Dr. Darwish is the founder of Kansas City Kidney Specialists. He earned his medical degree from the University of Damascus, Syria, then he completed an Internal Medicine residency at the University of Missouri-Kansas City (UMKC).

Dr. Darwish has served as an Assistant Professor of Medicine at UMKC for several years.  In 2011, he went on to complete a nephrology fellowship at the University of Alabama-Birmingham. He holds certifications with the American Board of Internal Medicine and the American Board of Nephrology. 

Dr. Darwish has received many awards throughout his education and career. He has also co-authored several medical publications and presentations. 

Dr. Darwish and his wife have 2 children and reside in Overland Park.  

Dr. Richard Capling grew up in Lenexa, KS, He completed his Nephrology Fellowship at St. Louis University, then he joined the United States Airforce. He was honorably discharged after serving as the Chief of Nephrology at the rank of Major. 

Dr. Capling joined Kansas City Kidney Specialists in 2019 where he provides nephrology care and general internal medicine needs.  He has served as assistant professor of medicine at the University of Missouri, past president and board member of the National Kidney Foundation, Medical Director of several dialysis facilities.  

Dr. Capling and his wife Amy have three children and reside in Overland Park.  He loves spending time with his family, exercising, participating in triathlons, and playing golf. 

Danielle Shockley, APRN, AANP-C is a board-certified adult gerontology nurse practitioner that specializes in acute and chronic management of renal disease.

Danielle earned her MSN from Maryville University in Saint Louis. She has experience working with complex patients in an inpatient setting where she previously worked as a critical care nurse for over seven years before becoming a nurse practitioner in 2017. Since that time she has worked as a pulmonology critical care nurse practitioner before finally finding her passion with nephrology.

Danielle is a member of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners and the American Nephrology Nurses Association.

In her spare time, Danielle enjoys spending time with her three children and traveling.