Faculty

 

Laura Hempstead, DO

Clinic Director - Bess Truman Family Medicine Center
Program Director AOA Internship

Dr. Hempstead

Medical Degree: University of N. TX Health Science Center -
TX College of Osteopathic Medicine

Residency: Dallas/Ft. Worth Medical Center - Grand Prairie


I am a native Midwesterner. I grew up in Wisconsin, and attended Coe College in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. After moving to Texas for Medical school and residency, I stayed in the Fort Worth area for 9 years of solo family practice. I especially enjoyed caring for multi-generational families and practicing Women's Health care. In 1999, my family and I moved to Missouri to be closer to family, and I joined the faculty here at Truman Medical Center - Lakewood. I truly enjoy working with residents in the outpatient clinical setting. I also am involved with the Missouri Society of the American College of Osteopathic Family Practitioners, serving as President in 2007.

I am married to a nursing home administrator, and we have three terrific children. I enjoy family time, leading Sunday school class, scrapbooking, theatre, exercising and reading.