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When it comes to kids' health, our job extends beyond our hospital and clinic doors. Being a leader in children's health means working in partnership with the community to ensure a world of wellbeing...
Hepatobiliary Surgical Program
Meet the Team Children’s Mercy Kansas City provides complex pediatric hepatobiliary (liver and bile tract) surgical interventions. We pride ourselves on the ability to customize comprehensive care for your...
Tips for new moms – from those who have been there
Becoming a mom for the first time is exciting…and sometimes, a little terrifying. You’re overwhelmed with love for your new bundle of joy, with the stress of taking on this new role, with questions that...
Evidence Based Strategies: Guidance for Acute Gastroenteritis
Column Author: Brittany Moore, MD | Pediatric Resident Column Editor: Angela D. Etzenhouser, MD, FAAP | Associate Director, Pediatric Residency Program Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, University...
Dr. Jonathan Wagner Receives Grant to Study Ways to Improve Drug Dosing and Outcomes for Patients with Fontan Associated Liver Disease
This study focuses on children who have had the Fontan procedure. These are children with severe heart disease with only one functional ventricle.
New Angelman Syndrome Clinic
In December 2022, a new Angelman Syndrome Clinic opened up at Children's Mercy. It is a medical home for patients but also serves as an important hub for innovative new research.
Emerging Principal Investigators: Dr. Ayanda Chakawa
Ayanda Chakawa, PhD, Developmental and Behavioral Health, is both a clinical psychologist who provides behavioral health care to youth and a researcher interested in improving access to that care.
School Based Social Work Program
The Children’s Mercy School Based Social Work Program is a partnership between Children’s Mercy and Blue Valley School District that began in 2017 as a front-line intervention program supporting the social...
Preparing Your Child for Surgery Ages 3 and older
When you arrive in Same Day Surgery, you and your family will check in at the front desk. Next, a staff person will take you and your family to a room where you will wait for your surgery and meet...
Community Advisory Board and Youth Research Advisory Board
As part of the commitment to community engagement, the CMRI established the Community Advisory Board (CAB) in 2020 and the Youth Research Advisory Board (YRAB) in 2022. Board members provide input on CMRI...
Differences between IEP and 504 plans
IEP 504 A legal document that is developed collaboratively between school personnel and the child’s parents/legal guardians to make sure the child’s educational needs are met. An IEP must...
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Drs. Iwakuma and Perry Receive Masonic Cancer Alliance Grants to Further their Cancer-Fighting Research
Tomoo Iwakuma, MD, PhD, and John Perry, PhD, Hematology/Oncology/BMT, both received advisory board grants from the Masonic Cancer Alliance (MCA) to further their ongoing cancer research.
Hypertension in Children
What is hypertension? Hypertension is a medical condition where a person’s blood pressure is too high. Blood pressure is an important measure of health. Blood pressure is the force of blood pushing...
Helping Your Child During a Mental Health Crisis
Find out how to help a child in crisis and what to expect when you come to the Children's Mercy Emergency Room for a mental health crisis.
Center for Family and Community Connections (CFCC)
The CFCC helps patients and families find resources at Children’s Mercy and in their community. CFCC provides: Basic Needs CFCC can help you get: food diapers hygiene/cleaning products Community Resources...
Tracheostomy Resources
Families often find these resources helpful as they navigate their trach journey. Preparing for your trach placement at Children's Mercy Road Map to Home (pdf) Road Map to Home (pdf) - Spanish...
Career Passport Internship Program
Project RISE (Reaching for Independent Successful Employment) presents the Children’s Mercy Career Passport Program, an opportunity to explore career choices and gain valuable work experience through paid...
Biostatistics and Epidemiology
Biostatisticians publish research papers, serve as mentors, work as investigators, review manuscripts and provide statistical support on collaborative projects.
GI Connect
Children's Mercy Kansas City Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology The Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology at Children’s Mercy is nationally recognized for pioneering groundbreaking approaches...