Johnna completed her Bachelor of Science of Nursing at Research-Rockhurst University in 1985. For the next 10 years she worked for Research Medical Center on a Cardiac step-down unit. In 1992, she received her Master’s Degree in Science and Nursing from the University of Missouri-Kansas City. She then worked for Research College of Nursing as an Assistant Professor teaching undergraduate …
Adam Tritsch, MD
Dr. Adam Tritsch was born in Sabetha, KS and raised in Topeka, KS. He initially attended Highland Community College where he played football before transferring to the University of Kansas, where he earned a Bachelor of Arts in Biology and later his medical degree. While at the KU School of Medicine, he met his future wife who attended University of …
Jana Soule, APRN
Jana completed her Associates of Science in Nursing at Penn Valley Community College in 2004. She worked at North Kansas City Hospital in the Telemetry unit for three years, and then transferred to the Hospital Preoperative Admission Unit where she was the charge nurse for 12 years. She also worked in the Post Anesthesia Care Unit. She went back to …
Melissa Williamson, APRN
Melissa Williamson has over 22 years’ experience in patient care, bedside and clinic nursing. She received a Masters of Science in Nursing in 2016 from Graceland University Independence, Missouri and was inducted into Sigma Theta Tau International Society for academic honors. She is a life-long resident of NWMO; graduating from Mid-Buchanan High School in Faucett. She currently resides in Maryville, …
Emily McClanahan, APRN
Emily McClanahan was born in Shawnee, Kansas. She received her undergraduate degree from Saint Luke’s College of Health Sciences with honors and her master’s degree from Saint Luke’s College of Health Sciences at Rockhurst University. Emily worked as a Registered Nurse for 5 years before starting in her role as a Nurse Practitioner; three of those years were spent working …
Sean Doran, DO
Dr. Sean Doran was born in St. Louis, MO and raised in various cities in the Midwest, graduating high school in Springfield, MO. He attended the University of Missouri-Kansas City to attain his degrees in Biology and Chemistry. He went on to earn his medical degree from Kansas City University of Medicine. After completing his undergraduate degrees and medical school …
Scott McGuire, MD
Originally from Kansas City, Dr. McGuire joined the Air Force in Medical School; after residency practiced Internal Medicine at Altus AFB, OK from 1994-1996. He was accepted for GI fellowship at Naval Medical Center San Diego, in 1999. He transferred to Wilford Hall USAF Medical Center, San Antonio, TX as faculty in the GI and Internal Medicine training programs. Dr. …
Theresa Maxwell, APRN
Theresa R. Maxwell, who was born and raised in the St. Joseph area, has worked as a nurse for the gastroenterology practice for more than 30 years. She makes her home in St. Joseph because of the friendly people, closeness to family and small town hospitality in a big city region. Maxwell chose a career in gastroenterology because of …
Francis McCormick, MD
Dr. McCormick earned a Bachelor of Science in 1980 from Creighton University. He went on to earn a Medical Doctorate from University of Nebraska Medical Center in 1986, then completed Residency at the University of Missouri, Kansas City in 1989. Dr. McCormick earned a Fellowship in Gastroenterology in 1994 from the University of Kansas. He also completed Fellowship in Hepatology …
Jonathan Horwitz, DO
Dr. Horwitz was born in Skokie, IL and raised in Hilo, HI. He earned his medical degree at Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine in Kirksville, MO. He completed his residency in Internal Medicine at Evanston Northwestern Healthcare in Evanston, IL and went on to become Chief Resident. He stayed in Evanston as a Hospitalist and Clinical Instructor for the …
Ryan Utarnachitt, MD
Dr. Utarnachitt graduated from New York University with a dual major in musicology/biochemistry and was awarded the Hannah van Vollenhollen Vories Memorial Prize for outstanding musicologist. He completed his masters in public health from Boston University and his medical degree from Wayne State University in Detroit, MI. He completed his internal medicine residency and gastroenterology fellowship at the University of …
Andrea Gray, APRN
Andrea Gray was born in Seattle, Washington. She received her undergraduate degree from the University of Central Missouri and her master’s degree from the University of Missouri-Kansas City with honors. Andrea has over 15 years of Gastroenterology experience and is certified as an Adult Nurse Practitioner by the American Nurse Credentialing Center. She is a member of the Society of Gastroenterology …
Mallory Grassmuck, MS, RD, LD
As Summit GI’s first staffed dietitian, Mallory Grassmuck’s career goal is to educate, facilitate and motivate those whose overall health can be improved by making knowledgeable food choices. “The role of diet in gastrointestinal disorders is the key to a better quality of life,” says Mallory. Teaching patients how to make small changes that fit into their lifestyle is essential …
Benjamin Alsop, MD
Dr. Alsop grew up in Salina, Kansas and attended Duke University for his undergraduate education. He went to medical school at the University of Kansas Medical Center, where he also completed a residency in Internal Medicine. Before starting his fellowship in Gastroenterology and Hepatology at KU, Ben served as a Chief Resident in Internal Medicine. Prior to joining Summit …
Wade McCullough, DO
Dr. McCullough completed his medical school at the University of Health Sciences, now KCUMB. He went on to complete the Internal Medicine Residency program and a Gastroenterology fellowship at the University of Missouri – Kansas City. He has been in private practice since graduating his fellowship and has been practicing in the Lee’s Summit area since 2004. Dr. McCullough is …
Todd Kilgore, MD
Dr. Kilgore was born in Mississippi and raised in Northeast Texas. He attended Paris Junior College and later received his undergraduate degree from Texas A&M University – Commerce. Dr. Kilgore went to Saba University School of Medicine on Saba, Netherlands-Antilles, The Caribbean. He then completed a residency in Internal Medicine and a fellowship in Gastroenterology at The University of Missouri. …
Mary Lynne Lucido, MD
Dr. Lucido was raised in Chicago, Illinois. She completed the BA/MD program at the University of Missouri-Kansas City, obtaining both her undergraduate and medical degrees in six years. She then moved to Minneapolis to complete her residency in Internal Medicine at the University of Minnesota. She was the Chief Medical Resident at the Minneapolis V.A. Medical Center and then completed a …
Amy Waller, APRN
Amy Waller was born in Saint Joseph, Missouri. She received her undergraduate degree from the University of Missouri-Columbia with honors and her master’s degree from the University of Missouri-Kansas City with honors. Amy has over 20 years of GI experience and is certified as a Clinical Specialist by the American Nurse Credentialing Center. She emphasizes wellness and self-care by giving …
Frank Totta, DO
Dr. Totta was born and raised in the Kansas City area and graduated from Bishop O’Hara High School in 1987. After obtaining a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Biology at the University of Central Missouri , he entered Medical School at the Kansas City University of Medicine and Bioscience. Following Medical School, he trained at the University of Kansas Medical …
Julie Camp, ANP-BC
Julie graduated from Baker University with a Bachelor Degree in Nursing in 1993. She practiced at Liberty Hospital in the intensive care unit. She obtain her Master’s degree from Vanderbilt University School of Nursing in 2009. She has had the opportunity to practice as a Nurse Practitioner in several settings. Most recently she practiced at Midwest Cardiology as a Nurse …
Kristi Ott, APRN-C
Kristi completed her Bachelors of Science in Nursing at Central Missouri State University in December 1997. She practiced at Independence Regional Health Center in the Intensive Care Unit. She completed her Masters’ degree at the University of Missouri-Kansas City in 2006. She worked at Saint Joseph Medical Center as a Registered Nurse while completing her advanced nursing degree. She worked …
Thomas Shireman, MD
After attending the University of Missouri in Kansas City for medical school he completed his residency in Internal Medicine at the Cleveland Clinic Foundation and his Fellowship in Gastroenterology at the University of Oklahoma. He has been on faculty at the University of Oklahoma and later went into private practice in the Oklahoma City area in 1994. While in Oklahoma …
Samuel Schowengerdt, MD
Dr. Schowengerdt was born in Kansas City, and raised in the Northland. He earned his medical degree at the University of Missouri in Columbia, MO. He completed his residency in Internal Medicine at the University of Wisconsin in Madision, WI. He went on to become a Chief Resident at the William S. Middleton Memorial Veterans Hospital in Madison, WI. He …
Adrienne Nguyen, MD
Dr. Nguyen is Board Certified in Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology. Most recently, Dr. Nguyen was with Kaiser Permanente in Santa Clara, California as an attending physician in the division of Gastroenterology. She believes that she has the best job in medicine, and enjoys dealing with the challenges posed by gastrointestinal medicine. Her practice philosophies include delivery of high quality care …
Syed Khalid, MD
Dr. Khalid earned his medical degree from King Edward Medical College, Lahore. He completed his internship and residency from Illinois Masonic Medical Center, Chicago followed by a fellowship in Gastroenterology from Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, Illinois. He then worked as a staff gastroenterologist at Roseburg VA Hospital in Oregon for 3 years. He also served as a clinical Assistant …
Kelsey Able, DO
Dr. Able graduated from Kansas State University, receiving her Bachelors of Science in Biology with a minor in Women’s Studies. She then received her Masters in Biomedical Sciences and Doctorate of Osteopathic Medicine at Kansas City University of Medicine and Biosciences in Kansas City, Missouri (KCU). Dr. Able completed her Internal Medicine Residency at the University of Kansas Medical …
Thomas F. Jones, MD
Dr. Jones received a Bachelor of Arts degree and medical degree from the University of Missouri-Kansas City in 1988. He went on to complete a three year internship and residency at the UMKC Consortium Hospitals in Internal Medicine. Following residency he entered the private practice of Internal Medicine for several years. He then chose to pursue a specialty practice in …
Michael Hagan, MD
Dr. Hagan received his Bachelor of Arts and his Medical Degree from the University of Kansas, where he was elected into the Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society. He then completed residency in Internal Medicine at Washington University in St. Louis, followed by fellowship in Gastroenterology at Baylor University Medical Center in Dallas. After achieving proficiency in standard endoscopic procedures, …
Joseph B. Eisenach, MD
Dr. Eisenach received his medical degree from the University of Nebraska College of Medicine in 1982. He completed both his internship and residency programs at the University of Nebraska Hospitals followed by a Gastroenterology/Hepatology Fellowship at University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics in Iowa City, Iowa. Following a one year appointment at Iowa, he then joined the staff at the …
Donald J. Clement, MD
After graduating from the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado, Dr. Clement earned his medical degree at the University of Kansas School of Medicine in 1979. He completed his internship and residency at Wright-Patterson USAF Medical Center in Dayton, Ohio, followed by a Gastroenterology Fellowship at Wilford Hall USAF Medical Center in San Antonio, Texas. Dr. Clement has been …
Yan Chen, MD, PhD
Dr. Chen was born and raised in Beijing, the capital of People’s Republic of China where he obtained his medical degree from Beijing Medical University. After practicing orthopedic surgery for three years in Beijing, he moved to the United States in 1991 to complete his doctorate degree in physiology at Louisiana State University. He continued with his basic science …