Front row: Patty Parker, BSN; Bridget Andrews, MSW, LCSW; Preethi Yerram, MD; Laura Hesemann, MD, MSCI
Back row: Cheryl Cress, RN, CNN; Representative J. Eggleston; Christy Duffel, MSW, LCSW;
Frank O’Brien, MD; Marie Philipneri, MD, PhD
Not pictured: Wally Bender, MD; Jane Hafner, RN; Giselle Kohler, MD; Kelli Small; Carol Thoma-Perry, MSW, LCSW; Mark Wakefield, MD
The Advisory Council provides expert direction to the director and staff of MoKP. The council advocates for and champions continued support of the program on behalf of all Missourians affected by kidney disease.
Council membership are individuals with knowledge, expertise and experience from organizations and health care disciplines with a direct interest in serving people with kidney disease, including patient advocates and a member-at-large from the Missouri General Assembly.
MoKP Advisory Council Members
Bridget Andrews, MSW, LCSW
Lead Social Worker
Fresenius Kidney Care, St. Louis |
Walter Bender, MD
Nephrologist
Golden Valley Memorial Healthcare, Clinton |
Cheryl Cress, RN, CNN
Clinical Nurse Coordinator
Washington University, St. Louis |
Christy Duffel, MSW, LCSW
Social Worker
Ozarks Dialysis Services, Springfield |
Laura E. Hesemann, MD, MSCI
Assistant Professor of Clinical Child Health & Medicine
University of Missouri, Columbia |
Giselle Kohler, MD
Nephrologist
Springfield Nephrology Associates, Springfield |
Frank O’Brien, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Renal Division
Washington University in St. Louis |
Patty Parker, BSN
Administrator
Branson Dialysis, Branson |
Marie Philipneri, MD, PhD
Professor of Internal Medicine/Nephrology
Saint Louis University, Saint Louis |
Kelli Small
Patient Advocate
California, MO |
Carol Thoma-Perry, MSW, LCSW
Social Worker
DaVita, Kansas City |
Preethi Yerram, MD
Associate Clinical Professor of Nephrology
University of Missouri, Columbia |
MoKP Advisory Council Partners
Virginia Beatty
DHSS, MO Organ and Tissue Donor Program |
Bill Morrissey, PharmD
Kilgore’s Medical Pharmacy |
Kathleen Davis
National Kidney Foundation |
Debbie Ulm
Network 12 |
Mark Wakefield, MD
School of Medicine, University of Missouri |
J. Eggleston
Missouri General Assembly Representative |
