Michael Louis Kuchera

Background

Kuchera, Michael Louis was born on June 25, 1955 in Kirksville, Missouri, United States. Son of William Arthur and Natalie Ione Kuchera.

Education

Bachelor History, Bachelor of Science in Zoology, Iowa State University, l976; Doctor of Osteopathy, Kirksville College Osteopathic Medicine, l980.

Career

Intern, Richmond Heights (Ohio) General Hospital, l980-8l; fellow in electromyography, Cleveland Clinical Foundation, l98l; assistant professor, Kirksville College Osteopathic Medicine, l98l-87; associate professor, Kirksville College Osteopathic Medicine, 1987-1992; professor, Kirksville College Osteopathic Medicine, since 1992; department chairman osteopathic manipulative medicine, Kirksville College Osteopathic Medicine, l987-98; co-director osteopathic manipulative medicine residency program, Kirkville College Osteopathic Medicine, since 1989; dean, vice president for academic affairs, Kirkville College Osteopathic Medicine, since 1998. Co-director family practice-osteopathic manipulative medicine integrated residency Northeast Missouri Regional Health Center, since 1997. Director National Levitor Center, Kirksville, since 1983.

Consultant Institute for Gravitational Strain Pathology, Inc., Rangeley, Maine, since 1982. Vice Chairman of the Board, chairman long range committee Missouri Arthritis Advisory Board, Jefferson City, 1983-1994, chairman, 1994-1996. Chairman Job Raising Task Force Missouri, 1992-1993.

Consultant National Osteopathic Board Examiners, since 1985, chairman, 1990-1998. National faculty sponsor Undergraduate Acads. Osteopathy, Indianapolis, 1987-1993.

Member Ednl. Council on Osteopathic Principles, college representative since 1987, chairman since 1997.

Achievements

• Michael Louis Kuchera has been listed as a notable Osteopathic physician, educator, author by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Clerk of vestry Trinity Episcopal Church, Kirksville, 1982-1987, 91-93. Board of directors, member educational committee N.E. Missouri Regional Arthritis Center, Kirksville,1984-. Board directors Still National Osteopathic Museum, since 1995.

Fellow American Academy Disability Evaluating Physicians, American Academy Osteopathy (chairman undergraduate academics 1987-1993, Board of Governors since 1990, board of trustees 1993-1998, chairman postgraduate Studies. and evaluation committee 1992-1996, Louisa Burns research committee, visiting clinician educational speaker, president-elect 1995, president 1996-1997). Member American Osteopathic Association (vice chairman bureau research 1991-1993, chairman outcomes research since 1993, president's task force on enhancing osteopathic principlesand practice/osteopathic manipulative treatment 1994-1995, international committee since 1996, faculty Osteopathic Medical Education Leadership Conference 1994-1997), North America Academy.Musculoskeletal Medicine (member board councillors 1991-1992), American Association Orthopaedics Medicine (board directors since 1993, chairman education committee), American Association Electrodiagnostic Medicine, International Back Pain Society, International Federation Musculoskeletal/Manual Medicine (North America representative since 1997), Cranial Academy (board directors since 1996), Missouri Association Osteopathic Physicians and Surgeons (board delegations 1990-1993, 96-97, Missouri medallion of honor 1995), Australian Osteopathic Association, Thousand Hills Physicians Network (vice president 1991-1992), N.E. Missouri Osteopathic Association (president 1985-1986), Sigma Xi.

Interests

• Avocations: computer programming, trumpet, reading, collecting angel artwork.

Connections

Married Eva Maria Stahl, November l8, l978. Children: Katherine, Jennifer, Tiffany, David.

Father:

William Arthur Kuchera

Mother:

Natalie Ione Kuchera

Spouse:

Eva Maria Stahl

child:

Jennifer Kuchera

child:

David Kuchera

child:

Tiffany Kuchera

child:

Katherine Kuchera