Advisory Committee

The Office of Faculty Affairs' (OFA) Advisory Committee was established under the leadership of William Truog, MD, Associate Chair of Faculty Affairs. Members are charged with advising the professional development programming and building the foundation for the future resources that the OFA will offer.

Membership

Steven Olsen, MD - Chair
Associate Professor, UMKC School of Medicine; Neonatologist

Charles Barnes, PhD
Professor of Pediatrics, UMKC School of Medicine; Director, Allergy/Immunology Lab

Edward Christophersen, PhD
Professor of Pediatrics, UMKC School of Medicine; Clinical Psychologist

Mark Connelly, PhD - Emeritus
Associate Professor of Pediatrics, UMKC School of Medicine; Clinical Psychologist; Co-Director, Pain Management Program

Denise Dowd, MD, MPH - Emeritus
Professor of Pediatrics, UMKC School of Medicine; Director of Research

Sara Gardner, MD
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, UMKC School of Medicine; Program Director, Internal Medicine-Pediatrics Residency

Amber Hoffman, MD
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, UMKC School of Medicine; Associate Program Director, Pediatric Residency Program

Kim Horii, MD - Emeritus
Associate Professor of Pediatrics/Dermatology, UMKC School of Medicine

John Lantos, MD
Professor of Pediatrics, UMKC School of Medicine; Director of Pediatric Bioethics

Geetha Raghuveer, MD, MPH - Immediate Past Chair
Associate Professor of Pediatrics, UMKC School of Medicine

Tarak Srivastava, MD 
Associate Professor of Pediatrics, UMKC School of Medicine; UMKC Faculty Council Representative

Celeste Tarantino, MD
Associate Professor of Pediatrics, UMKC School of Medicine; Associate Director, Pediatric Residency Program

Ex Officio Membership

Michael Artman, MD
Professor of Pediatrics, UMKC School of Medicine; Pediatrician-in-Chief; Chairman, Department of Pediatrics

John Foxworth, PharmD
Professor of Medicine, Pharmacology & Informatic Medicine and Personalized Medicine; Assistant Dean, Faculty Development, UMKC School of Medicine

Charles Roberts, MD
Professor of Pediatrics, UMKC School of Medicine; Executive Vice President; Executive Medical Director

William Truog, MD
Professor of Pediatrics, UMKC School of Medicine; Neonatologist; Sosland Chair in Neonatal Research; Associate Chair of Faculty Affairs

UMKC Faculty Council Representative

Laurie Hornberger, MD, MPH 
Associate Professor of Pediatrics, University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine; UMKC Faculty Council Representative