Scott Kujath, MD, FACS, FSVS
Scott Kujath, MD, FACS, FSVS, a vascular surgeon with the Midwest Aortic and Vascular Institute, is NKCH’s new medical staff president.
He started his one-year term July 1.
In this role, Dr. Kujath chairs the Medical Executive Committee, provides leadership to his colleagues, and acts as a liaison between the medical staff and the hospital’s administration.
“We are a progressive, independent hospital, and part of that is driven by the medical staff,” said Dr. Kujath, pointing to the hospital’s proactive efforts in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, including its Operation Safe regional vaccination clinic, workgroups and personal protective equipment sterilization process.
Dr. Kujath, who joined NKCH in 2001, said he appreciates the hospital’s position in the Northland.
“NKCH is an integral part of this community,” he said. “This hospital, which is one of the largest employers in the area, provides a valuable service that allows Northlanders to seek nearby care.”
He has served the hospital widely, including two terms as Department of Surgery chair and as chair of the Cardiovascular Subcommittee, Operating Room Subcommittee and Surgery Advisory Committee.
Dr. Kujath’s clinical focus includes complex open and endovascular aortic aneurysm and carotid artery repairs. He is a leader in research, serving as a local principal investigator for several clinical trials in aortic and vascular disease.
Beyond the hospital, Dr. Kujath is president of the Kansas City Medical Society and on the board of directors for its foundation. He also is on the board of Living Room Ministries International, for which he is treasurer, and he served on the board of the Mission of Hope Clinic, for which he was chair and medical director. He is a member of the Midwestern Vascular Surgery Society, Missouri State Medical Society, Society for Vascular Surgery, and Undersea and Hyperbaric Medical Society.
Dr. Kujath holds academic appointments with Kansas City University, the University of Kansas and the University of Missouri-Kansas City. He is program director of MAVI’s American Council of Graduate Medical Education-accredited vascular surgery fellowship and chief of Vascular Surgery at the Kansas City Veterans Affairs Medical Center.
A fellow of the American College of Surgeons and the Society for Vascular Surgery, Dr. Kujath is a diplomat of the American Board of Surgery and board certified in vascular surgery. He earned his medical degree in 1995 from the University of Missouri-Kansas City, where he completed his general surgery residency in 2000. He did his vascular surgery fellowship at the University of Tennessee.
Dr. Kujath succeeds Joseph Eisenach, MD, a gastroenterologist with Digestive Health Specialists.
Alexis Meredith, MD, a pulmonologist with Meritas Health Pulmonary Medicine, and Gerald Park, MD, a urologist with Kansas City Urology Care, are president-elect and secretary treasurer, respectively.