Our Physicians
Nicolle Gunter, MD
Dr. Gunter is board certified in Family Practice. She went to the University of Missouri School of Medicine and did her residency training with Goppert Family Care. While in Residency, Dr. Gunter earned the prestigious Resident Teacher Award. She started the hospitalist program that is now KC Hospitalists, P.A. in 2012. Dr. Gunter has been on the Board of Directors at Menorah Medical Center since 2015 and is involved in various committees at the hospital including Medical Executive and Family Medicine Department Committees. 
Heather Kort, DO
Dr. Kort is board certified in Internal Medicine. She attended the Kansas City University of Medicine and Biosciences (KCU) and did her residency training through University of Missouri, Kansas City (UMKC). She has been a hospitalist since 2004 and worked with Dr. Gunter to grow the hospitalist program that is now KC Hospitalists. Dr. Kort currently serves as the President-Elect of the Medical Staff at Menorah Medical Center. 
Melissa Middlemas, DO
Dr. Middlemas is board certified in Internal Medicine. She attended the Kansas City University of Medicine and Biosciences (KCU) and did her residency training with the University of Nebraska. She has been a hospitalist since 2011. Dr. Middlemas currently serves as the Chair of the Medicine Department at Lee’s Summit Medical Center. 
Patricia Neyman, MD
Dr. Neyman is board certified in Internal Medicine. She attended Rush Medical College and did her residency at Rush Presbyterian St. Luke’s Medical Center in Chicago, IL. Prior to joining KC Hospitalists in 2015, Dr. Neyman worked for the Kansas City Veteran’s Center Medical Center in Kansas City, Missouri where she worked in the outpatient clinic and supervised residency students. She participates on the Continuing Medical Education Committee at Menorah Medical Center 
Reggie Voboril, MD
Dr. Voboril is board certified in Internal Medicine. She attended the University of Kansas School of Medicine and did her residency at the Kansas University School of Medicine-Wichita. Prior to joining KC Hospitalists in 2015, Dr. Voboril worked as a hospitalist for Saint Luke’s Health System in the Kansas City area. 
Amiee Eidson, DO
Dr. Eidson is a graduate of Kansas City University of Medicine and Biosciences and received training as a resident through University of Kansas Medical Center. She joined KC Hospitalists in July 2015 and took her Internal Medicine board certification examination in August 2015. 
Sumalatha Muthineni, MD
Dr. Muthineni holds an M.B.B.S. degree from Narayana Medical College, Nellore, India. She completed her Internal Medicine residency at the University of Kansas Medical Center. Dr. Muthineni joined KC Hospitalists in August 2015 after taking her Internal Medicine board examination. 
Nelopher Hathiary, MD
Dr. Hathiary is board certified in Internal Medicine. She attended Baroda Medical College in Gujarat, India and completed her residency at Interfaith Medical Center in New York City. Dr. Hathiary has worked as a hospitalist since 2007 and joined KC Hospitalists in 2016. 
Kirstin Hirni, MD
Dr. Hirni is a graduate of the University of Missouri – Kansas City School of Medicine and received training as an Internal Medicine/Pediatrics resident through UMKC School of Medicine. She joined KC Hospitalists in July 2016 and completed her board examinations for Internal Medicine in August 2016 and was certified in Pediatrics in October 2016. 
Lindsey Clancey, MD
Dr. Clancey is board certified in Internal Medicine. She attended the University of Kansas School of Medicine and completed residency training at the University of Illinois College of Medicine in Chicago in 2009. She joined KC Hospitalists in 2017. Prior to joining, Dr. Clancey practiced at Northwestern University and Shawnee Mission Medical Center. 
Jane Stewart, DO
Dr. Stewart is board certified in Family Medicine. She graduated Cum Laude from Kansas City University of Health Sciences and did her residency at Broward General Medical Center in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. Originally from Chicago, Dr. Stewart has practiced the full scope of Family Medicine since 1998. She has been a hospitalist since 2013 prior to joining KC Hospitalists in 2017. 
Faizan Shaikh, MD
Dr. Shaikh holds an M.B.B.S. degree from Dow Medical College in Karachi, Pakistan. He completed his residency through the University of Kansas Medical Center. Dr. Shaikh will take his Internal Medicine board certification examination in August 2015. He is currently completing a fellowship in Pulmonology, also through the University of Kansas Medical Center. 
Rafael Torosyan, MD
Dr. Torosyan holds an M.D. degree from Wake Forest University. He completed his internal medicine residency at the University of Kansas Medical Center. Dr. Torosyan is board certified in Internal Medicine and completing a fellowship in Nephrology, also at the University of Kansas Medical Center. 
Nancy Biernboim, MD
Dr. Birenboim is board certified in Internal Medicine and Nephrology. She attended Einstein School of Medicine in New York for her basic science core curriculum. She completed her medical degree, Internal Medicine residency and Nephrology fellowship at Kansas University Medical School. In addition to working with KC Hospitalists, Dr. Birenboim volunteers at the KC Care Clinic once a week where she sees general medicine and Nephrology patients. 
Satyasree Upadhyayula, M.D.
Dr. Upadhyayula is a graduate of University of Kansas School of Medicine where she completed a combined M.D. and M.P.H program. She then did her residency training in internal Medicine through Saint Louis University, and plans to take her boards in August 2018. She joined KC Hospitalists in September 2017. 
Lindsay Riley, APRN, FNP-C
Lindsay Riley is certified by the American Association of Nurse Practitioners. She completed her Masters of Science in Nursing at Research College of Nursing in 2013 and has been with KC Hospitalists since April of 2014. Prior to joining KC Hospitalists, Lindsay worked in the ICU at Menorah as a charge nurse and was named ICU Nurse of Year in 2013. 
Jessica Bruns, FNP-C
Jessie Bruns is an AANP board certified Family Nurse Practitioner. She earned her BSN and MSN through Research College of Nursing. She has hospital experience in the ICU, ER and wound care. She has also taught both undergraduate and graduate nursing programs. She joined KC hospitalists in January 2015. 
Abby Moos, PA-C
Abby Moos is certified by the National Commission on the Certification of Physician Assistants. She holds both a Master of Physician Assistant Studies and Master of Science in Education, Exercise Physiology from the Wichita State University and the University of Kansas, respectively. Prior to joining KC Hospitalists in 2015, Abby worked as a PA for Midwest Cardiology Associates in the Kansas City area. 
Lori Taula, FNP-C
Lori Taula has been a Nurse Practitioner since 2010. She graduated with honors from RCON. She also has a prior degree in Social Psychology. Her background is in renal/metabolic, psyche, wound care, preventative medicine, and acute/chronic care. She has also been an adjunct for RCON, teaching both RN & FNP students in the clinical setting. 
Rachel Hinkle, FNP-C
Rachel Hinkle is certified by the American Association of Nurse Practitioners. She completed her Masters of Science in Nursing in 2015 and has been with KC Hospitalists since 2016. Prior to joining our group Rachel worked at Centerpoint Medical Center as a registered nurse. 
Rachel Paddock, FNP-C
Rachel Paddock is certified by the American Association of Nurse Practitioners. She completed her Masters of Science in Nursing from Research College of Nursing in 2016 where she graduated with honors. Rachel is a member of the Sigma Theta Tau Honors Society of Nursing. During nursing school, she obtained certification in personal training in an effort to better employ and encourage others to pursue a healthy lifestyle. Prior to joining our group in 2017, Rachel worked at Lee’s Summit Medical Center and Research Medical Center as a registered nurse. 
Carol Barkhurst, FNP-C
Carol Barkhurst is an AANP Family Nurse Practitioner. She completed her Masters of Science in Nursing in 2015. Prior to joining our group in 2017, Carol worked at Centerpoint Medical Center and Research Medical Center as a registered nurse, where she received The Daisy Award for Extraordinary Nurses. 
Margaret Luckert, AGNP-BC
Maggie Luckert is certified by the American Nurses Credentialing Center. She completed her Masters of Science in Nursing from Maryland University in 2016, where she studied trans-cultural care in Europe and was the Nursing Council President. Prior to joining our group in 2017, Maggie worked in the HCA hospitals in the area as a registered nurse, where she received The Daisy Award for Extraordinary Nurses in 2014. 
Matthew Howard, AGNP-BC
Matt Howard is an ANCC certified Adult/Gerontology Acute Care nurse practitioner. He received his MSN degree from St. Luke’s College of Health of Sciences. Prior to joining KC Hospitalists in 2017, Matt worked as a paramedic and as an Emergency Department Charge Nurse in the Eastern/Southeastern Kansas region. 
Abigail Burns, NP
Abigail Burns completed her Masters of Science in Nursing from the University of Missouri-Kansas City in 2017. She is also currently in pursuit of her Doctor of Nursing Practice, specializing in CPAP adherence within the adult heart failure population. Abigail is certified by the American Association of Nurse Practitioners and was a member of the Sigma Theta Tau Honors Society of Nursing during both undergraduate and graduate programs at UMKC. Abigail joins the KC Hospitalist team with 5 years of experience as a Registered Nurse in the ICU. 
Deb Lyne, AGNP-C
Deb Lyne is certified with the American Association of Nurse Practitioners. She graduated from the University of Kansas Medical Center in 2014 with a Master’s of Science in Nursing. She was nominated for Nurse Practitioner of the Year at Overland Park Regional Medical Center in 2017 and has also served as a Nurse Practitioner Clinical Preceptor. Prior to joining KC Hospitalists, she was employed by GIMS, working as a hospitalist at Overland Park Regional Medical Center since 2014. She has been a nurse since 2004 working at a rural hospital in Lincoln, KS as a Charge nurse, ER nurse and a Director of Nursing. She moved to the Kansas City area in 2011 to pursue her MSN and was employed at Overland Park Regional Medical Center on the Telemetry Unit. 
Danielle Shockley, NP
Danielle Shockley is certified by the American Association of Nurse Practitioners. Completed Masters of Science in Nursing from Maryville University in 2107. I have been working as a palliative care nurse practitioner since June 2017. Prior to joining KC Hospitalists, I worked in cardiac intensive care, palliative care and hospice. 
Sarah Stakley BA, AGNP-C
Sarah Stakley is certified by American Association of Nurse Practitioners. She graduated with honors from Research College of Nursing in 2015 and was awarded the Dean’s Award for the highest cumulative GPA in the Adult /Geriatric Nurse Practitioner Program. She has since been working as a Hospitalist at Overland Park Regional Medical Center until her joining KC Hospitalists in 2017. |
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913-498-8787 4831 W 136th St., Unit A Leawood, KS 66224 Dr. Nicolle Gunter Dr. Heather Kort Dr. Melissa Middlemas Dr. Patricia Neyman Dr. Reggie Voboril Dr. Aimee Eidson Dr. Sumalatha Muthineni Dr. Nelopher Hathiary Dr. Kirstin Hirni Dr. Lindsey Clancey Dr. Jane Stewart Dr. Faizan Shaikh Dr. Rafael Torosyan Dr. Nancy Birenboim Dr. Bruce Owens Dr. Shubra Srinivas Dr. Satyasree Upadhyayula Dr. Joyce Schofield Dr. Maggie Barnthouse Dr. Ibrahim Mourad Dr. Donald Braun Lindsay Riley, NP Jessica Bruns, NP Abby Moos, PA Lori Taula, NP Rachel Hinkle, NP Rachel Paddock, NP Carol Barkhurst, NP Margaret Luckert, NP Matthew Howard, NP Julia Anderson, APRN Abigail Burns, APRN Debra Lyne, APRN Sarah Stakley, APRN Danielle Shockley, APRN Mia Gallagher, APRN |
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