Anand Rajpara, MD

Dr. Rajpara is a Professor of Dermatology and the Founding Chair of the UMKC department of dermatology at University Health. He was recently recognized on Castle Connolly’s Top Doctors list.

Dr. Rajpara completed his undergraduate education at Emory University earning a B.S. degree in neuroscience and induction into the Phi Beta Kappa Academic Honor Society. He went on to complete his medical school training at the University of Maryland where he graduated Magna Cum Laude and as a member of the Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society. Dr. Rajpara completed his medical internship at the University of Maryland followed by Dermatology residency at the University of Kansas Hospital where he served as Chief Resident. After residency he joined faculty at the University of Kansas Hospital.

While at the University of Kansas Hospital, Dr. Rajpara served multiple leadership roles including associate residency program director, director of medical student education, director of the dermatology executive health program, director of internal medicine resident education in dermatology, dermatology residency program director, and medical director of the dermatology division. In 2022 the University of Kansas Health System awarded Dr. Rajpara with the honor of “Attending Physician of the Year.”

Dr. Rajpara is the immediate past president of the Kansas Society of Dermatology and Dermatologic Surgery and serves on the board of directors of the Missouri Dermatology Society. He is currently recognized as a Top Doctor in dermatology by both Castle Connolly and the Kansas City Magazine. In 2023 he was voted as the best doctor in Kansas City by the Kansas City Star magazine.

Dr. Rajpara is passionate about providing care for underserved patient populations. For the past nine years, he has volunteered as the director of the dermatology free clinic at KC CARE Health Center on the first and third Saturday of every month. He also served on the Board of Directors at KC CARE Health Center.

Dr. Rajpara is an expert in complex medical dermatology and has published more than 125 peer-reviewed articles on a wide range of dermatology topics. He has authored several chapters in dermatology textbooks and has given numerous poster and oral presentations on dermatology-related subjects at national conferences. Dr. Rajpara is a section editor of the national bestselling dermatology board review textbook Review of Dermatology by Elsevier.