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Pediatric Residency Program Leadership

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Department Leadership

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Denise Bratcher, DO
Pediatric Infectious Diseases

Dr. Sidney F Pakula Endowed Chair in Graduate Medical Education; Designated Institutional Official, Children's Mercy Kansas City; Chair, Department of Graduate Medical Education; Associate Chair, Department of Pediatrics; Professor of Pediatrics, University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine

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Susan Hathaway, PhD, MAEd

Vice Chair/Senior Administrative Director, Graduate Medical Education; Associate Professor of Pediatrics, University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine

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Jeanne James, MD, MBA, FAAP
Pediatric Cardiology

Joyce C. Hall Eminent Scholar in Pediatrics; Senior Vice President, Pediatrician-in-Chief, Chair of Pediatrics; Professor of Pediatrics, University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine; Education Professor of Pediatrics, University of Kansas School of Medicine

Program Directors

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Angela D. Etzenhouser, MD, FAAP
Pediatric Hospital Medicine

Associate Director, Pediatric Residency Program; PHM Director of Safety, PHM Director of Safety; Associate Program Director, Pediatric Residency Program; Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine; Clinical Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, University of Kansas School of Medicine

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Emily F Killough, MD
Child Abuse Pediatrics

Associate Program Director, Pediatric Residency; Associate Professor of Pediatrics, University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine

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Ross E. Newman, DO
Pediatrics

Director, Pediatric Residency Program; Associate Professor of Pediatrics, University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine; Education Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, University of Kansas School of Medicine

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Danielle Reed, MD, FAAP
Neonatal/Perinatal Medicine

Medical Director, Neonatal Resuscitation Program; Associate Program Director, Pediatric Residency; Associate Professor of Pediatrics, University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine

Chief Residents

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Kelsey P Gavin, DO
Pediatric Residency

Resident PGY 3; Chief Resident

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Sarah Gwazdacz, MD
Pediatric Residency

Resident PGY 3; Chief Resident

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Catharine N Kral, DO
Pediatric Residency

Resident PGY 3; Chief Resident

Program Coordinators

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Amber Bellinghausen

Pediatrics Residency Program Coordinator

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Shelby Kaup, MBA

Sr. Program Coordinator

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