SHS - Meet Our Providers
Physicians
Watkins Memorial Health Center has nine physicians to provide for the health care needs of KU students.
Six of the nine physicians are graduates of The University of Kansas. Students can request the
physician of their choice by appointment. All physicians are board certified.
Board certification is a nationally recognized symbol of quality signifying that a physician not
only received a minimum of three years additional training beyond medical school in a medical
specialty area and passed a comprehensive 2-3 day examination. Areas of specialty training include
internal medicine, family practice, gynecology, and emergency medicine.
A fellowship is a professional organization is granted to individuals demonstration advanced
achievement in their field of medicine. This achievement is awarded nationwide to a select
number of physicians. Watkins Student Health Center physician profiles are provided below:
Patricia Denning, M.D., F.A.C.P.
is our Chief of Staff and has worked at Watkins since 1990. She graduated from the University of Kansas
School of Medicine in 1982. Dr. Denning is Board Certified in Internal Medicine and is a Fellow in the
American College of Physicians (FACP). A Lawrence indigent clinic for medically needy citizens, Health
Care Access, is where Dr. Denning serves as a volunteer physician. Also, Dr. Denning serves as a board
member for the Douglas County Dental Clinic, as well as for the Lawrence Memorial Hospital Endowment Board.
Dr. Denning is a Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine and is the Director of the Travel and
Immunization Clinic at the Student Health Center.
William Brandenberger, MD is the Coordinator of Urgent Care
and a Senior Staff Physician. He received his BA in English from Westmar College in 1965, and
his MD from The University of Kansas Medical Center in 1977. He is Board Certified in Family
Practice and Emergency Medicine.
Robert Brown, M.D. has been one of our Staff Physicians since 1997.
He received his MD from The University of Kansas Medical Center in 1987. Dr. Brown completed
residency in Family Practice at Northridge Hospital Medical Center in 1990 and is Board
Certified in Family Practice. He enjoys spending time with his family, playing music,
traveling, and reading.
William Dixon, M.D.
is one of our Staff Physicians.
He received his BA from Vanderbilt University in 1969, his MD from The University of
Missouri in 1974, and his MPH from St. Louis University in 1996.
He is Board Certified in Internal Medicine. He enjoys
music and various non-contact sports.
Carolyn Johnson, M.D. joined our medical staff in August 2005.
She is board certified in Obstetrics and Gynecology and is a Fellow of the American Board of Ob-Gyn.
She received her B.A. from Kansas State University and her medical degree from the University of Kansas in 1988.
She completed residency training at the University of Texas,
and she was in private practice here in Lawrence for 13 years before joining the staff at Watkins.
Leah Luckeroth, M.D. is also one of our Staff Physicians.
She has been at Watkins since 1993.
She received her BA in Chemistry & Microbiology from the University of Kansas in 1980 and her
MD from University of Kansas Medical Center in 1986. She is Board Certified in Internal Medicine.
She is the Director of TB screening and evaluation and supervises the treatment of latent TB.
Randall Rock, MD is a Senior Staff Physician
and has served as Chief of Staff and Associate Director of Health Education. He has been at Watkins
for 14 years. He received a bachelors degree in biology from The University of Kansas in 1979 and graduated
from The University of Kansas School of Medicine in 1983. He completed training in
Family Practice at Wesley Medical Center in Wichita in 1986. He is Board Certified in
Family Practice medicine and is a fellow of the American Academy of Family Practice.
Myra Strother, M.D. has been at the
Student Health Service for 14 years. She received her MD from The University of Missouri in 1986
and her BS in microbiology. Dr. Strother is Board Certified in Family Practice and a Fellow with the
American Academy of Family Medicine. She was Chief of Staff one year. She is a medical technologist and
is medical supervisor of our laboratory. She is also very interested and involved in The Student Health
Services Medical Quality Care and Emergency Response.
Read Dr. Rock's essay on Asthma
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