Sand, John, J, MD

Dr. Ivan Elias, is a board-certified, fellowship-trained gastroenterologist with Kansas City Gastroenterology and Hepatology Physicians Group with office locations throughout the Kansas City metro area and Overland Park, Ks. He is affiliated with several area HCA Midwest Health hospitals. Dr. Elias offers 25 years of experience in the diagnosis and treatment of digestive disorders, and has clinical expertise in acid reflux disease, ulcerative colitis, celiac disease, irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), abdominal pain and Hepatitis C, and in procedures including colonoscopy and endoscopy.

Brian Mieczkowski, DO, a board-certified pulmonary physician, most recently completed his sleep medicine fellowship at The Ohio State University in Columbus, with a special emphasis on sleep apnea and co-morbid pulmonary disease. Dr. Mieczkowski's professional research and articles have been published in numerous national journals, and he is a member of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine, American College of Chest Physicians, American Thoracic Society and the Society of Critical Care Medicine, among other professional affiliations. Highly-skilled in all areas of pulmonology and critical care medicine, he has specialized expertise in procedures such as bronchoscopy, and vascular and thoracic ultrasonography. Dr. Mieczkowski earned his medical degree from the New York College of Osteopathic Medicine and his master's of medical science from The Ohio State University, where he also completed his pulmonary and critical care medicine fellowships. He completed his internal medicine residency at the University of Connecticut, Farmington.