Board Directory
KAFP Board
KAFP has elected its 2025 Board of Directors. This leadership team serves as KAFP’s governing body and will advocate on behalf of family physicians and patients throughout Kansas and the United States. The new board members join the 2024 board of directors as outlined below:
Officers
President Keith Ratzlaff, MD – Olathe
Keith Ratzlaff has served as an active Family Physician for more than 15 years and has served on a variety of boards and committees.
Ratzlaff is a lifelong Kansan, born in Wichita, and has called Kansas City home for more than 25 years. Ratzlaff believes in supporting rural physician colleagues with tertiary specialties.
President-Elect Beth Oller, MD, FAAFP – Stockton
Beth Oller and her husband Dr. Mike Oller have served the rural community of Stockton for the past eleven years. Beth Oller provides full-spectrum care and has a passion for women’s health, reproductive healthcare, and gender-affirming care.
Her biggest adventure and joy in life is raising her four children Lyla, Maya, Merrick, and Noble. She enjoys serving the community outside of medicine and is on several area boards. Oller also serves as an Advanced Trauma Life Support and Advanced Life Support in Obstetrics instructor, a media ambassador for the American Academy of Family Physicians, and adjunct faculty for the University of Kansas Medical Center– Wichita.
Treasurer Gretchen Irwin, MD, FAAFP – Wichita
Gretchen Irwin received her medical degree at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine with a concentration in Women’s Health. Following medical school, Irwin completed her residency at the University of Kansas School of Medicine – Kansas City Family Medicine Residency where she served as Chief Resident and earned a Master in Business Administration from Rockhurst University. She then completed fellowships in Operative Obstetrics and Faculty Development. She currently serves as the Associate Dean for Graduate Medical Education and ACGME Designated Institutional Official for the University of Kansas School of Medicine- Wichita.
Secretary Courtney Huhn, MD – Lansing
Courtney Huhn received her medical degree from the University of Kansas School of Medicine – Kansas City where she also completed residency serving as Chief Resident. While in training, she received the KAFP Foundation Hostetter Award for Leadership in Family Medicine and the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) award for Excellence in Graduate Medical Education. In 2021, she completed the AAFP Leading Physicians Well-Being Scholarship Program. She previously served as Resident Chair of AAFP National Conference for Residents and Students, Student Delegate for the AAFP, a KAFP board member and on KAFP committees. Clinically, Courtney practices as a family physician and geriatrician in Topeka and maintains a Volunteer Associate Professor appointment at the University of Kansas Medical Center, where she works with family medicine residents and serves as the Site Director for the geriatrics fellowship. Courtney is also a member of the American Geriatrics Society and Society for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine. Her inspiration and motivation are her husband and two daughters, who bring her joy and have accompanied her to KAFP and AAFP events throughout her career.
Immediate President Jared Johnson, MD – Wichita
Jared Johnson went to college at Oklahoma Christian University where he graduated summa cum laude in 2003 as a university fellow with majors in biology and vocational ministry. In 2007, he received his medical degree from the University of Oklahoma. Johnson returned to Wichita to complete his family medicine training at Wesley Medical Center. He is board certified in family medicine.
At-large directors
Sandra Archer, MD – Overland Park
Sandra Archer is a family medicine physician who has served in the Kansas City area for over 15 years. She currently works in value-based care and has served in RVU primary care, urgent care, and occupational medicine. She also worked as a chemical engineer in a previous career. Archer hopes to use her experiences to help KAFP and its members move family medicine forward.
Jenna Ball, MD – Kansas City
Jenna Ball is an attending physician at the University of Kansas Health System, where she cares for diverse patient populations and trains future physicians. A native of Hays, KS, she is passionate about advancing rural healthcare and advocating for underserved communities. Her leadership includes work with the Street Medicine Student Interest Group and Students for Survivors at KU School of Medicine. She has served as a KAFP Advocacy Committee member, 2024 NCCL delegate, and chief resident. As a member of the KAFP Board, Ball said she intends to work to ensure the voices of Kansas family physicians are heard, help guide the strategic direction of the Academy, and advocate for policies that support physician wellbeing and patient care.
John Feuerbacher, MD, FAAFP – Wathena
John Feuerbacher is a dedicated rural family physician who has spent his entire career providing comprehensive care – including outpatient, urgent, emergency, inpatient, and obstetrical services. He has held numerous hospital leadership roles, including Chief of Medicine, Medical Director, and President of the Medical Staff. A member of the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma, Feuerbacher currently serves as the sole physician for the Iowa Tribe and the Sac & Fox Nation tribe, with previous experience caring for the Kickapoo reservation. His work reflects a lifelong commitment to improving access and quality of care in tribal and rural populations.
Saby Karrupiah, MD, FAAFP – Overland Park
Sabesan “Saby” Karuppiah serves as the vice president and designated institutional official (DIO) for graduate medical education at HCA Healthcare in Kansas City and teaches evidence-based medicine at the Lee’s Summit Family Medicine residency program.
After receiving his medical education in India, Karuppiah trained in the United Kingdom and received his diploma in family medicine at the Royal College of General Practitioners. He completed leadership training in a faculty development fellowship at the University of Pittsburgh and is a graduate of the Society of Teachers of Family Medicine (STFM) Emerging Leaders fellowship. Karuppiah holds a Master of Public Health from the University of Pittsburgh School of Public Health.
Karuppiah said he is committed to reducing the number of uninsured, expanding support for preventative care services, increasing payment for primary care services, and expanding Medicaid in Kansas. He believes family medicine should be the foundation of an improved healthcare system.
Joseph Saffold, MD – Wichita
Joseph Saffold is a new family physician and residency program faculty member deeply committed to shaping the future of family medicine in Kansas. He is passionate about advocating for the specialty and strengthening its impact on the health and well-being of Kansans. Saffold said he sees service on the KAFP Board of Directors as a meaningful opportunity to help advance the field and ensure family medicine continues to thrive across Kansas.
Resident director
Joseph Lytle, MD – University of Kansas School of Medicine
Joseph Lytle is a family physician committed to advocating for the policies and resources that support high-quality, patient-centered care. He is especially passionate about serving underserved and rural communities – the heart of family medicine. Lytle believes in the importance of fostering an inclusive, diverse healthcare workforce and is driven by values of equity, compassion, and evidence-based care. Through service on the KAFP Board of Directors, he aims to amplify the voices of family physicians across Kansas and help shape a stronger, more sustainable future for the profession.
Student director
Anna Trofimoff – University of Kansas School of Medicine
Anna Trofimoff is a medical student dedicated to advancing family medicine through advocacy, education, and equity-focused care. As a student director for Gender Affirming Night at the JayDoc Free Clinic and a leader in establishing a new gender-affirming care clinic in Wichita through the SIGHT student interest group, Trofimoff has advocated for care models that address the needs of underserved populations. As co-president of the Family Medicine Interest Group in Kansas City and a 2+2 student who trained in both urban and rural settings, she brings a broad perspective on the opportunities and challenges facing family medicine in Kansas. Trofimoff said she is eager to contribute to KAFP’s work through collaboration, innovation, and advocacy that strengthens the future of the specialty.