RichardEButinMDFACP, FAAHPM

Summary

• Richard Butin, MD is an internal medicine specialist based in Kansas City, MO, who also focuses on hospice and palliative medicine. He completed his medical education at the University of Kansas School of Medicine in 1983, followed by his residency at the Cleveland Clinic Foundation. Since 2001, he has worked as a physician at University Health Physicians, a staff physician at University Health Truman Medical Center-Lakewood, and an associate professor in the Department of Medicine at University of Missouri Kansas City School of Medicine. He is the Medical Director of the Palliative Care program at UMKC and University Health. Dr. Butin is experienced in several areas, notably hospice and palliative care, cardiology, geriatrics, and the management of chronic conditions like COPD and diabetes. He has multiple published works and has received several awards, including the Ann Allegre Achievement Award from the Kansas City Society of Palliative Medicine and the Missouri ACP Laureate Award, both in 2023.