KPQC Executive Committee
Past Chairperson 2018 – 2020
Jodi Jackson | M.D. Neonatology | Kansas City
Expertise
NAS, Quality Improvement, Standardization of care
Facility/Position
- Children’s Mercy Hospital, Neonatologist
- University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine, Associate Professor of Pediatrics
- Shawnee Mission Medical Center, Medical director NICU
Chairperson 2019 – 2021
Kourtney Bettinger | M.D. MPH Pediatrics | Kansas City
Expertise
Social medicine, Global health
Facility/Position
- University of Kansas Medical Center, Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Chairperson Elect 2020 – 2022
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
Officer 2019 & 2020
Maria Imelda Bautista-Navarro | M.D. Neonatology | Topeka
Expertise
Prematurity, Respiratory distress syndrome, QI
Facility/Position
- Stormont Vail Health: Level III NICU Medical Director
- University of Kansas Health System, St. Francis Campus, Special Care Nursery
Medical Director
Officer 2020
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
Officer 2020 & 2021
Taylor Bertschy | DO, OBGYN | Wichita
Facility/Position
- Wesley Medical Center, OBGYN Hospitalist, Residency Associate Program Director
Officer 2020
Kimberly Swan | OBGYN | Kansas City
Expertise
Serve as ACOG KS Section Vice-Chair
Facility/Position
- Overland Park Regional Medical Center, Residency Program Director
Officer 2020 & 2021
Susan Thrasher | DNP, FNP-BC, RNC | Olathe
Expertise
AWHONN Kansas Co-Legislative Section Leader (2014 – Present)
Facility/Position
- Overland Park Regional Medical Center, Manager, Maternal-Fetal Health Center
Ex-Officio
Karen Braman | RPh, MS | Topeka
Expertise
Quality and Patient Safety, Data/ Analytics, Pharmacy
Facility/Position
- Kansas Hospital Association, Senior Vice President, Healthcare Strategy and Policy
Ex-Officio
Kasey Sorell | BSN, RN, CPC | Topeka
Expertise
MCH priorities
Facility/Position
- Kansas Department of Health and Environment, Health Planning Consultant, Bureau of Family Health