Pathology Residency Program Current Residents

Dr. Benge is originally from Florissant, MO. From there, she attended Aquinas College (Grand Rapids, MI), West Virginia University (Morgantown, WV), and then University of Missouri - Columbia School of Medicine. After hours, she loves playing and exploring with her son, husband, beagle, and Boston terrier.

Dr. Nale was born and raised in Springfield, Missouri. She received her undergraduate degree in Biochemistry from Drury University before attending medical school at A. T. Still University Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine. In her free time, she enjoys fantasy books, television, orchids, and needle felting.

Bio: Dr. Banker was born and raised in Denver, Colorado. She received her undergraduate degree in Psychology at Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas. Afterward, she returned home and got her Master's in Toxicology at Colorado State University. Dr. Banker then went on to medical school at Creighton University School of Medicine in Omaha, Nebraska. In her free time, she enjoys cooking, baking, trying new restaurants and breweries, and taking spin classes.

Bio: As an MBBS graduate of the University of Khartoum, Dr. Ibrahim Mohammed became interested in pathology and pursued an MD degree in the field in Sudan. Afterward, he moved to Saudi Arabia and joined a teaching position at the University of Majma’ah College Of Medicine. Ibrahim’s dream has always been to reach the pinnacle of his career in pathology, which ignited his desire to relocate to the United States. He later got the opportunity to move to the US and successfully joined the University of Missouri pathology residency program. Besides his passion towards pathology, Dr. Mohammed also enjoys biking and playing soccer.

Bio: Dr. FNU Kiran grew up in Karachi, Pakistan and completed her undergraduate schooling from Iqra Public School, Gambat, Sindh, Pakistan, and attended medical school at the Peoples University of Medical & Health Sciences for Women, Nawabshah, Sindh, Pakistan

During her medical school she became fascinated by the “pink & purple colored world of fragile tissues”, which gave the answers to many questions about disease. This inspired her interest in   a career in Pathology. In her free time, she enjoys gardening, painting, cooking, and watching movies.

Bio: Dr. Keela Scott was born and raised in Kansas City, Missouri.  She started her journey into the academic world as a collegiate softball player and decided to pursue a career in medicine.  She completed her undergraduate education at the University of Missouri-Kansas City with a degree in Chemistry and then attended the University of Missouri School of Medicine.  In her free time, she can either be found somewhere hiking with her yellow Labrador Retriever, Luna, or doing some CrossFit training.

Bio: Dr. Meghan White was born in St. Louis and raised in northeast Arkansas. She received her undergraduate degree from Harding University in Arkansas and also went to medical school in her home state. While in medical school, she initially became interested in obstetrics and gynecology and even did two years of an OB residency in Los Angeles before changing course to pathology. She sees pathology as a unique and exciting way to impact patient care and hopes to continue her passion for Women’s Health through the field of pathology. When not at the hospital she loves to travel, read, bake, crochet, and embroider. Areas of interest/expertise include Taylor Swift, Disney movies, and Harry Potter.

Medical School: Services Institute of Medical Science, Lahore, Pakistan

Hometown: Lahore, Pakistan

Bio: During the third year of my medical school I came across a subject that matches my interest, Pathology it was. After getting to know the beauty of normality, the abnormality struck me harder and I decided to become one of the best Pathologist. After graduating I worked as a medical officer in Pathology in Pakistan. In order to satisfy my hunger for Pathology I later on moved to Saudi Arabia to work in Department of Pathology. In order to maximize my true potential I decided to work as a resident in one of the world’s best residency programs. Now I am working as a resident physician in Pathology residency program of University of Missouri. In her leisure time she enjoys painting, cooking, baking and traveling.

Medical School: University of California, San Francisco

Hometown: Westminster, California

Bio: Dr. Sinclair is a radiologist turned pathology resident seeking a progressively deeper cellular and molecular understanding of human pathology as well as normal biological function. He enjoys jogging, resistance training, domestic and international cinema (especially sci-fi and martial arts), listening to music, and above all engaging in positive upbeat interactions with his fellow sapiens.

Medical School: Tongji Medical University, China

Hometown: Wuhan, Hubei, China

Bio: Dr. Liangli Wang received her M.D. and Ph.D. from Tongji Medical University in China. She spent 3 years in Ulm, Germany via an Exchanging Scholar Program and got another M.D. degree. Upon graduation, she moved to the United States and did her postdoctoral training at National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences and Duke University, North Carolina. Her medical and research experiences inspired her to become a pathologist. She was fortunate to attend the pathology residency program in the University of Missouri at Columbia. In her free time, she likes hiking, jogging, and spending time with her family.