Biography
Dr. Crabtree attended the
Johns Hopkins University
School of Medicine, graduating in 1993. She trained in
Internal Medicine at the University of Tennessee in
Nashville, where she was also Chief Medical resident, and
then moved back to Kansas City to start practicing medicine
in her hometown in 1997. She holds
board certification
in Internal Medicine, and holds the AMA Physician's
Recognition Award in Continuing Medical Education with
Commendation for Self-Directed Learning. Dr. Crabtree
enjoys using computers in medicine and follows breaking
medical news on the internet.
In 2006 she was elected a fellow of the American College of
Physicians (FACP), an honor bestowed by peers. She is a
past president of Sunflower Medical Group, and is currently
on the board of directors for Sunflower Medical Group. She
is a member of the American Medical Association (AMA),
American College of Physicians (ACP), and American College
of Physician Executives (ACPE).
Listed in 2007 Consumer's Research
Council's "Guide to America's Top Physicians."
Medical interests include: headache, high cholesterol,
osteoporosis, women's health issues, and medical issues
surrounding cancer survivorship.
Dr. Crabtree is celebrating 40 years cancer free in 2010,
since being treated for Wilm's tumor (kidney cancer) in
1970. She has developed a lecture aimed at other physicians
to educate them how to appropriately follow the long term
survivor.
Personal interests include: parenting, scrapbooking, and
gardening. She is married and has two children.
Practice Philosophy
I believe in approaching each patient as a person first,
and as a diagnostic challenge second. I recognize the
significant mind-body connection and it's role in the total
health of each individual. I approach complementary
medicine with a scientific mind, and believe that
alternative medicine and traditional medicine can usually
mesh without conflict. Please note: I am a practitioner of
traditional Western allopathic medicine and I do not
prescribe alternative medicine! I will work with you if you
choose to also see an alternative practitioner, but do not
come to me seeking alternative medicine--unfortunately I
have had some people come in seeking only an alternative
medicine approach and I do not practice that way.
