Missouri Medicine Editor

John C. Hagan, III, MD, FAAO

North Kansas City Hospital, Emeritus, North Kansas City, Missouri

Managing Editor

Lizabeth R. S. Fleenor, BJ, MA

Missouri State Medical Association, Jefferson City, Missouri

Contributing Editors & Publication Committee

Justin M. Albani, MD, Urology

Kansas City Urology Care, Kansas City, Missouri

James R. Blaine, MD, Emergency Medicine

Ozarks Technical Community College & Wellness Clinic, Springfield, Missouri

Amy A. Cabbabe, MD, Anesthesiology

Mercy Hospital, St. Louis, Missouri

David A. Fleming, MD, Internal Medicine

University of Missouri – Columbia School of Medicine, Columbia, Missouri

Arthur H. Gale, MD, Internal Medicine

Emeritus, St. Louis, Missouri

Nicholas N. Gier, MD, Internal Medicine

Gates Hospitalists, Kansas City, Missouri

William R. Reynolds, DDS, MD, Plastic Surgery

Reynolds Plastic Surgery, Springfield, Missouri

Charles W. Van Way, III, MD, Thoracic/Surgery

University of Missouri – Kansas City School of Medicine, Kansas City, Missouri

Editorial Board

Allergy & Immunology: Jacqueline L. Reiss, MD

Mercy Hospital, St. Louis, Missouri

Anesthesiology: Julie M. Marshal, MD

University of Missouri – Columbia School of Medicine, Columbia, Missouri

Cardiac Surgery: John G. Markley, MD

University of Missouri – Columbia School of Medicine, Columbia, Missouri

Cardiology: Vrinda Trivedi, MD

University of Missouri – Columbia School of Medicine, Columbia, Missouri

Colon & Rectal Surgery: Erik M. Grossman, MD

University of Missouri – Columbia School of Medicine, Columbia, Missouri

Dermatology: Jon A. Dyer, MD

University of Missouri – Columbia School of Medicine, Columbia, Missouri

Emergency Medicine: Randall S. Jotte, MD

Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri

Endocrinology: Sherry X. Zhou, MD

Mosaic Life Care, St. Joseph, Missouri

Family Medicine: Beth E. Rosemergey, DO

University of Missouri – Kansas City School of Medicine, Kansas City, Missouri

Gastroenterology: Sanjay K. Havaldar, MD

Cox Health, Springfield, Missouri

General Surgery: Jeffrey P. Coughenour, MD

University of Missouri – Columbia School of Medicine, Columbia, Missouri

Hematology & Oncology: Leonid Shunyakov, MD

Citizens Memorial Hospital, Bolivar, Missouri

Hospital Medicine: Lancer G. Gates, DO

Gates Hospitalists, Kansas City, Missouri

Infectious Disease: Hariharan Regunath, MD

University of Maryland Medical System, Glen Burnie, Maryland

Internal Medicine: Fariha Shafi, MD

University of Missouri – Kansas City School of Medicine, Kansas City, Missouri

Internal Medicine/Pediatrics: Joanne Loethen, MD

University of Missouri – Kansas City School of Medicine, Kansas City, Missouri

Medical Genetics: Patricia I. Dickson, MD

Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri

Military Medicine: Michael S. Clarke, MD

University of Missouri – Columbia School of Medicine, Columbia, Missouri

Neonatology: Joshua E. Petrikin, MD

Children’s Mercy Hospital, Kansas City, Missouri

Nephrology: Brian R. Stotter, MD

Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri

Neurology: Pradeep K. Sahota, MD

University of Missouri – Columbia School of Medicine, Columbia, Missouri

Neurosurgery: Michael R. Chicoine, MD

University of Missouri – Columbia School of Medicine, Columbia, Missouri

Obstetrics & Gynecology: Octavio R. Chirino, MD

Mercy Hospital, St. Louis, Missouri

Ophthalmology: John B. Holds, MD

Ophthalmic Plastic Surgery and Cosmetic Surgery, St. Louis, Missouri

Orthopaedics: Gregory R. Galakatos, MD

Mercy Hospital, St. Louis, Missouri

Otolaryngology: John F. Eisenbeis, MD

Saint Louis University School of Medicine St. Louis, Missouri

Pain Medicine: Anne T. Christopher, MD

St. Louis Pain Consultants, Creve Coeur, Missouri

Pathology: Louis P. Dehner, MD

Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri

Pediatrics: April L. Tyus–Myles, MD

SSM Health Medical Group, Ferguson, Missouri

Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation: David J. Haustein, MD

University of Missouri – Columbia School of Medicine, Columbia, Missouri

Physician Wellness: Stephen T. Keithahn, MD

University of Missouri – Columbia School of Medicine, Columbia, Missouri

Plastic Surgery: Edmond B. Cabbabe, MD

St. Anthony’s Medical Center, St. Louis, Missouri

Preventive Medicine: James H. O’Keefe, MD

Saint Luke’s Health System, Kansas City, Missouri

Psychiatry: Amanda M. Kingston, MD

University of Missouri – Columbia School of Medicine, Columbia, Missouri

Public Health: Katherine R. Lichtenberg, DO

Saint Louis University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri

Pulmonary Medicine: Gary A. Salzman, MD

University of Missouri – Kansas City School of Medicine, Kansas City, Missouri

Radiology: Andrew J. Bierhals, MD

Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri

Retired Physicians: Juan C. Corvalan, MD

VA Medical Center, St. Louis Health System, St. Louis, Missouri

Rheumatology: Kent K. Huston, MD

Saint Luke’s Health System, Kansas City, Missouri

Sleep Medicine: Abid M. Bhat, MD

University of Missouri – Kansas City School of Medicine, Kansas City, Missouri

Sports Medicine: Brian L. Mahaffey, MD

Mercy Hospital, Springfield, Missouri

Statistics & Methodology: Jeffrey F. Scherrer, PhD

Saint Louis University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri

Toxicology & Addiction Medicine: David B. Liss, MD

Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri

Urology: Mark R. Wakefield, MD

University of Missouri – Columbia School of Medicine, Columbia, Missouri

Vascular Surgery: Scott W. Kujath, MD

Midwest Aortic Vascular Institute, North Kansas City, Missouri

Medical Student Section: Jay Devineni

University of Missouri – Columbia School of Medicine, Columbia, Missouri

Resident & Fellow Section: Rachana Raghupathy, MD

Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri

Women Physicians Section: Adriana Canas-Polesel, MD

SM Health St. Clare Hospital, Fenton, Missouri

Young Physician Section: Rachel Kyllo, MD

Meramec Dermatology, Arnold, Missouri

Editor Emeritus

Donald G. Sessions, MD, 1988–1992, Otolaryngology

Emeritus, Washington University School of Medicine St. Louis, Missouri

J. Regan Thomas, MD, 1992–2000, Plastic Surgery

Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois

Contact

Missouri Medicine Editor: John C. Hagan, III, MD,  FAAO / drjhagan3@gmail.com 

Missouri Medicine Managing Editor: Lizabeth R.S. Fleenor, BJ, MA / lfleenor@msma.org