Meet our team
Board of Directors:
- Paula Roychaudhuri., Interim Medical Director, Kanssa City VA Medical Center
- Ahmed Batrash., MD, Chief of Staff, Kansas City VA Medical Center
- Sharad Mathur., MD, ACOS of Education, Kansas City VA Medical Center
- Prateek Sharma.,MD, Chief of Gastroenterology, Staff Physician, Kansas City VA Medical Center
- Ramratan Sharma., PhD. MHSA, ACOS of Research, Kansas City VA Medical Center, VISN15 chair
- Candace Ifabiyi, Director, Robert J. Dole VA Medical Center
- L. Christine Faulk., MD, ACOS of Research Robert J. Dole VA Medical Center
- Anthony R. Klopfer, Director, VA Eastern Kansas Healthcare System
- Melinda Gaddy., PhD, ACOS of Research, VA Eastern Kansas Healthcare System.
- Willard Snyder., JD, Community Member, Vice President of Real Estate Corporation Inc, Chairman of the Breidenthal – Snyder Foundation.
- Richard Gibson, Community Member, Retired Chief of Staff, US Army Command and General Staff College.
- Mary Oehlert., PhD, Community Member, Retired ACOS of Research VA Eastern Kansas Healthcare System.
- Arthur Filmore.,. JD, Community Member, Aegis Law Firm
- Jean J Gurga, Director, Kansas City VA Medical Center
Executive Officers:
- Gurga Jean J, KCVA Medical center director, President
- Willard Snyder, JD, Vice President
Professional staff:
Julie Gouda, MD, - Executive Director
Dr. Gouda, a Physician and Cardiologist from Cairo, Egypt, earned her medical degree and master's in Internal Medicine locally. Additionally, Fellowship trained at Walter Reed Hospital, Washington, DC, she previously oversaw 6-8 nursing home facilities, managing an average staff of 50 to 75. Passionate about research, she gained extensive experience as a research coordinator at Children’s Mercy Hospital and KU Med, School of Allied Health, where she also served as a professor of Cardiology in the Physical Therapy department. Coming from a military family, her late Father, a Major General in the Egyptian Military, Dr. Gouda served for 15 years, attaining the rank of Colonel.