The First Magnet Hospital in Kansas.

On Wednesday, December 20, 2006, The University of Kansas Hospital became the first hospital in Kansas to attain the coveted Magnet™ designation. The Department of Nursing began working toward this goal in 2002.

Highest Ranking of Any Area Hospital In Any Specialty.

KANSAS CITY, Kan. – The University of Kansas Hospital has been ranked 30th in the nation for heart care and heart surgery in the new U.S. News and World Report’s “Best Hospitals” issue. It is the highest ranked heart program in the area and the highest ranking of any area hospital in any specialty areas ranked by the magazine.

• Allergy and Immunology
• Ophthalmology
• Anesthesiology
• Otolaryngology
• Burn & Wound Care Surgery
• Pain Management
• Cancer Center
• Palliative Care
• Cardiology
• Pathology & Laboratory Medicine
• Dental Care
• Pediatrics
• Dermatology
• Endocrinology
• Primary Care
• Family Medicine
• Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences

• Gastroenterology
• Psychology
• Hematology & Oncology
• Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine
• Infectious Diseases
• Radiology
• Integrative/Complementary Medicine
• Radiation Oncology
• Internal Medicine
• Rehabilitation Services
• Nephrology
• Rheumatology
• Neurology
• Nursing
• Transplant Programs
• Obstetrics & Gynecology

• Pediatric Surgery
• Plastic Surgery
• General Surgery
• Neurosurgery
• Thoracic & Cardiovascular Surgery

• Trauma and Critical Care Surgery
• Urological Surgery
• Orthopedic Surgery
• Vascular and Endovascular Surgery

Cardiology

• Beauchamp, Gary D MD
  
• Berenbom, Loren D MD
  
• Bhagat, Ravi K MD
  
• Bormann, Steven W MD
  
• Candipan, Robert C MD PhD

Neurology

• Anderson, Heather S MD
  
• Barohn, Richard J MD
  
• Bickel, Jennifer L MD
  
• Burns, Jeffrey M MD
  
• Dick, Arthur R MD

Neurosurgery

• Arnold, Paul M MD
  
• Grant, John A MD
  
• Nazzaro, Jules M MD
  
• Pollack, Ania G MD

Obstetrics and Gynecology

• Alexander, Charles E MD
  
• Bennett, Timothy L MD
  
• Calkins, John W MD
  
• Carroll, Elaine M MD
  
• Chapman, Julia A MD

Ophthalmology

• Cibis, Gerhard W MD
  
• Curran, Terrence MD
  
• DeKeyser, Dirck L OD
  
• Fox, Gregory M MD
  
• Godfrey, William A MD

Orthopedics

• Burton, Douglas C MD
  
• Heddings, Archie A MD
  
• Hendricks, Kelly J MD
  
• Horton, Greg A MD
  
• Jackson, R Sean MD

Radiology

• Bertsch, Judson R MD
  
• Brown, Kevin D MD
  
• Cox, Glendon G MD
  
• Davidson, Kendrick C MD
  
• Dusing, Reginald W MD

Surgery

• Abdulkarim, A Bashar MD PhD
  
• Al-Kasspooles, Mazin F MD
  
• Barefoot, Sherwood W Jr MD
  
• Braxton, Carla C MD
  
• Cockrell, Gail Y MD

Urology

• Broghammer, Joshua A MD
  
• Duchene, David A MD
  
• Gatti, John M MD
  
• Griebling, Tomas L MD
  
• Holzbeierlein, Jeffrey M MD