Graduates
2010
Kathleen Tang-Beltran, DO
2009
Annelle Johnson, MD
Malathi Tadakamalla, MD
2008
Revathi Bhat, MD
Iris Comes, MD
Jaysaree Pillarisetti, MD
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:
 |
 |
Fadi Hamid, MD |
Brian Pepito, MD |
| 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
Kevin Jackson, MD |
Family Medicine - McMaster U, Ontario |
AZ |
Madhumati Raju, MD |
Internal Medicine - Lehigh, Allentown PA |
MO |
Mohammed Dardari, MD |
Internal Medicine - St. Luke's, Cleveland OH |
MN |
Ahmrad Batrash, MD |
UMKC - Internal Medicine |
KS |
Jabar Fazeli, MD |
Yale - Internal Medicine, Connecticut |
ME |
Varuna Gadiyaram, MD |
New York Methodist - Internal Medicine |
CO |
Christine Moore, MD |
UMKC - Internal Medicine |
MO |
Naveena Nelson, MD |
UMKC - Internal Medicine |
KS |
Kevin Farrell, DO |
UMKC - Internal Medicine |
MO |
Parul Gupta, MD |
Mount Sinai - Internal Medicine, Jersey City |
ND |
Amit Joshi |
UMKC - Internal Medicine |
KS |
Joanna Tran, MD |
UMKC - Internal Medicine |
KS |
Gladstone Tucker, MD |
UMKC - Internal Medicine |
MO |
Joy Cuezze, MD |
Research - Family Medicine |
MO |
Ali Khezrian, MD |
Research - Family Medicine |
MO |
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 |
Shelley Alexander, MD |
UMKC - Internal Medicine |
MO |
Mary Buss Lightfoot, MD |
UMKC - Internal Medicine |
MO |
Shyam Akkulugari, MD |
Baptist - Family Medicine |
MO |
Manuel San, DO |
KCUMB / MCI - Family Medicine |
MO |
Charina Yango, MD |
UMKC - Family Medicine |
FL |
Revathi Bhat, MD |
UMKC - Internal Medicine
|
MO |
Iris Comes, MD |
UMKC - Internal Medicine
|
MO |
Jayasree Pillarisetti, MD |
UMKC - Internal Medicine
|
KS |
Annelle Johnson, MD |
UMKC - Family Medicine |
MO |
Malathi Tadakamalla, MD |
UMKC - Family Medicine |
MO |
Kathleen Tang-Beltran, DO |
Family Medicine |
MO |