Musunkumuki Kadochi, MD
Assistant Professor
Department:
SOM-Peds-Cardiology
Email:
mkadochi@umc.edu
Work Phone:
(228) 392-7046
Biography
Dr. Muki Kadochi is a Pediatric Cardiologist and an Assistant Professor of
Pediatrics-Cardiology in the School of Medicine at The University of Mississippi Medical Center under the Children’s of Mississippi Hospital.
She completed medical school at the University of Zambia in Lusaka Zambia in 2008. She completed her Residency training in Pediatrics at Western Michigan University in Kalamazoo Michigan, after which she did her Pediatric Cardiology fellowship training at Louisiana State University in New Orleans Louisiana.
Dr. Kadochi worked as a General Practitioner in Zambia, in Pediatrics, Surgery, Obstetrics & Gynecology and Internal Medicine, before transitioning to the US, giving her a wholistic and broad approach to patient care. She currently enjoys providing her expertise in the treatment of heart problems in children, adolescents and young adults in the under-served areas of Mississippi. Dr Kadochi is an active member of the American Academy of Pediatrics (Section of Cardiology & Cardiac Surgery), Zambia Medical Association and Zambia Pediatric Association. In her free time, Dr. Kadochi enjoys church evangelistic activities, live music and ballroom and salsa dancing, cooking and spending time with family and friends. Dr Kadochi also participates in various community volunteer activities. She is passionate about educating the next generation of healthcare providers, though lectures and mentorship programs.
Education
| University of Zambia, MD, Medicine and Surgery | 2008 |
| University of Zambia, BS, Human Biology | 2004 |
| Western Michigan University, MD, Pediatrics | |
| Louisiana State University, MD, Pediatric Cardiology |
Publications
Journal Article | |
| Guruchandrasekar SH, Dakin H, Kadochi M Pre-Fontan Cardiac Catheterization Data as a Predictor of Prolonged Hospital Stay and Post-Discharge Adverse Outcomes Following the Fontan Procedure: A Single-Center Study 2020 | |
Abstracts | |
| Kadochi M, Greydanus DE Reflections on the Medical History of the Kidney: From Alcmaeon of Croton to Richard Bright - Standing on the Shoulders of Giants | 2016 |
Book Chapter | |
| DE Greydanus, O Atay, J Merrick Chronic Illness and Disability: The Pediatric Gastrointestinal Tract 2017 Acute and Chronic Gastroenteritis | |
| RR Roach, DE Greydanus, DR Patel, J Merrick Tropical Pediatrics, 3rd Edition 2017 | |
Presentations
| Platform Presentations, CME on the Coast for Pediatricians: Management of Congenital Heart Disease: what to do when a newborn turns blue., Gulf Coast, MS | 10/2023 |
| Fellow Lecture Presentation, “Exercise Physiology and Testing”, Children’s Hospital/ Louisiana State University | 06/2020 |
| Fellow Lecture Presentation, Kawasaki Disease (Mucocutaneous Lymph Node Syndrome), Children’s Hospital/ Louisiana State University | 04/2019 |
| Fellow Lecture Presentation, The Heart in Muscular Dystrophies, Children’s Hospital/ Louisiana State University | 2019 |
| Grand Round Presentation, The PCP’s Role in the Care of Children with Congenital Heart Disease, Western Michigan University | 03/2018 |
| Lecture Presentation, Integrated Health Policy and Services – Health System in Zambia (example of International health system vs US Health System, Social Work Graduate Class, University of Michigan | 04/2016 |
| Lecture Presentation, Integrated Health Policy and Services – Health System in Zambia (example of International health system vs US Health System)., Social Work Graduate Class, University of Michigan | 04/2015 |
| Oral presentation, TB Laboratory Diagnostic Capacity in Lusaka District Clinics, Center for Infectious Disease Research (CIDRZ), Lusaka, Zambia | 11/2006 |
Professional Membership and Service
| Globarl Alliance of Zambian Healthcare Professionals, Member | 2023 - Present |
| Zambia Pediatric Association, Member | 2023 - Present |
| American College of Cardiology, Member | 2019 - Present |
| American Heart Association, Member | 2016 - Present |
| American Academy of Pediatrics, Fellow | 2015 - Present |
| Toastmasters International Club, Member | 2014 - 2016 |
| Zambia Medical Association, Member | 2008 - Present |
Committee Service
| Cinerea Investment Group, Member | 2019 - Present |
Other Service
| Valley Family Church, Kids Ministry | 2014 - 2018 |
| Ridgeway Christian Fellowship, Chairperson | 2006 - 2007 |