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MD-PhD Program

 

 

MD-PhD Students & Alumni - 2011 / 2012 Academic Year


NAME
YEAR*
MENTOR & DEPARTMENT
PhD RESEARCH AREA
or LAB ROTATIONS (LR) DONE
*LEGEND: M# = MD-phase curricular year of School of Medicine
G# = PhD-phase curricular year of Graduate School
P# = MD-PhD Program Year
Tim Donohue
tdonohue@kumc.edu
M4-P8 Dr. Peter Smith
Molecular and Integrative Physiology
Autonomic nervous system/Cardiovascular phys
David Scoville, Ph.D.
dscoville@kumc.edu
M4-P8

Dr. Linheng Li
Pathology and Laboratory Medicine,
Stowers Medical Research Institute

Adult stem cells [project - intestinal stem cells]
Wenjia Wang, Ph.D.
wwang@kumc.edu
M4-P8 Dr. Roy Jensen
Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
Transcriptional regulators of BRCA1
Nick Stucky, Ph.D.
nstucky@kumc.edu
M4-P8

Dr. Nancy Berman,
Anatomy & Cell Biol. &
Dr. Ken McCarson,
Pharmacology, Toxicology & Therapeutics

Behavioral model of migraine and neuropeptide influence on pathogenesis
Megan Jack, Ph.D.
mjack@kumc.edu
M3-P6

Dr. Doug Wright
Anatomy & Cell Biology

Neuroscience

S. Kendall Smith, Ph.D.
ssmith@kumc.edu
M3-P7 Dr. Scott Hawley,
Molecular and Integrative Physiology,
Stowers Medical Research Institute
Cell cycle regulation in female meiotic systems
Chris Tanzie, Ph.D.
ctanzie@kumc.edu
M3-P6 Dr. Ting Xie,Anatomy & Cell Biology, Stowers Medical Research Institute Eye development and retinal stem cells.
Gustaf Van Acker, Ph.D.
gvan@kumc.edu
M3-P7 Dr. Paul Cheney
Molecular and Integrative Physiology
neuromotor control
Eva Selfridge
jselfridge@kumc.edu
G5-P7

Dr. Peter Smith,
Molecular and Integrative Physiology

Effects of estrogen on the autonomic nervous system of the heart.
Edward Urban III
eurban@kumc.edu
G5-P7 Dr. Randy Nudo,
Molecular and Integrative Physiology
Neuronal reorganization after cortical infarct in rats
Will Messamore
wmessamore@kumc.edu
G4-P6

Dr.Paul Cheney
Molecular & Integrative Physiology

Neuromotor control in primates
Shane Stecklein
sstecklein@kumc.edu
G4-P6 Dr. Roy Jensen
Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
Role of BRCA1 in the epithelial-mesenchymal transition and breast cancer stem cell fate
Jason Gill
jgill@kumc.edu
G3-P5 Dr. Kausik Si, Anatomy & Cell Biology, Stowers Medical Research Institute  
Caleb Grote
cgrote@kumc.edu
G3-P5

Dr. Doug Wright
Anatomy & Cell Biology

 

Bliss Hartnett O'bryhim
bhartnett@kumc.edu
G3-P5

Dr. Andrew Symons
Ophthalmology, and Anatomy & Cell Biology

 
Michelle Healy
mhealy@kumc.edu
G3-P5

Dr. Beth Levant
Pharmacology, Toxicology & Therapeutics

 
Kyle Jansson
kjansson@kumc.edu
G3-P5

Dr. Gustavo Blanco
Molecular & Integrative Physiology

 
Jennifer Buseman
jbuseman@kumc.edu
G2-P4

Dr. Mark Cohen Pharmacology

LR - Dr. M. Cohen - Surgery, Dr. M. Petroff - Anatomy & Cell Biology
Natalie Katz
nkatz@kumc.edu
G2-P4

Dr. Doug Wright

Anatomy

 

LR - Dr. P. Smith, Dr. D. Wright, Dr. L Li

Caitlin Linscheid
clinscheid@kumc.edu
G2-P4

Dr. Peggy Petroff

Anatomy

LR - Dr. Reed, Dr. Christenson, Dr. Petroff. 2008: Dr. S. Buch - Molecular & Integrative Physiology
Daniel Parente
dparente@kumc.edu
G2-P4

Dr. Liskin Swint-Kruse Biochemistry & Molecular Biology

LR - Dr. Swint-Kruse, Dr. Zeitlinger, Dr. Holyoak. 2008: Dr. M. Fisher - Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Anand Venugopal
avenugopal@kumc.edu
G2-P4

Dr. Shrikant Anant

Physiology

LR - Dr. Jensen, Dr. Reed, Dr. Behbod, Dr. Wood. 2008: Dr. In-Young Choi lab, Hoglund Imaging Center
Naomi Butler
nbutler2@kumc.edu
G1-P3

Dr. Paul Trainor

Anatomy

LR - Dr. P. Cheney - Physiology
Patrick Grogan,
pgrogan@kumc.edu
G1-P31 Dr. Mark Cohen Pharmacology LR - Dr. M. Cohen, Surgical Oncology
Brandon Hidaka,
bhidaka@kumc.edu
G1-P3

Dr. Susan Carlson/ Dr. Carol Fabian

Dietetics & Nutrition

LR - Dr. T. Fields,Institute for Regerative Biology & Medicine
Amy Cantilena

M2-P2

   
Josiah Cox

M2-P2

   
Mina Farahbakhsh M2-P2    
JP McGinnis M2-P2    
Danny Miller M2-P2    
Maria Iliakova M1-P1    
Asona Lui M1-P1    
Carrie Malcom M1-P1    
Maggie Pruitt M1-P1    
*LEGEND: M# = MD-phase curricular year of School of Medicine
G# = PhD-phase curricular year of Graduate School
P# = MD-PhD Program Year

Graduates


NAME
GRAD-
UATED
MENTOR & DEPARTMENT
CURRENT POSITION
M Park
Michael Park, M.D.,Ph.D.
Michael_Park@brown.edu
2002 Dr. Paul Cheney
Molecular and Integrative Physiology

The 2009 Van Wagenen Fellow,
Dr. Regis, Marseille, France


Residency: Neurosurgery, Brown University Medical Center


The Ricker Family 12/8/08
Justin Ricker, M.D.,Ph.D.
justin.ricker@abbott.com
2002 Dr. Vincent Gattone II
(now at Indiana Univ Med Ctr)
Anatomy and Cell Biology

Medical Director
Oncology
Abbott Laboratories
Dept. R48K, Bldg. AP30-3
200 Abbott Park Road
Abbott Park, IL 60064
Phone: 847-937-2345


Gill
Ryan M. Gill, M.D.,Ph.D.
ryanmgill@gmail.com
2005 Dr. Joan Hunt
Pathology and Laboratory Medicine

PGY5 Hematopathology Fellow,
University of California, San Francisco

Residency: Dept. of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology
UCSF

2006 - Best Resident Research in Lab Medicine Award [Dept. Path.& Lab Med]. ("Understanding development of microchimerism following transfusion in the trauma setting").

Audrey Dec08
Audrey Blacklock, M.D.,
Ph.D., Family
audreyblacklock
@hotmail.com


2006 Dr. Peter Smith
Molecular and Integrative Physiology

PGY4, Comprehensive Opthalmology,
University of Minnesota

J Muppidi
Jagan Muppidi, M.D., Ph.D
.
2006 Dr. Richard Siegal NIH, and Dr. Curt Klaassen
Pharmacology, Toxicology & Therapeutics
PGY4, Medicine, Presbyterian Hospital, NY
A Casillan
Al Casillan, M.D., Ph.D.
acasillan@kumc.edu
2006 Dr. John Wood
Molecular and Integrative Physiology
PGY4, Surgery, University Kansas Medical Center

S. John Weroha, M.D., Ph.D.
Weroha.Saravut@mayo.edu

2007 Dr. Johnathan Li Pharmacology, Toxicology & Therapeutics
- Hormonal carcinogenesis

Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN.

Clinical Investigator Training Program, Dec, 2009 through Dec, 2011; mentor Paul Haluska, Jr., M.D., Ph.D.. Conclude Internal Medicine residency June 25, 2010, and a fellowship in Hematology/ Oncology from June, 2010 through June, 2014.  At the completion of these training programs, Dr. Weroha will be eligible for a 36 month certificate in Internal Medicine, a 24 month certificate in Clinician Investigator Training Program, and a 48 month certificate in Hematology/Oncology.


Teresa Orth

Teresa.Orth@hcs.maricopa.gov
2008 Dr. Norberto Gonzalez
Molecular and Integrative Physiology
-Hypoxia and microcirculation

PGY2, Obstetrics & Gynecology
Maricopa Medical Center
Phoenix, AZ

Chris Liverman, M.D., Ph.D. 2009    
Karra Mueller, M.D., Ph.D. 2009    
Elizabeth Taglauer, M.D. Ph.D. 2009    
Hope Karnes, M.D., Ph.D. 2010    
George Thomas, M.D, Ph.D. 2010