Executive Committee

Dr. Eric Hockstad, M.D., F.A.C.C. - President joined Kansas City Cardiology Associates in 1996. He practices general cardiology and has a primary interest in interventional cardiology. He attended the University of Michigan for his undergraduate studies and medical school. He completed internal medicine and general cardiology training at the University of Minnesota. After completing his cardiology fellowship, he was selected for an Interventional Cardiology Fellowship at the University of Minnesota. During his education he received many honors and awards, including the National Research Service Award and the Joseph Collins Foundation Scholar Award. His clinical interests include advanced coronary interventions, risk factor therapy, performance improvement/ quality assessments, peripheral vascular disease and valvular heart disease. He has served as the principal for several Kansas City Heart Foundation projects including the ACTIVATE study to evaluate a novel medication to prevent plaque progression. Dr. Hockstad lives with his wife and three daughters in Kansas City.

Dr. William Brodine, M.D., F.A.C.C. - Vice President is currently practicing general cardiology and specializing and developing the electrophysiology program at Kansas City Cardiology Associates. He graduated from Lehigh University in Pennsylvania summa cum laude with departmental honors in chemistry and biology. He graduated from the University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry in Rochester, New York. He then completed his internal medicine internship and residency in Salt Lake City, Utah, and was accepted to complete his cardiology fellowship in Utah. He is also board certified in cardiac electrophysiology. During his career he has received many awards and honors, including Outstanding Internal Medicine House Officer Award, as well as being named fellow in the American College of Cardiology in 1984 and the North American Society of Pacing and Electrophysiology in 1986. He has also had numerous articles published in various medical journals. Dr. Brodine has recently published an article in the American Journal of Cardiology. His current interest includes radio frequency catheter ablations, ICD's and pacemakers, Brugadas syndrome and Long QT Syndrome. He was the principal investigator for the first Kansas City Heart Foundation study investigating the use of defibrillators for patients with previous heart muscle damage and low ejection fractions. He is married to Sue, who is a nurse in the Kansas City area and has one son and two daughters.

Dr. Lillard G. Ashley, M.D., F.A.C.C. - Secretary/Treasurer became a part of Kansas City Cardiology Associates in 1999 and is the medical director of Cardiology at Lee's Summit Hospital. He received his undergraduate training at Oklahoma State University and attended Meharry Medical College. He completed his internship at George W. Hubbard Hospital in Nashville and did medical residency and cardiology fellowship at the National Navy Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland. He has also served on the ICU and Ethics Committees at Lee’s Summit Hospital and was the president of the Medical Staff at Lee’s Summit Community Hospital and St. Joseph Medical Center. His clinical interests include pacemakers, HTN, heart failure and vascular disease. His three children are grown, and he lives with his wife in the Kansas City area.