Front row: Patty Parker; Bridget Andrews; Preethi Yerram, MD; Laura Hesemann, MD, MSCI
Back row: Cheryl Cress; Representative J. Eggleston; Christy Duffel; Frank O’Brien, MD; Marie Philipneri, MD, PhD
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 |
Tim Atkins
Patient Advocate
Springfield Area |
Natalie Carlson, MS, RD, LD
Dietitian
Washington University, Saint Louis |
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 |
Michael Kinkade, MD
Family Practitioner
Columbia |
Giselle Kohler, MD
Nephrologist
Springfield Nephrology Associates, Springfield |
Nikki Love-McIntyre
Patient Advocate
St. Louis Area |
Kunal Malholtra, MD
Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine
University of Missouri, Columbia |
Frank O’Brien, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Renal Division
Washington University in St. Louis |
Marie Philipneri, MD, PhD
Professor of Internal Medicine/Nephrology
Saint Louis University, Saint Louis |
Kelsey Rickets
Social Worker
Fresenius Kidney Care, Kansas City |
Preethi Yerram, MD
Associate Clinical Professor of Nephrology
University of Missouri, Columbia |
MoKP Advisory Council Partners
Cindy Carr
CLAIM State Health Insurance Assistance Program |
Virginia Beatty
DHSS, MO Organ and Tissue Donor Program |
Kathleen Davis
National Kidney Foundation |
Alexandra Garrick
National Kidney Foundation |
Bill Morrissey, PharmD
Kilgore’s Medical Pharmacy |
Debbie Ulm
Network 12 |
Mark Wakefield, MD
School of Medicine, University of Missouri |
J. Eggleston
Missouri General Assembly Representative |
