Executive Committee & Fourth Trimester Committee

Meet the esteemed members of our Executive Committee and Fourth Trimester Committee.

Executive Committee Members

Past Chairperson

Dr. Devika Maulik | M.D. Maternal-Fetal Medicine | Kansas City

Expertise:

Maternal nutrition, Maternal mortality, racial disparities in perinatal outcomes

Facility/Position:

Olathe Medical Center/ Children’s Mercy Hospital, Staff Perinatologist (primary)
AdventHealth at Shawnee Mission Hospital, Staff Perinatologist
University of Missouri Kansas City/ Fetal Health Center/ Truman Medical Center, Assistant Professor/ Site Director for the Maternal-Fetal Medicine Fellowship

Chairperson

Dr. Cara A. Busenhart | Certified Nurse-Midwife; PhD, APRN, CNM, FACNM | Kansas City

Expertise:

Nurse-midwifery; quality improvement and research; education

Facility/Position:

University of Kansas School of Nursing, Director, Advanced Practice. Director, Nurse-Midwifery; Clinical Assistant Professor
University of Kansas Hospital, Certified Nurse-Midwife
JayDoc Free Health Clinic (student-run medical clinic), Attending; Certified Nurse-Midwife

Chairperson-Elect

Dr. Parul Nguyen, OB-GYN, MPH

Expertise:

Public health, health equity and maternal health outcomes

Facility/Position:

Unified Government Public Health Department, AmeriCorps VISTA Member, Kansas City, KS

Officer

Jeri Harvey | MSN RN CNL | Topeka

Expertise:

Quality improvement, education

Facility/Position:

Baker University School of Nursing, Instructor
Stormont Vail Health, Maternal/Child Educator

Officer

Dr. Kimberly Swan | OBGYN | Kansas City

Expertise:

Serve as ACOG KS Section Vice-Chair

Facility/Position:

Overland Park Regional Medical Center, Residency Program Director

Officer

Dr. Kimberly Brey

Expertise:

Serves on various OB committees

Facility/Position:

Stormont Vail, Medical Staff President

Officer

Kari Smith, BSN

Expertise:

Working to complete a Master of Science in Nursing Education from Oklahoma Wesleyan University

Facility/Position:

AdventHealth Shawnee Mission, Clinical Nurse Educator

Officer

Dr. Sharla Smith, PhD, MPH

Expertise:

Health economics, policy and management
Founder and director of the Kansas Birth Equity Network
Works to improve Black birthing outcomes in Kansas through community-centered approaches

Facility/Position: