Officers

Involvement in MO Chapter leadership provides an avenue for fulfillment and an opportunity to really make a difference in your community. If you are interested in a leadership position, or just want to become more involved and educated about what your Chapter is doing, please contact the Chapter President, Claudia K. Preuschoff, listed below.

Executive Committee

President

Stuart C. Sweet, MD, PhD, FAAP
St. Louis Children’s Hospital
One Children’s Place
St. Louis, MO  63110
Phone: 314-454-4159
Fax: 314-454-4280

President-Elect

Robert W. Steele, MD, FAAP
St. John’s Whiteside Pediatrics
2115 S. Fremont, Suite 2900
Springfield, MO  65809
Phone: 417-820-3535
Fax: 417-820-3540

Secretary/Treasurer

Sandra McKay MD., FAAP
Mercy Clinic
O’Fallon Pediatric Partners
1001 Highway K, Suite 4
O’Fallon MO 63366
636-240-9896

Past President

Claudia K. Preuschoff, MD, FAAP
Poplar Bluff Pediatrics
2210 Barron Rd., Suite 120
Poplar Bluff, MO  63901
Phone: 573-785-2005
Fax: 573-785-9444

Board Members

Mark Eddy, MD, FAAP
SSM Cardinal Glennon Children’s Medical Center
1465 S. Grand Blvd.
St. Louis, MO  63104
Phone: 314-577-5648
Fax: 314-268-6448

Alan Grimes, MD, FAAP
Priority Care Pediatrics
9411 N. Oak Trfwy
N. Kansas City, MO  64155
Phone: 816-412-2900
Fax: 816-412-2915

Robert J. Harris, MD, FAAP
Boone Clinic Pediatrics
401 Keene St.
Columbia, MO  65201
Phone: 573-876-1620
Fax: 573-876-1626

Geetha Raghuveer, MD, MPH, FAAP
Children’s Mercy Hospitals and Clinics
2401 Gillham Rd.
Kansas City, MO  64108
Phone: 816-234-3255

Thomas W. Selva, MD, FAAP
University Hospital
One Hospital Dr., M741 B
Columbia, MO  65212
Phone: 573-882-6882
Fax: 573-884-5179

Michael Moran, MD, FAAP
5926 N Bedford Ave.
Kansas City, MO 64151
Phone: 816-413-2500

Kristin A. Sohl, MD
Assistant Professor of Clinical Child Health
Division of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics
Thompson Center Medical Director
MU Thompson Center for Autism
University of Missouri Health Care

CATCH Co-Coordinators

Kristi Canty, MD, FAAP
Children’s Mercy Hospital
2401 Gillham Road
Kansas City, MO 64108
Phone: 816-268-6149

Sarah Garwood, MD, FAAP
St. Louis Children’s Hospital
1 Children’s Place
St. Louis,  MO 63110
Phone: 314-369-9330
Fax: 314-369-9330

AAP FOUNDATION Board of Directors

Corinne Walentik, MD, FAAP
Daryl A. Lynch, MD, FAAP
Thomas W. Tryon, MD, FAAP

MO AAP Executive Director

Johanna B. Derda
1537 B Cedar Ridge Place
Jefferson City, MO 65109-1909
Phone: 573-301-3468
Fax: 573-893-5393
jbderda@aap.net

Committees of MO-AAP

Legislative Committee

Co-Chairs: Robert J. Harris, M.D. FAAP and Kristin Sohl, M.D. FAAP and

Membership Committee

Chair: Claudia Preuschoff, M.D. FAAP

Communications Committee

Chair: Stuart Sweet, M.D. Ph.D. FAAP

Pediatric Council

Alan Grimes, M.D. FAAP
Thomas Selva, M.D. FAAP

Disaster Preparedness Team

Chair: Theodore Barnett, MD, FAAP, Children’s Mercy Hospital, Kansas City

Co-Chair: Frederic Wheeler, MD, FAAP, Joplin