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Division of Emergency Medical Services


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The Division of Emergency Medical Services includes The Sections of Emergency Medicine, Team for Children at RiskUrgent Care at Children's Mercy South and Northland, and the Fellowship Program for Pediatric Emergency Medicine. Emergency Medical Services performs clinical services in Three facilities: CMH Main Campus (Kansas City, MO), CMH South (Overland Park, KS), and CMH Northland. It trains residents and fellows for Pediatric emergency medicine 3 year fellowship program and does researches focusing on clinical care, injury prevention, child abuse, health services, Several projects intra- and extramurally funded, including subcontracts with other universities. Emergency Medical Services participates in several policy committees locally and state-wide related to child safety and EMS, and Operates the Children's Mercy Hospital Center for Childhood Safety and large federal grant funded project which is developing a model for domestic violence screening in the pediatric emergency department.

Lisa Schroeder, MD

Milton Fowler, MD

Thomas Tryon, MD

Medical Director, Emergency Department;
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics,
University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine

Section Chief, and Medical Director,
Children's Mercy South Urgent Care
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics,

University of Missouri-Kansas City
School of Medicine

Medical Director, Northland Urgent Care
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics

The Division of Emergency Medical Services is made up of the physicians who are experienced in the care of pediatric emergencies, urgencies and child abuse/sexual assault at our Emergency Department, Urgent Care Centers at Children's Mercy South and Children's Mercy Northland, and our CARE Clinic.  

Ayman Abdul-Rauf , MDChildren's Mercy South Urgent Care Center Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine
Rebecca Alfred , MDChildren's Mercy South Urgent Care Center Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine
James Anderst , MD, MSSection on Child Abuse and Neglect, Assistant Professor, University of Missouri – Kansas City School of Medicine
Aaron N. Barksdale , MD
Theodore Barnett , MDMedical Director for Emergency Preparedness, Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Stephanie R. Bays , DOChildren's Mercy Northland Urgent Care Center, Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine
Mala Bhagat , MDChildren's Mercy South Urgent Care Center Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine
Gretchen E. Black , DOChildren's Mercy South UCC, Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, University of Missouri-Kansas City
Allison Burris , MDChildren's Mercy South Urgent Care Center Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, UMKC School of Medicine
Jane Buss , MD, FAAPChildren's Mercy South Urgent Care Center, Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine
Kanwal Chaudry , MD, MBBSChildren's Mercy South Urgent Care Center
Kathleen Cita , MDChildren's Mercy Northland Urgent Care Center, Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine
Cole S. Condra , MDAssistant Professor of Pediatrics, University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine
Gregory P. Conners , MD, FAAP, FACEP, MPH, MBAChief of the Division of Emergency Medical Services, Professor of Pediatrics and of Emergency Medicine, University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine
Marsha Dannenberg , MDChildren's Mercy South Urgent Care Center, Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine
Jennifer J. Dilts , DONorthland Urgent Care Center, Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine
Denise Dowd , MD, MPH, PEMDirector of Research Professor of Pediatrics, University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine
Martha Duffin , DOChildren's Mercy Northland Urgent Care Center Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine
Amy M. Elmore , DOChildren's Mercy South Urgent Care Center
Laura Fitzmaurice , MD, FAAP, FACEPChief Medical Information Officer; Associate Executive Medical Director; Professor of Pediatrics & Pediatrics Emergency Medicine Physician, University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine
Milton Fowler , MDSection Chief and Medical Director, Children's Mercy South Urgent Care Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, UMKC School of Medicine
Megan E. Fraker , MDAssociate Professor of Pediatrics, University of Missouri-Kansas City
James Garner , MDChildren's Mercy South Urgent Care Center Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine
Gerry R. Gerry , MDAssistant Professor of Pediatrics, The University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine; Staff Pediatrician, Children's Mercy South Urgent Care Center,
Joan Giovanni , MDAssistant Professor of Pediatrics, University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine
Lisa M. Green , MDNorthland Urgent Care Center, Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine
Mary Hegenbarth , MDMedical Director of the ED Wound Care Clinic; Associate Professor of Pediatrics, University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine
Patricia Hunt , MDAssistant Professor of Pediatrics, University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine
Ryan C. Jacobsen , MD
Jennifer K Johnson , MDChildren's Mercy South Urgent Care Center Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine
Timothy D. Johnson , DO, MMMDirector of Medical Informatics, Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, University of Missouri-Kansas City
Warren C. Johnson, III. , MDChildren's Mercy South Urgent Care Center
Heather R. Joyce , MDAssistant Professor of Pediatrics, University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine
Sibyl E. Jura , MDNorthland Urgent Care Center, Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, University of Missouri-Kansas City
Michael Kasper , MDChildren's Mercy South Urgent Care Center
James C. Kelly , MDDirector of Emergency Ultrasound, APN Coordinator, Associate Professor of Pediatrics, University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine
Christopher S. Kennedy , MDPEM Fellowship Director, Associate Professor of Pediatrics, University of Missouri-Kansas City, School of Medicine
Jane F. Knapp , MDChair, Department of Graduate Medical Education; Associate Chair of Pediatrics; Professor, UMKC School of Medicine
Kelly Kreisler , MDChildren's Mercy South Urgent Care Center
Carlito Laude , MDChildren's Mercy Northland Urgent Care Center Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine
Keith Linas , MDChildren's Mercy South Urgent Care Center Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine
Valerie L. McDougall-Kestner , MDAssistant Professor of Pediatrics, University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine
Jeffrey Michael , DOPediatric Emergency Medicine Rotation Director; Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine
Melissa Miller , MDAssistant Professor of Pediatrics
Mary Moffatt , MDAssistant Professor of Pediatrics, UMKC School of Medicine
Kari C. Moore Larson , MDMinor Care Clinic and Children's Mercy Northland Urgent Care
Michael Moran , MDNorthland Urgent Care Center, Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine
Lauren Olson , MDChildren's Mercy South Urgent Care Center, Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine
Lina M. Patel , MDAssistant Professor of Pediatrics, University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine; Pediatric Emergency Medicine Co-Associate Fellowship Director
Edna Perez-Koury , MD, MPH, MPAAssistant Professor of Pediatrics, University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine
Tamara L. Peterson , DO
Diane Plantz , MDAssistant Professor of Pediatrics, UMKC School of Medicine
Jamie J. Quintana , DOAssistant Professor of Pediatrics, University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine
Kimberly A. Randell , MD, MScAssistant Professor of Pediatrics, University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine
Michael W. Riker , MDAssistant Professor of Pediatrics, University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine
Marideth Carmelle Rus , MD
Beth L. Schissel , MDAssistant Professor of Pediatrics, University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine
Robert Schremmer , MDAssociate Professor of Pediatrics, University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine
Lisa L. Schroeder , MDMedical Director, Emergency Department; Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, University of Missouri Kansas City School of Medicine
Katherine Schukai , MDChildren's Mercy South Urgent Care Center Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine
Nirav Shastri , MDChildren's Mercy South Urgent Care Center, Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine
Lance Shipman , MDChildren's Mercy South - Urgent Care Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine
Elisa Silverstein , MDAssistant Professor of Pediatrics, University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine
Kelly A. Sinclair , MD, FAAPAssistant Professor of Pediatrics, University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine
Lisa Santos Spector , MDSection on Child Abuse and Neglect, Assistant Professor, University of Missouri – Kansas City School of Medicine
Celeste Tarantino , MDAssociate Director of Pediatric Residency Program, Associate Professor of Pediatrics, University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine
Thomas W. Tryon , MD, FAAPMedical Director, Children's Mercy Northland Urgent Care Center; Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine
Andrea M. Vandeven , MD, MPHSection on Child Abuse and Neglect, Assistant Professor, University of Missouri – Kansas City School of Medicine
Irene Walsh , MDAssociate Professor of Pediatrics, UMKC School of Medicine
Jennifer Watts , MD, MPHAssistant Professor of Pediatrics, University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine

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