Matthew Dahl, MD   PGY-5
DahlM@health.missouri.edu

Dr. Dahl grew up in Los Angeles, California.  He completed his undergraduate studies at Brigham Young University and attended Tulane University School of Medicine in New Orleans, Louisiana .  He and his wife Jenny have three children, McKenna, Kyla, and Ellie.   When not working, he enjoys spending time with his family, swimming, mountain biking, and being outdoors. 

Benjamin Liess, MD   PGY-5
LiessB@health.missouri.edu

Dr. Benjamin Liess grew up in St. Louis. He attended the University of Missouri where he earned his BS in Biology and his MD degree. He is married and has a daughter and son. When not undertaking investigation into various research topics of interest, he enjoys outdoor sports and travel.

Matthew Page, MD  PGY-4
PageMP@health.missouri.edu

Dr. Matthew Page is a native of Windsor, Ontario, Canada. His early education was primarily in French and he completed undergraduate studies at McGill University in Montreal. He attended medical school at the University of Sydney (Australia) where he also conducted basic research into the cells that support the body's smallest blood vessels. In otolaryngology, Dr. Page is interested in treating children -- the smallest patients -- firstly in the academic environment, but as well where he enjoys travelling in some of the world's poorest places.

Kevin Lollar   PGY-3
LollarK@health.missouri.edu

Dr. Kevin W. Lollar was born and raised in rural Arkansas.  He grew up in Hazen, a small town east of Little Rock.  His last two years of high school he attended and graduated from the Arkansas School for Mathematics and Sciences. He was awarded summa cum laude honors in Microbiology at the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville and his M.D. degree with Alpha Omega Alpha honors at UAMS in Little Rock.  His passions outside of medicine include traveling, cinematography, outdoor activities, and basketball. 

Jeremy Lough, MD   PGY-3
LoughJ@health.missouri.edu

Dr. Jeremy Lough grew up in the shadows of Mt. Rainier in the great northwest.  He was lucky to meet his wife, Laurie, while attending Brigham Young University.  Later he completed his undergraduate education at the University of Texas - Dallas, Laurie’s hometown.  Dr. Lough attended medical school at UT San Antonio, where he had two beautiful children, Miles and Lily.  The Loughs enjoy taking walks, reading books, and participating in church activities.  During his free time Jeremy enjoys playing sports and eating sweets.
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Brad Johson, MD   PGY-2
johnsonbw@health.missouri.edu

Dr. Brad Johnson was born in Sparta, WI but moved frequently because his father was in the Navy.  He graduated from Cornell College with a B.A in biochemistry.  He then attended medical school at Des Moines University and joined the United Stated Air Force.  He spent a year at Wilford Hall Medical Center and subsequently served two years as a flight surgeon at a tanker base.  He is married with two little girls, and when not actively furthering his education or spending time with his family; he enjoys running and tennis.

Liz Lai, MD   PGY-2
laie@health.missouri.edu

Elizabeth Lai, MD was born in Malaysia, but grew up in Los Angeles, CA.  She attended UC Berkeley and obtained a BA in Molecular and Cell Biology, with an emphasis in Immunology, as well as a BA in English, with an emphasis in Renaissance literature.  She recently graduated from Georgetown University SOM where she earned her MD.  Her interests outside of the hospital include sleeping and eating, and more sleeping

Young Paik, MD   PGY-2
paiky@health.missouri.edu

Dr. Young Paik was born and raised in St. Louis, MO. He is the son of Tow and Ok Ju Paik. He attended Vanderbilt University and completed his B.A. degree in Neuroscience. He then earned his M.D. degree at the University of Missouri-Columbia School of Medicine. His interests outside of medicine include fishing, running, biking, traveling, and spending time with his family and friends.

Jon Mills, MD   PGY-1
millsjo@health.missouri.edu

Dr. Jon Mills grew up in Dallas, TX. His first experience in the Midwest was at Washington University in St. Louis, where he completed a B.A. in Psychology and Philosophy-Neuroscience-Psychology. He then returned to Dallas, TX, where he married his wife, Karen, who is also a native Texan. Jon attended The University of Texas Southwestern Medical School in Dallas, obtaining his M.D. in 2008. Outside of medicine, Jon enjoys spending time with his wife, hiking, jogging, snowboarding, digital photography, and video editing.

Susan Nguyen, MD   PGY-1
nguyens@health.missouri.edu

Susan Nguyen (pronounced "Win") was born in Saigon, Viet Nam and moved to Portland, Oregon when she was 7 years old. She has her BS in Biology and worked in a research lab growing mouse genitalia for 5 years after graduation. She attended Medical College of Virginia for medical school in Richmond, Virginia. She spends her free time watering and coddling her plants with her brown thumb. She also enjoys the outdoors but sometimes prefers a good old Audrey Hepburn movie.