Alexander Pankratov MD

Education: Bachelor of Science in Biology from University of Oklahoma; Doctor of Osteopathy from Oklahoma State University College of Osteopathic Medicine; Internal Medicine residency training at University of Kansas Medical Center.
Hire Date:  August 2021 
Board Certification:  Internal Medicine
Organized Medicine & Community Involvement: Member of many local, state and national medical societies.

Member, Gates Hospitalists LLC

Education: Bachelor of Science in Chemistry from Truman State University; Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine; residency training at Deaconess West Hospital (Des Peres).
Hire Date: December 2003
Board Certification:  Internal Medicine; Fellow of the American Osteopathic Board of Internal Medicine 
Organized Medicine & Community Involvement: Serves on several hospital committees; is a member of many local, state and national medical societies.

Education: University of Missouri Kansas City School of Medicine. 6-year BA/MD program. Class of 2016. Medical Doctor. Bachelor of Liberal Arts Major. Chemistry Minor; Internal Medicine-Pediatrics residency training at University of Missouri Kansas City.
Hire Date:  January 2024 
Board Eligible:  Internal Medicine
Organized Medicine & Community Involvement: Member of many local, state and national medical societies.

Education: Bachelor of Science in Chemistry from Emory University; Kansas City University of Medicine and Biosciences; residency training at Medical College of Georgia/ Augusta University Medical Center.
Hire Date:  September 2019 
Board Certification:  Internal Medicine
Organized Medicine & Community Involvement: Member of many local, state and national medical societies.

Education: Bachelor of Science in Biology from University of Iowa; Doctor of Osteopathy from Kansas City University of Medicine and Biosciences; Internal Medicine residency training at AOA Mercy Medical Center - Des Moines.
Hire Date:  August 2021 
Board Certification:  Internal Medicine
Organized Medicine & Community Involvement: Member of many local, state and national medical societies.

Robert Evangelidis MD

Christopher Chapman DO

Education:  Bachelor of Science from Truman State University; Cornell Law School, J.D. degree

Hire Date:  January 2003

Licensure:  Member of both the Missouri Bar and the New York Bar

Experience: Practiced law in Binghamton, New York for two years at Hinman, Howard & Kattell in the Employee Benefits Law department.  Stacey moved from New York to Kansas City, Missouri and began working at Bryan Cave LLP where she worked in the Employee Benefits Law and Corporate Law Departments.  January 2003, Stacey began working at Gates Hospitalists, LLC providing general legal counsel and managing the business administration of the practice.  

Rahul Kapur MD

Ross Elliott DO

Nick Gier MD

Member, Gates Hospitalists LLC

Education: Bachelor of Arts in Chemistry from the University of Kansas; Kansas University School of Medicine; residency training at KU Medical Center.
Hire Date: July 2007 
Board Certification:  Internal Medicine 
Organized Medicine & Community Involvement: Serves on the Liberty Hospital Medical Executive Committee beginning January 2016; serves on several hospital committees; is a member of many local, state and national medical societies.

Ashley Hole DO

Member, Gates Hospitalists LLC

Education: Kansas City University of Medicine and Biosciences; residency training at Mount Clemens General Hospital located in Michigan.
Hire Date:  September 2017 
Board Certification:  Internal Medicine
Organized Medicine & Community Involvement: Member of many local, state and national medical societies.

Lancer Gates DO, FACOI

Member, Gates Hospitalists LLC

Education: Bachelor of Science in Pre-medicine from Penn State University; Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine; Residency training at Wilson Memorial Hospital.

Hire Date: December 2002 Founded Gates Hospitalists, LLC

Board Certification:  Internal Medicine (AOBIM and ABIM); Fellow of the American Osteopathic Board of Internal Medicine 

Organized Medicine & Community Involvement: Serves as Past-President of the Missouri State Medical Society (2024-2025); President of the Missouri State Medical Society (2023-2024); the Editorial Board of Missouri Medicine: the Journal of the Missouri State Medical Association; Board member of the MSMA Insurance Agency; member of the MSMA Committee for Legislative Affairs and the MSMA Ethics Committee; Past-President of the Kansas City Medical Society. He served as the President of Kansas City Regional Osteopathic Medical Association 2018-2019. He serves on the CENTRUS Health Finance Committee and is the Co-chair of the CENTRUS Health Performance Improvement sub-committee. He served as an appointed member of the Board of Trustees of the Clay County Public Health Department. His honors include:  2008 Missouri Association of Osteopathic Physicians and Surgeons (MAOPS) Physician of the year; 2007 Kansas City Medical Society Doctor of Distinction. 

Education: Medical training at Kasturba Medical College (India); internship training and residency training at Wesley Hospital.
Hire Date:  October 2012 
Board Certification:  Family Medicine 
Organized Medicine & Community Involvement: Serves on several hospital committees; is a member of many local, state and national medical societies.

Corey Lewis MD

Abdurrahman Bouzid DO

Member, Gates Hospitalists LLC

Education: University of Kansas; Kansas University School of Medicine; residency training at KU Medical Center.
Hire Date: October 2012
Board Certification:  Internal Medicine 
Organized Medicine & Community Involvement: Serves on several hospital committees; is a member of many local, state and national medical societies, serves as a physician member on the Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City Corporate Credentials Committee. In the past, Dr. Lewis served his country as a physician in the United States Air Force.

Rusty Bergman DO, FACOI

Excellence in Hospital Patient Care

Stacey Gates Esq.

General Counsel & Business Manager

Member, Gates Hospitalists LLC

Education: Medical training at Astrakhan State Medical Academy (Astrakhan, Russia); residency training in Russia in anesthesiology and critical care; residency training in New York in internal medicine. 
Hire Date: September 2011 
Board Certification:  Internal Medicine 
Organized Medicine & Community Involvement: Serves on several hospital committees; is a member of many local, state and national medical societies.