

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, Crystal Jones, MD, and Kathleen Tang-Beltran, DO.
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 2013 - 14 $53,100
Contact Joy Hobick 816-404-7146
Learning Opportunities
• Clinical Mentoring by Family Physicians with
additional qualifications in Geriatric Medicine and considerable experience:
biweekly Geriatric Continuity Clinic; Geriatric 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 Geriatric Medicine Journal Club
• Dedicated time weekly for work related to
track: didactic, clinical, presentations, chart review
• CME conferences in Geriatric Medicine: good
for networking and academic learning
Our Current Geriatric Fellows
UMKC Geriatric Fellowship Program Alumni
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2000 |
Kevin Jackson, MD |
Mohammed Dardari, MD |
Ahmrad Batrash, MD |
Madhumati Raju, MD |
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Jabar Fazeli, MD |
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Varuna Gadiyaram, MD |
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2003 |
Christine Moore, MD |
Kevin Farrell, DO |
Amit Joshi |
Naveena Nelson, MD |
Parul Gupta, MD |
Joanna Tran, MD |
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Gladstone Tucker, MD |
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Joy Cuezze, MD |
Robert Levine, MD |
Shelley Alexander, MD |
Ali Khezrian, MD |
Ibrahim Mourad, MD |
Mary Buss Lightfoot, MD |
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Shyam Akkulugari, MD |
Revathi Bhat, MD |
Annelle Johnson, MD |
Manuel San, DO |
Iris Comes, MD |
Malathi Tadakamalla, MD |
Charina Yango, MD |
Jayasree Pillarisetti, MD |
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Kathleen Tang-Beltran, DO |
Fahdi Hamid, MD |
Scott Avery, DO |
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Brian Pepito, MD |
Crystal Jones, MD |
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Valaree Smith, MD |
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