Stephen C Salanski, MD

Dr. Stephen Salanski obtained his medical degree from the University of Missouri, Columbia School of Medicine. He completed his residency at the Goppert Family Practice Residency Program. Dr. Salanski spent more than twelve eyars as a family physician in Lee's Summit before returning to the Goppert Family Practice Residency Program, serving as Associate Director for four years and currently as the Program Director. Dr. Salanski's interests include quality improvement projects in areas including chronic illness care (such as diabetes and asthma). He has produced an AAFP audiotape CME program called "Preventive Care of Type II Diabetes" in conjunction with Dr. Larry Rues. With Dr. Mark Lee, he developed and performed a seminar in 2003 entitled "Treadmill Testing for the Family Physician," currently in the curriculum at the NCFPR. He is an active ACLS instructor and periodically reviews "code blues" with the residents. He has also provided additional training in End-of-Life Care and Medical Ethics. Dr. Salanski served as president of the medical staff at Baptist Lutheran Medical Center and as a chairperson on several committees including ethics and peer review. In April of 2006, the inpatient services at Baptist Lutheran were transitioned to Research Medical Center, and Dr. Salanski now serves on the Medical Executive Committee, Patient Care Commission and the Ethics Committee there. He also serves as co-chair of the Center for Practical Bioethics Ethics Committee Consortium, which includes representatives of ethics committees from most Kansas City area hospitals, and he works with the Kansas City Quality Improvement Consortium which has written several chronic illness guidelines for use throughout the Kansas City medical community. He also serves on the Lee's Summit Health Education Advisory Board.

Website

http://Goppert-Trinity.com

Medical Education & Training

Medical School: University of Missouri School of Medicine
Residency: Baptist Lutheran Medical Center
Specialty Board Certifications: Am Bd Family Practice - Status: Certified

Gender

Male

Languages

English

Stephen C Salanski, MD

Specialty

Family Practice

Stephen C Salanski, MD

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