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University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine Neurology

Residency · Kansas City, MO

Sponsored by University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine · Director Nathan Lightfoot

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Class size
3
Visas
J-1
PGY-1 salary
$64k2026 to 2027

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  • Fills every seat. Every seat filled in each of the last 5 Matches.
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Getting in

Who started, by class

Started 20263 on record of 3 seats · 1 US MD, 2 international · 2 published before starting
  • Nolan SchraderUniversity of Kansas School of Medicine3 papers · 3 case reports
  • Taha ZidanAbbasis Fac of Med1 paper
  • Syed KazmiRawalpindi Med Coll
Started 20253 on record of 3 seats · 2 US MD, 1 international
  • Aisha MasoomDow University of Health Sciences
  • Christopher CavazosThe Univ of Texas Rio Grande Valley Sch of Med
  • Olivia LiuUniversity of Missouri–Kansas City School of Medicine
Started 20242 on record of 3 seats · 1 US MD, 1 international
  • Islam AboumoussaIndiana University School of Medicine
  • Karim BoreiSuez Canal University Faculty of Medicine

Training

4 training sites. Graduates on record most often went on to vascular neurology.

Months at each site

  • St Luke's Hospital-Kansas City27 mo
  • University Health Truman Medical Centers18 mo
  • Children's Mercy Hospital3 mo

Where graduates went next

  • Vascular Neurology Fellowship4
  • Fellowship3
  • Epilepsy Fellowship2
  • Clinical Neurophysiology Fellowship1
  • Headache Medicine Fellowship1
  • Neuro-Ophthalmology Fellowship1

Where graduates work now

  • University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine3
  • University Health2
  • Baylor College of Medicine1
  • Cox Medical Center Springfield1
  • Endeavor Health1
  • Evergreen Hospital Medical Center1

Research

50% of current residents have a paper since 2023

6 of 12, 25 papers between them

  • Acute Ischemic Stroke Management
  • Intracranial Aneurysms: Treatment and Complications
  • Retinal Diseases and Treatments
  • Multiple Sclerosis Research Studies
  • Migraine and Headache Studies

Life

$64k to start, $66k by PGY-2.

Pay by year

  • PGY-1$64,006
  • PGY-2$65,574

People

Leadership

  • Nathan LightfootProgram Director, UMKC Neurology Residency Program
  • Rola MahmoudAssociate Program Director, Neurology Residency
  • Sean GrattonAcademic Chair, UMKC Neurology Residency Program

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Faculty, residents, graduates and the people residents publish with.

Place

Summers reach 90°, winters fall to 22°. About 18 inches of snow a year.

Weather by month

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Commute

601k people live within 20 minutes of St Luke's Hospital-Kansas City by car with no traffic.

Cost of living

A one bedroom rents for about $1,160 a month within 10 miles of St Luke's Hospital-Kansas City.

Hazards

  • Tornadoes
  • Hail
  • Heat waves
  • River flooding