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
Zachary Arnold
Patient Advocate
Columbia |
Catherine Ashbaugh, ACNS, BC
Clinical Nurse Specialist
University of Missouri, Columbia |
Natalie Carlson, MS, RD, LD
Dietitian
Washington University, Saint Louis |
Cheryl Wade Coleman
Patient Advocate
Columbia |
Cheryl Cress, RN, CNN
Clinical Nurse Coordinator
Washington University, St. Louis |
Michael Kinkade, MD
Family Practitioner
Columbia |
Giselle Kohler, MD
Nephrologist
Springfield Nephrology Associates, Springfield |
Nikki Love-McIntyre
Patient Advocate
St. Louis Area |
Kunal Malhotra, 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 |
Leanne Peace, MSW, MHA
Area Operations Manager
Dialysis Clinics, Inc. |
Marie Philipneri, MD, PhD
Professor of Internal Medicine/Nephrology
Saint Louis University, Saint Louis |
Renata Sledge, PhD, LCSW
Assistant Professor
Fontbonne University |
Beth Witten, MSW, ACSW, LSCSW
Social Worker
KC Metro Area |
Preethi Yerram, MD
Professor of Medicine University of Missouri, Columbia |
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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 |
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