Dr. David Voran
Family Medicine
Kansas City, MO
35 years experience male
Locations
University of Missouri - Kansas City Department of Community and Family Medicine
Kansas City
Truman Medical Center - Pavilion
Kansas City, MO
About
Bio
Family Physician in the Kansas City area. Have returned to academic medicine where I exclusively precept new physicians as they see their patients. I no longer have my own patient practice but am dabbling in virtual medicine. Have a strong interest in technology, virtual medicine and working to get medical care outside the walls of the small exam room.
SpecialtiesDoctors may have more than one area of specialty interest. Board certification in a specialty area means the doctor has completed formal training and has practice experience in that specialty, and has passed the certification examination from the corresponding accredited medical specialty board.
Doctors may have more than one area of specialty interest. Board certification in a specialty area means the doctor has completed formal training and has practice experience in that specialty, and has passed the certification examination from the corresponding accredited medical specialty board.
Family Medicine
Licenses
United States: Missouri
Languages spoken
English, Japanese
Doctor Q&A
33 Answers
8 Agrees
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A 38-year-old member asked:
Dr. David Vorananswered
Family Medicine 35 years experience
It all depends: The problem with your question is context. A person can safely go all day without eating provided they have enough nutrition. But going several days... Read More
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A 19-year-old male asked:
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Family Medicine 35 years experience
Irritated cough refl: Josh,
A much more likely scenario is you irritated the tissues that trigger a cough reflex (designed to protect your lungs). After an episode like th... Read More
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A 18-year-old female asked:
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Family Medicine 35 years experience
Picture?: Where was the scrape? When did it occur? How did it happen? What object caused the injury? What have you done for it so far?
A picture would be v... Read More
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A 54-year-old male asked:
Dr. David Vorananswered
Family Medicine 35 years experience
Similar profiles: The safety profiles and side effects of these two selective beta blockers was similar in a head-to-head INT-CAR-07 (UK) study group, a randomized cont... Read More
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247 viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A 41-year-old female asked:
Dr. David Vorananswered
Family Medicine 35 years experience
Perhaps: I’d soak it in Epsom Salts but certainly have it checked out to make sure an infection hasn’t set in after the procedure you did on yourself. Would b... Read More
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253 viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A 20-year-old male asked:
Dr. David Vorananswered
Family Medicine 35 years experience
Not rust: Most likely a little fungus that is probably not harmful. You should be taking apart and cleaning your shower head on a regular basis using a little ... Read More
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246 viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A 20-year-old male asked:
Dr. David Vorananswered
Family Medicine 35 years experience
Take a deep breath: Tinnitus due to hearing loss is rare unless hearing damage has occurred in a 20 year old. I’d get your hearing tested and if it’s normal make sure yo... Read More
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234 viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A 28-year-old female asked:
Dr. David Vorananswered
Family Medicine 35 years experience
Yes, of course: Your A1c reflects the amount of sugar on red blood cells. If your blood sugar is not well controlled the A1c % can rise quite dramatically over a 3-m... Read More
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A male asked:
Dr. David Vorananswered
Family Medicine 35 years experience
Maybe more than SB: Hard to say without an image but a serious 2nd degree burn to skin might disrupt normal skin function enough to allow a secondary impetigo infection t... Read More
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A 37-year-old male asked:
Dr. David Vorananswered
Family Medicine 35 years experience
Normal level: Mitchells, those are normal levels (3.3-5.0). Levels will jump up after meals but should be back into the normal range in 2 hours. The symptoms (I’m... Read More
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A 29-year-old female asked:
Dr. David Vorananswered
Family Medicine 35 years experience
Yes: These devices are relatively inexpensive ($25 - $200) depending on connectivity. I firmly believe these types of devices along with a whole range of... Read More
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A 23-year-old male asked:
Dr. David Vorananswered
Family Medicine 35 years experience
Dr ASAP: Could be a lot of dire things and best to get checked out.
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A 29-year-old female asked:
Dr. David Vorananswered
Family Medicine 35 years experience
Nope: Static electricity will not harm your baby.
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A 28-year-old male asked:
Dr. David Vorananswered
Family Medicine 35 years experience
May delay recovery: It maybe helpful to think of your brain in the same way you would your ankle. You probably wouldn’t go for a run immediately after spraining your ank... Read More
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247 viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A 37-year-old male asked:
Dr. David Vorananswered
Family Medicine 35 years experience
Keep clean and moist: So much depends on how you split your lip and what you did right afterward. Images would be helpful. If the split doesn't cut through the border bet... Read More
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A female asked:
Dr. David Vorananswered
Family Medicine 35 years experience
Should be evaluated : The cyst is probably unrelated to your other complaints. Need to be evaluated in person.
FYI: would be helpful if you would describe:
1) when the ... Read More
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A 59-year-old female asked:
Dr. David Vorananswered
Family Medicine 35 years experience
PVD: Leg hematomas can be quite large and compress veins, arteries and nerves. I'd certainly want it imaged to see if this has compromised normal vascular... Read More
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A 38-year-old member asked:
Dr. David Vorananswered
Family Medicine 35 years experience
Have more sex: The “use it or lose it” dictum holds true, especially for sex.
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A 35-year-old female asked:
Dr. David Vorananswered
Family Medicine 35 years experience
Not by air: Rabies is transmitted by saliva and usually by a bite .. certainly not through the air.
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A 25-year-old female asked:
Dr. David Vorananswered
Family Medicine 35 years experience
More like hemorrhoid: Not very likely. Toilet paper, fresh from a roll, is pretty clean. Blood on the toilet paper after you’ve wiped is most likely coming from either yo... Read More
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A 54-year-old male asked:
Dr. David Vorananswered
Family Medicine 35 years experience
5-6 hours: https://www.news-medical.net/health/Caffeine-Pharmacology.aspx
Interesting question that promoted some learning. There is a lot of variability that ... Read More
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A 20-year-old female asked:
Dr. David Vorananswered
Family Medicine 35 years experience
No: Could be a number of benign things but certainly not dangerous. Watch it and if it persists see your local doctor.
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A 56-year-old male asked:
Dr. David Vorananswered
Family Medicine 35 years experience
Any swelling?: Would be helpful if there was more information or even an image. Lack of pain with weight bearing is somewhat reassuring. Is it stiff in the morning... Read More
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A member asked:
Dr. David Vorananswered
Family Medicine 35 years experience
Drugs aren't the sol: Amanda,
It's disconcerting and disheartening to read that you're looking for.yet another drug to help you with a host of underlying problems. The lon... Read More
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A 29-year-old female asked:
Dr. David Vorananswered
Family Medicine 35 years experience
Probably not: What's missing from your question is the type of thermometer used in both measurements. The temperature measured under the tongue may be different fro... Read More
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A 40-year-old member asked:
Dr. David Vorananswered
Family Medicine 35 years experience
Many: In one study of 200 affected genes, seven different mutations were demonstrated. Four of them were transpositions of single bases, of which three tran... Read More
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A 33-year-old member asked:
Dr. David Vorananswered
Family Medicine 35 years experience
Fava beans: Favism, or g6pd deficiency, is a the most common enzymatic genetic disorder of red blood cells in humans, affecting 400 million people worldwide. Foo... Read More
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A 17-year-old female asked:
Dr. David Vorananswered
Family Medicine 35 years experience
Not likely : Itchy bumps are rarely spider bites which are usually painful. Most likely some other contact allergy. Can call any pest control company for informa... Read More
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A 40-year-old female asked:
Dr. David Vorananswered
Family Medicine 35 years experience
Yes: Most radiologists will be able to distinguish between several of the common cysts (follicular and luteal) from other types of cysts. During the normal... Read More
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A 19-year-old female asked:
Dr. David Vorananswered
Family Medicine 35 years experience
None, nada: As long as you’re using hot water there’s virtually no chance of getting a disease when your underware is washed with another’s underware in a washing... Read More
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A female asked:
Dr. David Vorananswered
Family Medicine 35 years experience
Keep fingers crossed: Too early to answer any questions definitively or even take a pregnancy test but keep your fingers crossed and next time don't start anything until th... Read More
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596 viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A 41-year-old male asked:
Dr. David Vorananswered
Family Medicine 35 years experience
Paronychia?: Are you sure it’s toenail fungus? Could be an infected area around the toenail that needs to be drained and/or an ingrown toenail that needs to be tr... Read More
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A 27-year-old male asked:
Dr. David Vorananswered
Family Medicine 35 years experience
Not a blood clot: Unlikely that a sore knee with negative D-Dimers will be a clot
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Nov 26, 2018
Dr.Voran is a generous professional who gives clear and concise answers.
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Mar 31, 2015
Dr. Voran is an amazing doctor! #nationaldoctorsday2015 #virtualflower1
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Mar 31, 2015
Dr. Voran is an amazing doctor! #nationaldoctorsday2015 #virtualflower1
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This was very helpful. Thanks! Dr.Voran, Haemoglobin is 130 g/L
range is 120.00-150.00g/L
Haematocrit 0.401 L/L range 0.36-0.46 L/L
without any typo errors! Quite confusing.
thanks for your generous ...Read More
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They were both oral. He has had a recurrent fever for 5 days now. We are still waiting on his CMP test to come back due to pale stools ect.
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Your answer made me feel good, thanks! Thanks, I’ll check out your suggestions. Thank you.
Education & Training
Medical/Graduate school
University of Kansas School of Medicine, KS
Graduated 1988MD
Residency
KS
Awards
TOP FAMILY PHYSICIAN, First Place, Missouri - 2018
Affiliations
Truman Medical Centers
University of Missouri Kansas City
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