Our Physicians

MAWD Pathology offers unmatched and diverse advanced subspecialty expertise and employs many of the region's recognized leaders in subspecialty pathology. Pathologists at MAWD are Board Certified by the American Board of Pathology in Anatomic and Clinical Pathology, Anatomic Pathology, or Clinical Pathology, and have at least one area of expert focus, even when subspecialty board certification is not available.

MAWD has now grown to involve over 50 pathologists. Our pathologists hold subspecialty board certification in a variety of disciplines: blood banking/transfusion medicine, cytopathology, dermatopathology, hematopathology, molecular genetic pathology, and oral and maxillofacial pathology. Where subspecialty board certification is not available, MAWD pathologists have fellowship training in breast pathology, gastrointestinal (GI) pathology, gynecologic (GYN) pathology, and neuropathology. Dr. Samuel Caughron, President and Chief Executive Officer of MAWD Pathology, was the first board certified molecular genetic pathologist in the region.

View all our pathologists or use the filter to view pathologists by board certification and/or subspecialty focus area.

Medical School
University of Missouri
Residency
University of Missouri
Fellowships
University of Nebraska, Saint Louis University
Board Certification
Anatomic Pathology, Dermatopathology

Subspecialty Focus
Bone & Soft Tissue and Breast Pathology

Jessica Kozel, MD

Medical School
University of Missouri
Internship
University of Missouri
Residency
University of Missouri
Board Certification
Anatomic & Clinical Pathology

Chadwick Linder, MD

Medical School

University of Kansas School of Medicine

Residency

Duke University Medical Center

Fellowship

University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics

Board Certifications

Anatomic and Clinical Pathology

David McKenzie, MD

Medical School
Emory University
Residency
East Carolina University
Fellowship
University of North Carolina
Board Certification
Anatomic & Clinical Pathology, Hematopathology

Jeremy Parris, MD

Medical School
University of Missouri
Residency
Naval Academy
Fellowship
University of Kansas
Board Certification
Anatomic & Clinical Pathology

Subspecialty Focus

Cytopathology

Steven LaRue, MD

Medical School
Loyola University Chicago
Residency
Duke University
Fellowship
Medical College of Wisconsin
Board Certification
Anatomic & Clinical Pathology, Blood Banking/Transfusion Medicine

S. Kevin Madigan, MD

Medical School
University of Missouri - Kansas City
Residency
University of Kansas
Board Certification
Anatomic & Clinical Pathology

Leslie Miller, MD

Medical School
University of North Carolina
Residency
University of Kansas
Fellowship
University of Kansas
Board Certification
Anatomic & Clinical Pathology, Cytopathology

Maxwell Pike, MD

Medical School
Des Moines University
Residency
Creighton University
Board Certification
Anatomic & Clinical Pathology

Ron Leonard, DO

Medical School
University of Missouri
Residency
University of Missouri
Fellowship
Weill Cornell College of Medicine
Board Certification
Anatomic & Clinical Pathology, Hematopathology

Paul McGowan, MD

Dental School
Northwestern University
Residency
Baylor College of Dentistry - Texas A&M University
Board Certification
Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology

Aparna Naidu, DDS, MS

Medical School
University of Kansas
Residency
University of New Mexico
Fellowships
University of New Mexico
Board Certification
Anatomic & Clinical Pathology, Cytopathology

Aaron Rupp, MD