Dean Tatpati
Laura Tatpati, M.D., professor of obstetrics and gynecology, became dean of KU School of Medicine-Wichita April 15, 2025. Dr. Tatpati has been a faculty member since 2007 and continues her clinical practice as a reproductive endocrinology and infertility specialist at the Center for Reproductive Medicine in Wichita.
As former associate dean, she managed the administration of the undergraduate medical education program curriculum on the Wichita campus from 2022-2025. Dr. Tatpati was the Department of OB-GYN clerkship director from 2017-2021. She has greatly enjoyed educating students and residents in her clinical practice including the surgical arena where they have been regularly integrated over her tenure at KU. Dr. Tatpati has had academic interest and significant involvement in curriculum development and implementation, progress monitoring and faculty development throughout her career. She received the Department of OB-GYN Resident Education Award in 2009 and the 2020 Excellence in Health Care Award - Women's Health from the Wichita Business Journal.
Dr. Tatpati earned her Bachelor of Science and Doctor of Medicine degrees from Creighton University before completing a residency in obstetrics and gynecology at KU School of Medicine-Wichita and a clinical fellowship in reproductive endocrinology and infertility at the Mayo Clinic.
Dr. Tatpati is a fellow in the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, a member of the American Society of Reproductive Medicine, the Society of Reproductive Endocrinologists and Infertility Specialists, and the KUMC chapter of the Academy of Medical Educators. She is also a certifying oral board examiner with the American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology for both the specialty and subspecialty boards.
Dr. Tatpati was an American Society for Reproductive Medicine/National Institute for Child Health and Human Development/Duke University Clinical Research/Reproductive Scientist Training Scholar and has been a faculty mentor for many resident and student research projects. Her primary research interests are in the areas of access to care and medical education. She has been published in Fertility and Sterility and Gynecologic Oncology.
“From the moment I joined KUSM-Wichita for residency, I knew I had found something truly special. It quickly became clear that Wichita would be the perfect home for my academic and clinical career. I’m proud to now serve as campus dean as we enter a transformative era — expanding our medical student, residency and fellowship programs and preparing for the historic launch of the new Wichita Biomedical Campus in 2027.”