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Meet Dr. Kylie Vannaman, MD
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Testimonials
"Dr. V is one of the best physicians I have seen in my career in healthcare of the last 40 years. She listens....really listens to her patients. She is knowledgable including the latest research. You never feel like you are a bother, or she is in a rush to see the next patient, or that your questions or concerns are silly. If you need a physician, I wholeheartedly recommend Dr. Vannaman."
"I have had the pleasure to meet Dr. Vannaman and would like to say how impressed I was with her and the new office. When they had their Open House I visited with my great-granddaughter and her mother because they were interested in the new service they were offering. My three year old granddaughter was very taken with Dr. Kylie as was her little Beanie Baby which she brought with her. After reviewing the membership and the times available to see the doctors they decided to sign her up along with daddy. As it goes, it was not too long she was sick and daddy had to take her to see Dr. Vannaman. In fact my granddaughter said Dr. V is who she wanted to go see. The visit went quite well and Dr. V even had time to check the Beanie Baby who was also sick, in addition to going over my granddaughters history and allergy medicines she is taking and what she has taken in the past. I would highly recommend this service as the cost is affordable and they are available to spend time discussing everything and not rushing you through. I with her luck in her new endeavor, I know she will be quite successful."
"You really did touch me as a person, not just a doctor/patient situation. You truly care about the whole person and their well-being which is very difficult to find these days."
"Dr. Vannaman is a terrific physician. She spent a lot of time talking with me about my health issues. She is up to date on the latest advancements. I never felt rushed while I visited her. I highly recommend her."
"Thank you for your kind words and for your help (with my mother-in-law's care). Your care for and your dedication to your patients has been obvious, from the very first meeting with you to this most recent example."
"Dr. Vannaman is one of the best doctors I have ever had. She listens and enables patient input to the health journey. She walks the journey with you. She is knowledgeable and keeps up-to-date. She is internet savvy (as am I) and is well able to provide further reading available on the web. Her "bed-side manner" is superb, you always feel welcome, and feel she does the best she can with the resources available."
"A great balance of clinical skills and genuine interest in people."
"I was very pleased with my office visit and want to have you as my primary physician. In this short visit I felt a connection and a genuine concern for my health/well being."
"I feel more comfortable with Dr. Vannaman than I have with any other practitioner I have had. She's just easy to be around listens well, and takes care of the problem."
"Friendly, caring, professional, knowledgeable... what more could you ask for in a family doctor?"
"I was excited to find such a great doctor! I felt as if she really listened and gave me useful advice. Her disposition is professional and kind."
"Dr. V is one of the best physicians I have seen in my career in healthcare of the last 40 years. She listens....really listens to her patients. She is knowledgable including the latest research. You never feel like you are a bother, or she is in a rush to see the next patient, or that your questions or concerns are silly. If you need a physician, I wholeheartedly recommend Dr. Vannaman."
"I have had the pleasure to meet Dr. Vannaman and would like to say how impressed I was with her and the new office. When they had their Open House I visited with my great-granddaughter and her mother because they were interested in the new service they were offering. My three year old granddaughter was very taken with Dr. Kylie as was her little Beanie Baby which she brought with her. After reviewing the membership and the times available to see the doctors they decided to sign her up along with daddy. As it goes, it was not too long she was sick and daddy had to take her to see Dr. Vannaman. In fact my granddaughter said Dr. V is who she wanted to go see. The visit went quite well and Dr. V even had time to check the Beanie Baby who was also sick, in addition to going over my granddaughters history and allergy medicines she is taking and what she has taken in the past. I would highly recommend this service as the cost is affordable and they are available to spend time discussing everything and not rushing you through. I with her luck in her new endeavor, I know she will be quite successful."
"You really did touch me as a person, not just a doctor/patient situation. You truly care about the whole person and their well-being which is very difficult to find these days."
"Dr. Vannaman is a terrific physician. She spent a lot of time talking with me about my health issues. She is up to date on the latest advancements. I never felt rushed while I visited her. I highly recommend her."
"Thank you for your kind words and for your help (with my mother-in-law's care). Your care for and your dedication to your patients has been obvious, from the very first meeting with you to this most recent example."
"Dr. Vannaman is one of the best doctors I have ever had. She listens and enables patient input to the health journey. She walks the journey with you. She is knowledgeable and keeps up-to-date. She is internet savvy (as am I) and is well able to provide further reading available on the web. Her "bed-side manner" is superb, you always feel welcome, and feel she does the best she can with the resources available."
"A great balance of clinical skills and genuine interest in people."
"I was very pleased with my office visit and want to have you as my primary physician. In this short visit I felt a connection and a genuine concern for my health/well being."
"I feel more comfortable with Dr. Vannaman than I have with any other practitioner I have had. She's just easy to be around listens well, and takes care of the problem."
"Friendly, caring, professional, knowledgeable... what more could you ask for in a family doctor?"
"I was excited to find such a great doctor! I felt as if she really listened and gave me useful advice. Her disposition is professional and kind."
Background
Dr. Kylie Vannaman, MD is a board-certified Family Medicine doctor who is passionate about restoring the doctor-patient relationship built on trust, communication and mutual respect.
Dr. Vannaman grew up in Raymore, MO and attended undergrad at Truman State University in Kirksville, MO, where she graduated early with her Biology degree and Summa Cum Laude distinction in December 2000. Following a semester abroad with her husband, she returned to Columbia, MO where she attended 4-years at the University of Missouri-Columbia Medical School and was elected Class President during her final year. During medical school, she was involved with international health initiatives and was elected President of Students Interested in Global Health for Tomorrow (SIGHT) and helped to organize a medical trip to rural Haiti through Maison de Naissance, which provides care for pregnant women and their children through clinic and home visits.
She completed her 3-year Family Medicine Residency at MU in 2008. During residency, she practiced at the Family Health Center, a federally qualified health center, serving the needs of the underserved, which honed her clinical diagnostic skills since extraneous labs and imaging were often unavailable or financially unfeasible for her patients. She also spent time working with the Indian Health Service on the Navajo Indian Reservation in Crownpoint, New Mexico as well as completing an elective rotation in Dr. Andrew Weil's Integrative Medicine program in Tucson, Arizona. These experiences helped shape the type of medicine that Dr. Vannaman practices, particularly by utilizing low-tech interventions with emphasis on treating the whole person in context of their life experiences and situations.
In her final year of residency, Dr. Vannaman was elected Chief Resident by her peers. She greatly enjoyed the organizational and teaching opportunities this provided. Indeed, teaching (and continual learning) are some of her very favorite aspects of primary care.
Following residency, she and her family traveled to New Zealand for a 6-month rural locum tenens assigment, which evolved into a 3 & 1/2 year adventure. During most of this time, Dr. Vannaman worked as a General Practitioner (GP) at the Hastings Health Centre, further developing her love for a system that encouraged primary care and her broad Family Medicine skills, which included care of all ages, women's health, urgent care, hospice and home visits.
After returning to the States, Dr. Vannaman worked in a traditional primary care practice for over a year and a half before determining that there was a better way forward for her that provided the patient-centered care she feels so passionate about. In 2015, she co-founded Health Suite 110, a Direct Primary Care clinic in Overland Park, KS with her Internal Medicine colleague, Dr. Haseeb Ahmed.
Dr. Vannaman lives in Kansas City, MO with her husband, son, daughter, father-in-law and one sweet, spoiled cat. She enjoys baseball, reading, travel, photography, yoga, ukulele, hiking, and cooking classes.
My Philosophy
Personalization + Access + Time = Quality Primary Care = Direct Primary Care
Quality primary care involves taking the whole person into consideration in context of their experiences, beliefs, values and family/social ties (personalization). It also involves being there when the patient needs it, whether that's as often as every day to closely monitor a potentially unstable condition to as little as once a year to make sure everything is still on track (access). Much of the care I provide often happens outside of the traditional office visit, including phone calls to check on patients and to follow-up on tests, discussions with other specialists about a patient's condition, research on latest treatment guidelines, communication with hospitals or a patient's previous physicians, etc (time).
I believe:
Personalization + Access + Time = Quality Primary Care = Direct Primary Care
Quality primary care involves taking the whole person into consideration in context of their experiences, beliefs, values and family/social ties (personalization). It also involves being there when the patient needs it, whether that's as often as every day to closely monitor a potentially unstable condition to as little as once a year to make sure everything is still on track (access). Much of the care I provide often happens outside of the traditional office visit, including phone calls to check on patients and to follow-up on tests, discussions with other specialists about a patient's condition, research on latest treatment guidelines, communication with hospitals or a patient's previous physicians, etc (time).
I believe:
- promotion and maintenance of wellness is more important than merely treating disease.
- everyone deserves health care.
- the patient is the center of care, not the doctor, the hospital or the insurance company.
- an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.
- trusted communication is the heart of good care. As put by one insightful physician, "I find the more I listen to people, the more I know them; and the more I know them, the better care I can give. Of equal importance: the more my patients know me, the more they trust me; and the more they trust me, the more they will let me help them stay healthy or get healthy".
- in avoiding unnecessary testing. Many diagnoses can be made by a thoughtful history and physical exam. I feel that a good test is one that helps to clarify a patient's risk, to guide treatment decisions or to improve quality of life. Unnecessary testing can lead to false-positive results, which may lead to further testing and invasive procedures that end up doing more harm than good.
- in avoiding unnecessary medication. Many problems can be addressed through lifestyle changes, including healthy eating, regular exercise, self-reflection and stillness. I feel it is important to weigh the risks and benefits of each new drug (especially something that may end up being taken for a long time such as a statin or an aspirin) with my patient. If a medication is deemed necessary, I tend to stick with a tried-and-true, older (often generic) medication, which tend to be cheaper and have better proven their safety compared with the newest pharmacologic blockbuster.
- social responsibility for the well-being of ourselves, our communities and our environment begins with each of us.