Clinical Professor
Medical Director, Clinical Laboratories

MD: University of Kansas Medical Center
PhD: Pathology, University of Kansas Medical Center
Residency: Anatomic and Clinical Pathology, University of Kansas Medical Center

The Division provides vital patient services to the Hospital, Greater Kansas City Metropolitan Area and outlying medical facilities through our Laboratory Medicine Services.  Faculty are board-accredited, and the Division provides a full spectrum of subspecialized expertise including Blood Bank, Chemistry, Cytogenetics, Flow Cytometry, Hematology, Microbiology, Molecular Microbiology, and Point of Care. The clinical laboratory processes over 2.5 million samples per year. We performed 4.9 million billable tests in fiscal year 2021. Our laboratory is accredited by the AABB, College of American Pathologists (CAP), CMS, CLIA, FDA and Foundation for the Accreditation of Cellular Therapy (FACT)

DIVISION LEADERSHIP

X. Long Zheng, MD, PhD
Professor
Russell J. Eilers, M.D.,
Endowed Chair and Service Chief

Rachael Liesman, PhD
Clinical Assistant Professor
Director, Clinical Microbiology Lab
Director, Molecular Microbiology Lab

Mimi Precit, PhD, M(ASCP), CM
Assistant Professor
Assistant Director, Microbiology Lab

Zhan (Johnny) Ye, MD, PhD, FCAP
Clinical Assistant Professor
Associate Director, Blood Bank

DIVISION FACULTY BY SUBSPECIALTY:

• Fred Plapp, M.D., PhD, Co-Director
• Zhan Ye, MD, PhD, Co-Director
• X. Long Zheng, MD, PhD

• Fred Plapp, M.D., PhD

• Mark Cunningham, MD
• Fred Plapp, M.D., PhD
• Zhan Ye, MD, PhD
• X. Long Zheng, MD, PhD

• Maura O’Neil, MD, Director 
• Jasmeet Assi, MD
• Katie Dennis, MD
• Sarah Kelting, MD
• Rashna Madan, MBBS
• Devin Shrock, MD

• Wei Cui, MD, Director 
• Mark Cunningham, MD
• Sarah Kelting, MD
• Janet Woodroof, MD
• Da Zhang, MD

• Mark Cunningham, MD, Director 
• Wei Cui, MD
• Daniel Farrell, MD
• Sarah Kelting, MD
• Janet Woodroof, MD
• Da Zhang, MD

• Rachael Liesman, PhD, Director 
• Mimi Precit, PhD, M(ASCP), CM

• Fred Plapp, M.D., PhD Co-Director 
• Zhan Ye, MD, PhDCo-Director
• X. Long Zheng, MD, PhD