Geriatrics

Graduates

2010
DrKTangBeltran
Kathleen Tang-Beltran, DO

2009
DrJohnson
Annelle Johnson, MD

DrTadakamalla
Malathi Tadakamalla, MD


2008

Dr. Bhat
Revathi Bhat, MD

Dr. Comes
Iris Comes, MD


Dr. Pillarisetti
Jaysaree Pillarisetti, MD

ACEunit
Geriatric Medicine is a 12 month ACGME accredited fellowship open to Board eligible or certified Family or Internal Medicine physicians. The goal is to train physicians to be expert providers of primary care in Geriatric Medicine. Candidates must qualify for a permanent Missouri medical license and have a sincere desire to provide care to the frail and elderly. Jon Dedon, MD, Board certified in Geriatric and Internal Medicine, oversees the fellows. Other faculty include: Steve Griffith, MD, Russell White, MD, and Shelley Alexander, DO, also board certified in Geriatric Medicine.

 

Resident Selection

Three Geriatric Medicine fellows per year are accepted. You may apply to the Geriatric fellowship through ERAS # 1252831027 but direct applications are preferred. We require a permanent Missouri medical license and board eligibility in Family Medicine or Internal Medicine. Please submit a CV, 2 letters of recommendation, your USMLE board score, a copy of your medical school diploma and MO license along with a personal statement of interest.

Compensation AY 2010-11       $51,036

Contact      Kimberly Sixkiller         816-404-7751

Learning Opportunities

• Clinical Mentoring by Family Physicians with additional qualifications in Geriatric Medicine and considerable experience: Geriatrics continuity clinic biweekly; Geriatrics Assessment Consultation clinic for our large medical practice.

• Academic Faculty Development: Help coordinate the physician education and care of our hospice
patients; present morbidity and mortality reviews; coordinate geriatrics journal club

• Dedicated time weekly for work related to track: didactic, clinical, presentations, chart review

• CME conferences in geriatrics – good for networking and academic learning

PT / Shared Fellowship

Part time fellowships are available, allowing you to work outside the fellowship or spend more time at home. The schedule is a month on alternating with a month off for 2 years, getting all of the training for a successful fellowship. We are one of the few programs in the country to offer this arrangement.

Our Current Geriatric Fellows:

DrHamid
Dr Pepito

Fadi Hamid, MD

Brian Pepito, MD


1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005
2006 2007 2008 2009 2010      

1998

Kevin Jackson, MD
Family Medicine - McMaster U, Ontario
AZ
Madhumati Raju, MD
Internal Medicine - Lehigh, Allentown PA
MO

1999

Mohammed Dardari, MD
Internal Medicine - St. Luke's, Cleveland OH
MN

2000

Ahmrad Batrash, MD
UMKC - Internal Medicine
KS
Jabar Fazeli, MD
Yale - Internal Medicine, Connecticut
ME
Varuna Gadiyaram, MD
New York Methodist - Internal Medicine
CO

2001

Christine Moore, MD
UMKC - Internal Medicine
MO
Naveena Nelson, MD
UMKC - Internal Medicine
KS

2002

Kevin Farrell, DO
UMKC - Internal Medicine
MO
Parul Gupta, MD
Mount Sinai - Internal Medicine, Jersey City
ND

2003

Amit Joshi
UMKC - Internal Medicine
KS
Joanna Tran, MD
UMKC - Internal Medicine
KS
Gladstone Tucker, MD
UMKC - Internal Medicine
MO

2004

Joy Cuezze, MD
Research - Family Medicine
MO
Ali Khezrian, MD
Research - Family Medicine
MO

2005

Robert Levine, MD
Wake Forest - Family Medicine, Winston-Salem NC
MO
Ibrahim Mourad, MD
UMKC - Internal Medicine
MO
Mark Rotich, MD
UMKC - Internal Medicine
IL

2006

Shelley Alexander, MD
UMKC - Internal Medicine
MO
Mary Buss Lightfoot, MD
UMKC - Internal Medicine
MO

2007

Shyam Akkulugari, MD
Baptist - Family Medicine
MO
Manuel San, DO
KCUMB / MCI - Family Medicine
MO
Charina Yango, MD
UMKC - Family Medicine
FL

2008

Revathi Bhat, MD
UMKC - Internal Medicine
MO
Iris Comes, MD
UMKC - Internal Medicine
MO
Jayasree Pillarisetti, MD
UMKC - Internal Medicine
KS

2009

Annelle Johnson, MD
UMKC - Family Medicine
MO
Malathi Tadakamalla, MD
UMKC - Family Medicine
MO

2010

Kathleen Tang-Beltran, DO
Family Medicine
MO