Drug Prior Authorization Committee Members

Carrie C. Coughlin, MD, MPHS

  • Associate Professor
  • Dermatology and Pediatrics Director
  • Section of Pediatric Dermatology Director
  • Pediatric Dermatology Fellowship 
  • Washington University School of Medicine
  • St. Louis Children’s Hospital
  • St. Louis, MO

Lauren Kessmann, PharmD, BCPP

  • Clinical Pharmacist (Care & MedicationTherapy Management)
  • Centene Pharmacy Services
  • St. Louis, MO

Laura Kingsley, PharmD - Chair

  • Practicing Pharmacist
  • Columbia, MO

James Krings, MD MSCI

  • Assistant Professor of Pulmonary Critical Care Medicine
  • Washington University in St. Louis Schoolof Medicine
  • St. Louis, MO

Maya Moody, DO, FAAP

  • Pediatrician - Center for Excellence in Child Well-Being
  • Leadership Team - Show Me Strong Kids
  • President - Missouri Chapter - American Academy of Pediatrics
  • University of Missouri School of Medicine
  • Kansas City, MO

Ricky Ogden, PharmD, MBA, BCPS, FACHE 

  • Director, Ambulatory Care Pharmacy 
  • Pharmacy Department 
  • Children's Mercy Kansas City 
  • Adjunct Clinical Assistant Professor 
  • UMKC School of Pharmacy 
  • Riverside, MO 

Morgan Sperry, PharmD 

  • Director, Drug Information Center 
  • Clinical Associate Professor 
  • UMKC School of Pharmacy 
  • Kansas City, MO 

Rashmi Srivastava, MD 

  • Chief Medical Officer 
  • Community and State of Missouri United Healthcare 
  • Maryland Heights, MO 

Angeline Stanislaus, MD 

  • Chief Medical Director 
  • Department of Mental Health 
  • Jefferson City, MO 

JK Sturgeon, PharmD, BCPS, BCOP 

  • Pharmacist, Infusion Pharmacy 
  • Coxhealth 
  • Springfield, MO 

Nicole B. Tran, PharmD 

  • Pharmacist 
  • Community and Specialty Operations Manager 
  • University Health 
  • Kansas City, MO

Updated 09/02/2026