories
Midhat Farooqi, MD, PhD
Clinical Assistant Professor
Pediatric Pathology, Children's Mercy Hospital
Emily G. Farrow, PhD, CGC
Clinical Assistant Professor
Pediatric Pathology, Children's Mercy Hospital
Uttam Garg, PhD
Research Professsor
Clinical Laboratory Techniques, Children's Mercy Hospital
Robert E. Garola, MD
Clinical Associate Professor
Pediatric Pathology, Children's Mercy Hospital
Elin Grundberg, PhD
Research Associate Professor
Genomics, Children's Mercy Hospital
Sahibu Sultan M. Habeebu, MD, PhD
Clinical Assistant Professor
Pediatric Pathology, Children's Mercy Hospital
Lindsey Haldiman, DO
Clinical Assistant Professor
Forensic Pathology, Jackson County Medical Examiner's Office
Edgar Hunt, MD, FACP
Clinical Assistant Professor
Dermatopathology, MAWD Pathology Group
Christine James, DO
Education Assistant Professor
Forensic Pathology, Johnson County Medical Examiner's Office
Dawn Kovarik
Teaching Associate
Pathologist Assistant, University of Kansas Health System
Linheng Li, PhD
Professor
Investigator, Stowers Institute for Medical Research
Weijie Li, MD, PhD
Research Assistant Professor
Hematopathology, Children's Mercy Hospital
Brooke McCale-Montgomery, PA(ASCP)
Teaching Associate
Pathologist Assistant, University of Kansas Health System
Jay E. Menitove, MD
Clinical Professor
Transfusion Medicine, JEM Consulting
Julie Moore, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor
WPM Pathology Laboratory
Jigar S. Patel, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor
Transfusion Medicine, Cerner Corporation
Diane C. Peterson, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor
Forensic Pathology, Johnson County Medical Examiner's Office
Sally Salah, PhD
Research Assistant Professor
Cell Biology and Anatomy, Johnson County Community College
Carol Saunders, PhD, FACMG, FABMGG
Clinical Assistant Professor
Genomics, Molecular Genetics, Children's Mercy Hospital
Rangaraj Selvarangan, PhD
Clinical Professor
Clinical Microbiology and Virology, Children's Mercy Hospital
Eugenio M. Taboada, MD
Clinical Associate Professor
Pediatric Pathology, Children's Mercy Hospital
Marius C. Tarau, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor
Forensic Pathology, Jackson County Medical Examiner's Office
Jay L. Vivian, PhD
Research Associate Professor
Researcher, Children's Mercy Hospital
David Wagner, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor
Pathology, Salina Regional Health Center
Leanne M. Wiedemann, PhD
Professor
Staff Scientist, Stowers Institute
Julia Zeitlinger, PhD
Associate Professor
Investigator, Stowers Institute for Medical Research