Title Research Meta Meta description Learn about our research initiatives in areas such as Content Page introduction Explore VA Kansas City's research initiatives. You can also volunteer to participate in a research study. Generate a table of contents from major headings No table contents Main content Research and development At Kansas City VA Medical Center, we conduct research to discover knowledge, develop VA scientists and health care leaders, and create innovations that advance health care for Veterans and the nation. We offer Veterans the opportunity to participate in and benefit from our work. Our goal is to use research to promote better health and health care for all. We have 170 active research projects. Major research areas include: Biomedical research Clinical and cooperative studies Health services Rehabilitation Autoimmune disorders Cardiology Diabetes Schizophrenia Hematology Hypertension Infectious disease Oncology Surgery