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GROSSMAN BURN CENTERS PHYSICIANS

Dr. Matt Young

Dr. Matt Young has worked for the Grossman Burn Center since 1978, specializing in Pediatrics. He attended University of Texas Medical School.  He did his pediatric residencies at the Bowman-Gray School of Medicine and Children's Hospital in Los Angeles. He was Chief Resident at Cedars Sinai Medical Center. He is an Assistant Professor of Medicine at UCLA at the University Of California Los Angeles School Of Medicine.  He is a member of the American Burn Association, California Burn Association, American Academy of Pediatrics, International Society of Burn Injuries and the Los Angeles Pediatric Society. He has done many lectures on Pediatric Burns and Child Abuse.

Dr. Megan L. Garcia

Dr. Megan L. Garcia is a board-certified general surgeon who has been working at the Grossman Burn Center at Research Medical Center in Kansas City, Missouri since it opened in 2013. She earned her medical degree from the University of Missouri- Kansas City School of Medicine. She completed her medical residency at the University of New Mexico School of Medicine. Dr. Garcia is a Fellow (FACS) with the American College of Surgeons, a Chair of the Midwest Division of the American Burn Association, an Inductee into the Arnold P. Gold Honor Society and a Looking to the Future Scholarship recipient for the Society of Thoracic Surgeons.

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Dr. Jeffrey W. Colyer

Dr. Jeffrey W. Colyer has been working for the Grossman Burn Center since 2017, specializing in reconstructive cases.  Dr. Colyer earned a bachelor’s degree in economics from Georgetown University, a master’s degree in international relations from Cambridge University, and a medical doctorate from University of Kansas, School of Medicine.  At home in Kansas, Dr. Colyer is driven to serve his community.  As a craniofacial/plastic surgeon he is passionate about reconstructing complex skull and facial deformities in children. Sworn in as the 47th Governor of the state of Kansas in 2018, Governor Jeff Colyer, M.D. is a fifth generation Kansan from Hays who is dedicated to making a difference in people’s lives on the personal, state, national and international level.

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Dr. James Howard

Dr. James Howard, is a double board-certified general and critical care surgeon who has been practicing in the Kansas City area since 2011. He earned his medical degree from the University of Kansas School of Medicine and completed his surgery residency there as well. Following his residency, he pursued a fellowship in trauma, acute care surgery, and critical care at The Ohio State Medical Center. After completing his critical care fellowship, Dr. Howard specialized in burn and reconstructive surgery as a fellow in the burn department. He returned to Kansas City in 2011, where he worked as an academic burn and trauma surgeon at the University of Kansas Hospital. During his time there, he served as the Medical Director of the Burn Center and the Medical Director of Surgical Critical Care. His research focused on the microvascular and systemic effects of burns. Dr. Howard joined the Grossman Group in 2022. 

Bob Hafner

Bob Hafner is a Nurse Practitioner who has been working at the Grossman Burn Center at Research Medical Center in Kansas City, Missouri since it opened in 2013. He received his Masters of Science in Nursing from the University of Southern Indiana, and his Bachelors of Science in Nursing from the University of Kansas. He is a member of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners, American Association of Critical Care Nurses, and the American Burn Association. Bob handles inpatient and outpatient care in the burn center, and assists in surgeries with both burn and trauma cases. Bob has also been serving our country in the US Army Reserves since 1995.

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Lacey Kapp

Lacey Kapp is a certified Physician Assistant who joined the Grossman Burn Center team in 2022. She attended the University of California, Davis where she received her Master of Health Services degree in Physician Assistant Studies. She is a member of the American Academy of Physician Assistants, California Academy of Physician Assistants, and the American Burn Association. At Bakersfield Memorial Hospital, Lacey is responsible for the comprehensive inpatient and outpatient care of our pediatric and adult patients. Additionally, she is an assistant surgeon on all acute burn and reconstructive cases.

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Dr. Jonathan Simons

Dr. Jonathan Simons has been in private practice since 1995. From that time he has been the Director of psycho social services at the Grossman Burn Center.  His education includes the University of Southern California, Antioch University and Ryokan College where he received his Doctor of Psychology in Clinical Psychology. Dr. Simons is a specialist in providing trauma-related psychotherapy, grief and bereavement-related psychotherapy, and chronic health related psychotherapy.  He lectures frequently on the topic of Psychological Trauma and Recovery. Dr. Simons is a member of several associations for marriage and family therapists, in addition, he is a founding member of SCAN (suspected child abuse and neglect) team at the Grossman Burn Center.

Dr. Alexander Majidian

Dr. Alexander Majidian is a board-certified plastic and reconstructive surgeon.  He attended Tulane University School of Medicine, followed by a general surgery residency at Northwestern Memorial Hospital, and a plastic surgery residency at the University of Missouri, Kansas City.  He subsequently completed fellowships at the University of Alabama in Birmingham and Georgetown University in Washington, D.C..

He is a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons, and an instructor in Advanced Burn Life Support for the American Burn Association.  He is also a Medical Expert for the California Medical Association  Dr. Majidian has published numerous articles in plastic surgery and burn surgery, and has worked at the Grossman Burn Center since 1996.

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Dr. Edwin Garcia

Dr. Edwin Garcia is a board-certified fellowship trained burn surgeon. He completed his academic and surgical training at the Keck School of Medicine at University of Southern California and has been practicing acute and reconstructive burn care since 2014. He is a member of the American Burn Association and is an active American Burn Life Support instructor. Dr. Garcia believes in a compassionate and comprehensive approach to burn care, to optimize results and have a positive impact on patients and their families.

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