Inside Pediatrics: Season Two

At Children's Mercy Kansas City, passionate physicians and innovative research help children achieve a brighter future. In the first episode of Inside Pediatrics Season Two, watch as the oncology team uses multiple therapies to treat a 3-year-old facing a life or death battle with a rare form of pediatric cancer. Follow a brave 9-year-old inside the operating room to see pediatric neurosurgeons remove the part of his brain causing epileptic seizures. Watch orthopedic surgeons implant a revolutionary internal magnet to give a teenage girl the chance to walk normally without painful external devices. Learn how the hospital’s single visit surgery program offers diagnosis, surgery and discharge in just one day.

Pediatric medicine has made great strides, but some medical mysteries demand the most advanced diagnostic tools to uncover the elusive answers. Diverse specialties at Children's Mercy Kansas City work together to save a 3-year-old with a disease affecting fewer than 40 children worldwide. Genomic diagnosis helps a girl who can’t stop twitching. Watch the neurosurgery team perform her rare deep brain stimulation procedure as she remains semi-conscious during surgery. Hit the road with Children’s Mercy specialists as they travel across the region to bring the latest treatments to children with hemophilia. And watch a surgeon rebuild nerves smaller than a spaghetti strand to give a baby boy the chance to move his arm again.

When children get sick, their care can be a hurry-up race against time or a waiting game that may take years…and physicians must know which response is the right one. Spend a dramatic evening in the Emergency department where specially trained care teams race against the clock to administer the highest level of critical care in the region. Go inside the operating room to watch surgeons create a new ACL for one of the top high school athletes in the state. Share a young family’s journey from prenatal diagnosis to surgery for their son born with organs outside his body. Then, minutes turn into months for a teenage girl with a failing heart who waits for the call that can save her life.

In the final episode of Inside Pediatrics Season Two, follow a Children's Mercy Kansas City team to Mexico City and see how international collaboration helps children on both sides of the border. But sometimes, even the best care can't save a critically ill child, and the palliative care team is there to help families cope with devastating outcomes. Then, share a laugh with Kansas City's native stars as they come home from Hollywood to help raise money for life-saving cancer care. And let your spirit soar with an inspiring montage of this season's triumphs, thanks to the care, compassion and life-saving treatments that turn hopes and dreams into realities for families and patients at Children's Mercy Kansas City.

The Heart of Children's Mercy is a special episode following Sawyer and Marisa, two patients who were both bravely waiting on heart transplants at the conclusion of season two. Watch the full episode now as their stories continue.