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Expert Spokespersons
The following is a list of experts that reports may contact regarding medical stories. If you cannot find an expert on this listing, please contact the TMC Public Relations office at 816-404-3786.
- Cancer
- Computers and Medicine
- Exercise
- Nutrition
- Obstetrics/Gynecology
- Oral and Maxillofacial
- Orthopedics
- Pain
- Pathology
- Pregnancy
- Psychiatry
- Radiology
- Respiratory
- Sleep Disorders
- Sports Medicine
- Technology
- Women’s Health
CANCER
Cancer Pain
Dwayne E. Jones, M.D.
816-404-7218
dwanyee@everestkc.net
Oropharyngeal Cancer
Brett Ferguson, DDS
Chairman, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
816-404-4356
brett.ferguson@tmcmed.org
COMPUTERS AND MEDICINE
Electronic Medial Records
Todd Shaffer, MD
Program Director/Chief of Women’s Health
Associate Professor at the University of Missouri-Kansas City School of
Medicine
816-404-7751
todd.shaffer@tmcmed.org
Computer use in physician offices and hospitals
Todd Shaffer, MD
Program Director/Chief of Women’s Health
Associate Professor at the University of Missouri-Kansas City School of
Medicine
816-404-7751
todd.shaffer@tmcmed.org
EXERCISE
Common Sports Injuries
Todd Shaffer, MD
Program Director/Chief of Women’s Health
Associate Professor at the University of Missouri-Kansas City School of
Medicine
816-404-7751
todd.shaffer@tmcmed.org
Exercise and Nutrition during Pregnancy
Todd Shaffer, MD
Program Director/Chief of Women’s Health
Associate Professor at the University of Missouri-Kansas City School of
Medicine
816-404-7751
todd.shaffer@tmcmed.org
Dislocation of Shoulders/Knees
Todd Shaffer, MD
Program Director/Chief of Women’s Health
Associate Professor at the University of Missouri-Kansas City School of
Medicine
816-404-7751
todd.shaffer@tmcmed.org
NUTRITION
Exercise and Nutrition during Pregnancy
Todd Shaffer, MD
Program Director/Chief of Women’s Health
Associate Professor at the University of Missouri-Kansas City School of
Medicine
816-404-7751
todd.shaffer@tmcmed.org
OBSTETRICS/GYNECOLOGY
Exercise and Nutrition during Pregnancy
Todd Shaffer, MD
Program Director/Chief of Women’s Health
Associate Professor at the University of Missouri-Kansas City School of
Medicine
816-404-7751
todd.shaffer@tmcmed.org
HPV Disease
Todd Shaffer, MD
Program Director/Chief of Women’s Health
Associate Professor at the University of Missouri-Kansas City School of
Medicine
816-404-7751
todd.shaffer@tmcmed.org
Colposcopys
Todd Shaffer, MD
Program Director/Chief of Women’s Health
Associate Professor at the University of Missouri-Kansas City School of
Medicine
816-404-7751
todd.shaffer@tmcmed.org
Abnormal Pap Smears
Todd Shaffer, MD
Program Director/Chief of Women’s Health
Associate Professor at the University of Missouri-Kansas City School of
Medicine
816-404-7751
todd.shaffer@tmcmed.org
ORAL AND MAXILLOFACIAL
Facial Trauma
Brett Ferguson, DDS
Chairman, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
816-404-4356
brett.ferguson@tmcmed.org
Oropharyngeal Cancer
Brett Ferguson, DDS
Chairman, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
816-404-4356
brett.ferguson@tmcmed.org
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Brett Ferguson, DDS
Chairman, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
816-404-4356
brett.ferguson@tmcmed.org
Dental Implantology
Brett Ferguson, DDS
Chairman, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
816-404-4356
brett.ferguson@tmcmed.org
Head/Neck Infections
Brett Ferguson, DDS
Chairman, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
816-404-4356
brett.ferguson@tmcmed.org
Maxillofacial Prosthetics
Dorsey J. Moore, DDS
816-404-0500
mooredj@umkc.edu
ORTHOPEDICS
Common Sports Injuries
Todd Shaffer, MD
Program Director/Chief of Women’s Health
Associate Professor at the University of Missouri-Kansas City School of
Medicine
816-404-7751
todd.shaffer@tmcmed.org
Dislocation of Shoulders/Knees
Todd Shaffer, MD
Program Director/Chief of Women’s Health
Associate Professor at the University of Missouri-Kansas City School of
Medicine
816-404-7751
todd.shaffer@tmcmed.org
PAIN
Chronic Pain Management
Dwayne E. Jones, M.D.
816-404-7218
dwanyee@everestkc.net
Low Back Pain
Dwayne E. Jones, M.D.
816-404-7218
dwanyee@everestkc.net
Neck Pain
Dwayne E. Jones, M.D.
816-404-7218
dwanyee@everestkc.net
Cancer Pain
Dwayne E. Jones, M.D.
816-404-7218
dwanyee@everestkc.net
Headache Pain
Dwayne E. Jones, M.D.
816-404-7218
dwanyee@everestkc.net
PATHOLOGY
General Pathology
Russell M. Fiorella, M.D., MBA
Professor and Chair of the Department of Pathology
816-404-0577
Russell.fiorella@tmcmed.org
PREGNANCY
Exercise and Nutrition during Pregnancy
Todd Shaffer, MD
Program Director/Chief of Women’s Health
Associate Professor at the University of Missouri-Kansas City School of
Medicine
816-404-7751
todd.shaffer@tmcmed.org
PSYCHIATRY
Psychiatric Illness
Colin MacKenzie, M.D.
Assistant Professor at the University of Missouri-Kansas City School of
Medicine
816-404-6017
cmackenzie@kc.rr.com
Sleep Disorders
Colin MacKenzie, M.D.
Assistant Professor at the University of Missouri-Kansas City School of
Medicine
816-404-6017
cmackenzie@kc.rr.com
Forensic Issues
Colin MacKenzie, M.D.
Assistant Professor at the University of Missouri-Kansas City School of
Medicine
816-404-6017
cmackenzie@kc.rr.com
Suicide
Colin MacKenzie, M.D.
Assistant Professor at the University of Missouri-Kansas City School of
Medicine
816-404-6017
cmackenzie@kc.rr.com
Violence/Risk of Violence
Colin MacKenzie, M.D.
Assistant Professor at the University of Missouri-Kansas City School of
Medicine
816-404-6017
cmackenzie@kc.rr.com
Psychopharmacology
Colin MacKenzie, M.D.
Assistant Professor at the University of Missouri-Kansas City School of
Medicine
816-404-6017
cmackenzie@kc.rr.com
RADIOLOGY
Larry Ricci, D.O.
RESPIRATORY
Asthma
Gary A. Salzman, M.D.
Professor and Chief of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine
816-235-1974
salzmang@umkc.edu
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Gary A. Salzman, M.D.
Professor and Chief of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine
816-235-1974
salzmang@umkc.edu
Lung Cancer
Gary A. Salzman, M.D.
Professor and Chief of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine
816-235-1974
salzmang@umkc.edu
Air Pollution and Respiratory Disease
Gary A. Salzman, M.D.
Professor and Chief of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine
816-235-1974
salzmang@umkc.edu
Exercise and Lung Disease
Gary A. Salzman, M.D.
Professor and Chief of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine
816-235-1974
salzmang@umkc.edu
SLEEP DISORDERS
Sleep Disorders
Colin MacKenzie, M.D.
Assistant Professor at the University of Missouri-Kansas City School of
Medicine
816-404-6017
cmackenzie@kc.rr.com
SPORTS MEDICINE
Common Sports Injuries
Todd Shaffer, MD
Program Director/Chief of Women’s Health
Associate Professor at the University of Missouri-Kansas City School of
Medicine
816-404-7751
todd.shaffer@tmcmed.org
Dislocation of Shoulders/Knees
Todd Shaffer, MD
Program Director/Chief of Women’s Health
Associate Professor at the University of Missouri-Kansas City School of
Medicine
816-404-7751
todd.shaffer@tmcmed.org
TECHNOLOGY
Electronic Medial Records
Todd Shaffer, MD
Program Director/Chief of Women’s Health
Associate Professor at the University of Missouri-Kansas City School of
Medicine
816-404-7751
todd.shaffer@tmcmed.org
Computer use in physician offices and hospitals
Todd Shaffer, MD
Program Director/Chief of Women’s Health
Associate Professor at the University of Missouri-Kansas City School of
Medicine
816-404-7751
todd.shaffer@tmcmed.org
WOMEN’S HEALTH
Exercise and Nutrition during Pregnancy
Todd Shaffer, MD
Program Director/Chief of Women’s Health
Associate Professor at the University of Missouri-Kansas City School of
Medicine
816-404-7751
todd.shaffer@tmcmed.org
HPV Disease
Todd Shaffer, MD
Program Director/Chief of Women’s Health
Associate Professor at the University of Missouri-Kansas City School of
Medicine
816-404-7751
todd.shaffer@tmcmed.org
Colposcopys
Todd Shaffer, MD
Program Director/Chief of Women’s Health
Associate Professor at the University of Missouri-Kansas City School of
Medicine
816-404-7751
todd.shaffer@tmcmed.org
Abnormal Pap Smears
Todd Shaffer, MD
Program Director/Chief of Women’s Health
Associate Professor at the University of Missouri-Kansas City School of
Medicine
816-404-7751
todd.shaffer@tmcmed.org
