Meet the current residents in the Department of Radiology.
Radiology Chief Residents
Daniel McKenzie, DO
Senior Chief
- Internship: St. Anthony Hospital Transitional Year
- Medical School: Arkansas College of Osteopathic Medicine
- Areas of Interest in Radiology: MSK, General and Emergency Radiology
- Outside Interests: Family time outdoors, skiing, fly fishing, scuba diving, cinema
John Cleek III, MD
Junior Chief
- Internship: MU Internal Medicine Prelim
- Medical School: University of Missouri - Columbia
- Areas of Interest in Radiology: MSK, Neuro, Breast
- Outside Interests: Time with my wife and 3 kids. Cheering on the Mizzou Tigers and KC Chiefs. Working out. Investing. Grilling and smoking some tasty meats.
R1, PGY-2 Residents
Samantha Baxter, DO
Interventional Radiology - Integrated
- Internship: University of Missouri - Columbia, General Surgery Prelim
- Medical School: Kansas City University College of Medicine
- Areas of Interest in Radiology: Peds IR, Interventional Radiology, and MSK
- Outside Interests: Pilates, cooking, photography, gardening, calligraphy, and learning new languages.
Jack Dirnberger, MD
Diagnostic Radiology
- Internship: University of North Dakota Transitional Year
- Medical School: University of North Dakota School of Medicine
- Areas of Interest in Radiology: MSK and Neuro
- Outside Interests:
Lauren Gann, MD
Diagnostic Radiology
- Internship: University of Missouri - Columbia, Internal Medicine Prelim
- Medical School: University of Missouri - Columbia School of Medicine
- Areas of Interest in Radiology:
- Outside Interests:
Joshua Greaser, MD
Diagnostic Radiology
- Internship: University of Missouri - Columbia, General Surgery Prelim
- Medical School: University of Missouri - Columbia School of Medicine
- Areas of Interest in Radiology:
- Outside Interests:
Ryan Lei, DO
Diagnostic Radiology
- Internship: Trinity Health Grand Rapids Transitional Year
- Medical School: Des Moines University College of Osteopathic Medicine
- Areas of Interest in Radiology:
- Outside Interests:
Ravi Patel, MD
Diagnostic Radiology
- Internship: University of Missouri - Columbia, Internal Medicine Prelim
- Medical School: University of Missouri - Columbia School of Medicine
- Areas of Interest in Radiology:
- Outside Interests:
Travis Rushton, DO
Diagnostic Radiology
- Internship: HCA Healthcare Sunrise Health Internal Medicine Prelim
- Medical School: A.T. Still University College of Osteopathic Medicine
- Areas of Interest in Radiology:
- Outside Interests:
R2, PGY-3 Residents
Alexander Alvarado, MD
Diagnostic Radiology
- Internship: MU Internal Medicine Prelim
- Medical School: University of Missouri - Columbia
- Areas of Interest in Radiology: MSK and IR
- Outside Interests: Woodworking, home improvement projects, gardening, lifting, and taking care of my family
Jacob Benson, MD
Interventional Radiology - Integrated
- Internship: MU Internal Medicine Prelim
- Medical School: University of Washington School of Medicine
- Areas of Interest in Radiology: General IR, Interventional Oncology, PAD, Peds IR
- Outside Interests: Hiking, skiing, pickleball, teaching my dog new tricks, lifting
Katherine LaFoe, DO
Diagnostic Radiology
- Internship: MU Internal Medicine Prelim
- Medical School: A.T. Still University Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine
- Areas of Interest in Radiology:
- Outside Interests:
Amy Marr, MD
Diagnostic Radiology
- Internship: University of Chicago Preliminary Medicine
- Medical School: Chicago Medical School, Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine & Science
- Areas of Interest in Radiology: Musculoskeletal and IR
- Outside Interests: my two dogs and two cats, reading, embroidery, medieval history
Colby Neumann, DO
Diagnostic Radiology
- Internship: Ascension St Vincent Hospital Indianapolis - Transitional Year
- Medical School: Kansas City University College of Osteopathic Medicine
- Areas of Interest in Radiology: Neuro and MSK
- Outside Interests: Premier league, basketball, reading, working out, movies, traveling, spending time with family and friends
Vishruth Thaghalli Sunilkumar, MD
Diagnostic Radiology
- Internship: Sutter Health Family Medicine Prelim
- Medical School: University of Missouri - Columbia
- Areas of Interest in Radiology:
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Prasun Sharma, MD
Diagnostic Radiology
- Internship: University of Pennsylvania - Urology
- Medical School: Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine
- Areas of Interest in Radiology: Neuro, MSK, and IR
- Outside Interests: Personal Finance, Exploring CoMo outdoors with my wife and dog, Hanging out with my co-residents
R3, PGY-4 Residents
Brayton Ballenger, MD
Diagnostic Radiology
- Internship: MU Internal Medicine Prelim
- Medical School: University of Missouri - Columbia
- Areas of Interest in Radiology: MSK, Neuro
- Outside Interests: Golf, Tablerock lake, Travel, Mizzou athletics, Kansas City Chiefs football
John Cleek, MD
Diagnostic Radiology
- Internship: MU Internal Medicine Prelim
- Medical School: University of Missouri - Columbia
- Areas of Interest in Radiology: MSK, Neuro, Breast
- Outside Interests: Time with my wife and 3 kids. Cheering on the Mizzou Tigers and KC Chiefs. Working out. Investing. Grilling and smoking some tasty meats.
James Farmer, DO
Diagnostic Radiology - ESIR Track
- Internship: Creighton University General Surgery Prelim
- Medical School: A.T. Still University Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine
- Areas of Interest in Radiology: Interventional Radiology
- Outside Interests: Cooking for friends, photography, Scuba diving, mountain climbing, and going to the gym.
Alexander Holm, MD
Diagnostic Radiology
- Internship: University of South Dakota Transitional Year
- Medical School: Creighton University School of Medicine
- Areas of Interest in Radiology: Neuroradiology
- Outside Interests: Reading, sports, and board games
Abdelazeez Ihmeidan, DO
Diagnostic Radiology
- Internship: HCA Healthcare LewisGale Medical Center Transitional Year
- Medical School: New York Institute of Technology College of Osteopathic Medicine
- Areas of Interest in Radiology:
- Outside Interests:
Andrew LaRow, DO
Diagnostic Radiology
- Internship: University of Illinois College of Medicine at Peoria Transitional Year
- Medical School: A.T. Still University Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine
- Areas of Interest in Radiology: Neuro, MSK, procedures
- Outside Interests: Discovering new music, playing piano, reading, weightlifting, ultimate frisbee, 90s film/music
Maggie Sherrard, DO
Interventional Radiology - Integrated
- Internship: University of Kentucky College of Medicine Transitional Year
- Medical School: University of Pikeville Kentucky College of Osteopathic Medicine
- Areas of Interest in Radiology: Interventional Radiology
- Outside Interests: In my spare time I enjoy traveling, spending time with friends and family, trying new restaurants and coffee shops in Columbia, and taking my dog Gus on neighborhood walks.
R4, PGY-5 Residents
Maamoon Amor, MD
Diagnostic Radiology
- Internship: MU Internal Medicine Prelim
- Medical School: University of Missouri - Columbia
- Areas of Interest in Radiology: Musculoskeletal Imaging
- Outside Interests:
Jaime Gass, MD
Diagnostic Radiology
- Internship: MU General Surgery Prelim
- Medical School: Creighton University School of Medicine
- Areas of Interest in Radiology: Neuroradiology
- Outside Interests:
Daniel McKenzie, DO
Diagnostic Radiology
- Internship: St. Anthony Hospital Transitional Year
- Medical School: Arkansas College of Osteopathic Medicine
- Areas of Interest in Radiology: MSK, General and Emergency Radiology
- Outside Interests: Family time outdoors, skiing, fly fishing, scuba diving, cinema
Daniel Morcos, MD
Interventional Radiology - Integrated
- Internship: University of California - Riverside General Surgery Prelim
- Medical School: Northeast Ohio Medical University
- Areas of Interest in Radiology: Interventional Radiology
- Outside Interests:
Quayd Robertson, DO
Diagnostic Radiology
- Internship: MU Internal Medicine Prelim
- Medical School: Arkansas College of Osteopathic Medicine
- Areas of Interest in Radiology: MSK, Neuro, Spine imaging/pathology
- Outside Interests: 80s music/films, Spending time with my wife, Hunting/Fishing, Home renovation, Chiefs football, and Travel
Andrew Tarim, MD
Diagnostic Radiology
- Internship: MU Internal Medicine Prelim
- Medical School: University of Missouri - Columbia
- Areas of Interest in Radiology: Neuroradiology
- Outside Interests: NBA basketball, German cars, music
Jonathan Thacker, MD
Diagnostic Radiology
- Internship: MU General Surgery Prelim
- Medical School: University of Missouri - Columbia
- Areas of Interest in Radiology: Body and General Radiology
- Outside Interests: Time with wife and kids, Fortnite, Japanese language and culture
