
Joseph W LeMaster MD MPH
Hospital Medicine/Hospitalist
Professor, Research Division Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, University Kansas School of Medicine
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3901 Rainbow BlvdKansas City, KS 66160
Phone+1 913-588-5000
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Summary
- Dr. Joseph W LeMaster is a family physician in Kansas City, KS and is affiliated with The University of Kansas Health System. He received his medical degree from University of Kansas School of Medicine and has been in practice 32 years. He specializes in primary care, with a special emphasis on care to refugees and immigrants, and is experienced in public health and participatory health research. He regularly teaches medical students using case-based methods.
Education & Training
University of WashingtonMPH, Epidemiology, 2000 - 2002
London School of Hygiene and Tropical MedicineM.Sc., Public Health in Developing Countries, 1994
John Peter Smith Hospital (Tarrant County Hospital District)Residency, Family Medicine, 1985 - 1988
University of Kansas School of MedicineClass of 1985
Boise State UniversityB.Sc., Health Sciences, 1981
Certifications & Licensure
MO State Medical License 2002 - 2027
KS State Medical License 1988 - 2026
WA State Medical License 2000 - 2002
TX State Medical License 1986 - 2000
American Board of Family Medicine Family Medicine
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Rainbow Award Medical Student Association of the University of Kansas, 2016
- Finalist, KUMC Rainbow Award 2012
- International Medicine Award, (offered annually to an individual who has made a significant contribution to health in developing nations) Institute for International Medicine, 2010
Clinical Trials
- Feet First: Promoting Physical Activity Among People With Diabetes Mellitus and Insensate Feet Start of enrollment: 2005 Jan 01
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Mobilizing community assets to address health equity: Evaluation of the Communities Organizing to Promote Equity (COPE) project in Kansas.Kristina M Bridges, Sharon Fitzgerald Wolff, Sarah Finocchario-Kessler, Kara E Knapp, Christina M Pacheco
Public Health in Practice. 2026-06-01 - Examining Removal of Federal Waiver Restrictions to Prescribing Buprenorphine in Primary Care.Claire B Simon, Chialing Hsu, Maria G Prado, Imara I West, Kwun C G Chan
Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine. 2025-11-24 - 1 citationsPatient and physician preferences among colorectal cancer screening tests: updated predictions from a discrete choice experiment.A Mark Fendrick, Mallik Greene, A Burak Ozbay, Quang Le, Joseph W LeMaster
Current Medical Research and Opinion. 2025-10-01
Journal Articles
- Bike, walk, and wheel: away of life in Columbia, Missouri, revisitedSayers SP, LeMaster JW, Thomas IM, Petroski GF, Ge B, Am J Prev Med, 1/1/2012
- Playgrounds without Borders: methods for a playground environmental intervention among US schoolchildrenLeMaster JW, Matisziw T, McElroy J, Nilon C, Sayers SP, Wilhelm Stanis S, Intern J of Epidemiology, 1/1/2011
- Fall and balance outcomes following an intervention to promote leg strength, balance, and walking among people with diabetic peripheral neuropathy: The Feet First rand...Kruse RL, LeMaster JW, Madsen RW, Physical Therapy, 1/1/2010
Books/Book Chapters
Abstracts/Posters
- Cultural competency in 4th year medical students.Parker M., Siemons G., Flint M., Lemaster J, Research Day, University of Kansas School of Medicine, 1/1/2014
- Development of an international coalition to set an agenda for participatory primary care practice interventions with patients from immigrant communitiesJeanetta S, LeMaster J, Staiculescul I, Canfield S, North American Primary Care Research Group, Ottowa, Canada, 1/9/2013
- The Chautari Study: Trauma-informed yoga therapy to reduce generalized pain in refugee women.LeMaster J, Cardin C, LeMaster J. (Mrs.), Siwakoti S, North American Primary Care Research Group, Ottowa, Canada, 1/9/2013
Lectures
- Practice-Based Research Networks: The Laboratories of Family Medicine
- Social Determinants of Health: Access to Health Care1/1/2017
- Healthcare access for all: A Kansas Doctor’s Story.1/27/2016
Other
- Diabetes and tooth loss in a national sample of dentate adults reporting annual dental visits.Kapp JMK, Boren SA, Yun S, LeMaster J, Prev Chronic Dis
http://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2007/July/06_0134.htm
1/1/2007 - Racial disparities in diabetes-related preventive care: results from the Missouri Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System. Prev Chronic Dis [serial online]LeMaster JW, Chanetsa F, Kapp JM, Waterman BM
http://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2006/July/05_0145.htm
1/1/2006 - The use of tuberculin surveys in the management of case-finding in developing countries.LeMaster J, Master of Science, Public Health in Developing Countries Thesis
London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine - 1/1/1994
Press Mentions
Johnson County Health Officer Says COVID-19 Rates IncreasingMay 17th, 2022
Has Omicron Peaked in Johnson County? Health Officials Say Don’t Get Hopes up as Cases Remain ‘Astonishingly High’January 21st, 2022
Lee's Summit R7 Implements Universal Mask Policy for StudentsAugust 6th, 2021
Grant Support
- PB-iCRC: Multi-site Practice-Based Implementation of a ColoRectal Cancer screening interventionUNIVERSITY OF KANSAS MEDICAL CENTER2024–2029
Professional Memberships
- Member
- Society of Teachers of Family MedicineMember
Other Languages
- Nepali
External Links
- University of Kansas Department of Family Medicine web-sitehttp://www.kumc.edu/school-of-medicine/family-medicine/our-faculty/joseph-lemaster-md-mph.html
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