Osteopathic Medicine

KCU professor Dr. Ken Stewart addresses the risks of alcohol consumption in honor of Alcohol Awareness Month.

The Osteopathic Heritage Foundation (the Foundation) recently established a $500,000 endowed scholarship in honor of Kansas City University  alumna Capt. Rebecca deVillers, MC, USN, DO.

The energy was unmistakable on both KCU campuses as fourth-year osteopathic medical students gathered in Kansas City and Joplin, and tuned in remotely from across the country, to celebrate Match Day 2026.

As an aspiring medical student, Allison Abraham, DO, was keenly interested in understanding international health care, knowing that a global lens would inform her knowledge as a future physician.

 In a world where health care often feels like a tangled web of bureaucracy, KCU College of Osteopathic Medicine alumnus Matthew Daggett, DO, is lighting the way forward.

KCU alumna Leslie Israel, DO (COM 1992), MPH, began her journey to medical school began at UCLA, where her interest in communications and human behaviors led her to pursue a psychology degree.

For Ulysses and Vanessa Fernandez -Miro, DO, medicine has always been about people. From the clinics of Alaska to the structure of the U.S. Air Force, they’ve built careers around connection, care and service.

By the time Alexandra Lawlor, DO, MPH, opened her Match Day email, she knew one thing for certain: she had given the process everything she had. That confidence was built over years of discovery and clinical preparation, and it ultimately led her to dermatology.

When Suhas Babu thinks about why he’s in medical school, he starts with his heart. Born with congenital heart disease, he underwent open-heart surgeries in elementary school and again in high school.

Mahan Hadjian didn’t expect to find himself at the cutting-edge of national research, but that’s exactly where he landed thanks to a prestigious fellowship at the National Institutes of Health. 

Dr. Ken Stewart shares practical ways to reduce your risk of Parkinson’s disease through diet, exercise and healthy daily habits.

Edward Glinski, DO, MBA, spent his career restoring sight, mentoring future physicians and serving communities around the world.