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Firework safety for kids: Tips for families

Learn firework safety for kids: tips to prevent burns, eye injuries, and how to respond if an accident happens.

Infectious Diseases Researchers Collaborate Across Children’s Mercy and Kansas City

About 90% of what infectious diseases researchers do is clinical and translational research, according to Rangaraj Selvarangan, PhD, BVSc, D(ABMM), FIDSA, F(AAM), Division Director of Emerging Infections...

Faculty - Pediatric Gastroenterology Fellowship

Faculty and Fellows Pediatric Transplant Hepatology Fellowship Program Director Ryan Fischer, MD Associate Program Director Jennifer Halma, MD Program Coordinator Rachel Laws, MBA Meet Ryan Fischer, MD Our...

Academic Curriculum - Pediatric Gastroenterology Fellowship

Academic Curriculum Pediatric Transplant Hepatology Fellowship The fellow will participate in the following required Conferences Hepatology Journal Club (Every other month) – presents the journal article...

Apply for the Pediatric Gastroenterology Fellowship

How to Apply Pediatric Transplant Hepatology Fellowship The Children's Mercy Pediatric Transplant Hepatology Fellowship Program participates in Electronic Residency Application Service (ERAS) and is...

Pediatric Gastroenterology Fellowship: Research Opportunities

Research Pediatric Transplant Hepatology Fellowship A completed scholarly project is not a graduation requirement but the transplant hepatology fellow will be mentored to pursue meaningful scholarly...

Clinical Experience - Pediatric Gastroenterology Fellowship

Clinical Experience Pediatric Transplant Hepatology Fellowship Fellows rapidly acquire skills in endoscopic procedures during the first year of the program through endoscopic simulation and hands-on...

Pediatric Transplant Hepatology Fellowship

Pediatric Transplant Hepatology Fellowship Our Liver Care Center Faculty and Fellows Meet the Peds GI Team How to Apply The Pediatric Transplant Hepatology Fellowship is a one-year advanced program whose...

Nutrition Services

Comprehensive nutrition assessments and individualized care plans for children in our hospitals and clinics. We help children manage their medical conditions, grow well, and develop healthy nutrition and...

Visual Diagnosis: An 8-Year-Old Boy with Hair Loss - Case Presentation

An 8-year-old boy with a history of atopic dermatitis presents for evaluation of hair loss. His parents first noticed a small bald patch on the back of his scalp approximately two months ago. Since then, a...

Medication Contraindications

NSAIDs Confirmed drug allergy Recent peptic ulcer/GI bleeding Concomitant anticoagulant at high bleed risk (may pause prophylactic aspirin while on NSAIDs) < 6 months of age Colchicine Confirmed drug...

Pediatric Acute Mastoiditis: Surgical Management by Specific Diagnosis

The surgical management of pediatric acute mastoiditis varies widely due to differences in patient presentation, disease severity, availability of subspecialty resources, and evolving evidence. There are...

Pharmacologic Recommendations

Initial Size of Effusion Follow-up  Size of Effusion Initial Management Continuing Management Small Resolved NSAID Discontinue NSAID Wean diuretic Small Unchanged NSAID Continue NSAID Add steroid Assess...

Center for Pediatric Innovation

The Center for Pediatric Innovation' helps bring Children's Mercy innovations to life. The Innovation has experience in consumer goods, product and software development, intellectual property management...

Transition to Adulthood

Children’s Mercy will help you prepare for adulthood, including transferring your medical care to a doctor that cares for adults. Most people can learn to manage their own health. It takes guidance from...

Asthma Education

Children's Mercy provides the latest information, research, and resources to help patients and families manage asthma. You'll find important information about how to recognize symptoms, avoid common...

Pulmonary Vein Stenosis

What is Pulmonary vein stenosis (PVS) Pulmonary vein stenosis (PVS) is when 1 or more of the veins that carry blood from the lungs to the heart become too narrow. This makes it harder for blood to flow the...

Practical age-appropriate chores for kids

Discover age-appropriate chores for kids to build responsibility, confidence, and life skills with simple steps and praise.

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.

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