Faculty and Fellows
Pediatric Endocrinology Fellowship
Our Pediatric Endocrinology Fellowship faculty are actively involved in education, research and publication. We encourage our fellows to gain confidence and independence as they progress through training while providing a collegial educational environment that allows them to thrive.
Program Director
Joseph T. Cernich, MD
Interim Division Director; Director, Pediatric Endocrinology Fellowship Program; Associate Professor of Pediatrics, University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine
Associate Program Director
Julia R. Broussard, MD
Associate Fellowship Director; Director, Endocrine Disorders in Cancer Survivors (EDICS); Associate Professor of Pediatrics, University of Missouri-Kansas City
Fellowship Coordinator
Toni Zaner, BA
Fellows
Haya Azouz, MBBS
Lindsay Baldridge, DO
Samhita Bhattarai, MBBS
Emily Griffing, MD
Emily Metzinger, MD
Erica Wee, MD
Erica Zarse, MD
Faculty and staff
More about Children’s Mercy fellowships
Our Pediatric Endocrinology Fellowship team
Joseph Cernich, MD
Fellowship Director
(816) 855-1979
Toni Zaner, BA
Fellowship Coordinator
(816) 760-8818
tmzaner@cmh.edu