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Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Meet the Team Family Resources What is inflammatory bowel disease (IBD)? Inflammatory bowel disease, or IBD, describes a group of conditions where the body’s immune system causes problems in the digestive...
Environmental Health Program
This Children's Mercy team providers environmental health consulting, assessments and investigations, research, education, training, and analytical testing services.
CARE Workshops
Child-Adult Relationship Enhancement (CARE) Workshops CARE Workshops were developed for parents and caregivers of youth ages 2-18 who have experienced stressful or traumatic events in their lives, children...
Shawn D. St. Peter, MD
Dr. Shawn D. St. Peter is Senior VP, Surgeon-in-Chief and Associate Program Director of the Pediatric Surgery Fellowship Program, and Director of the Center for Prospective Trials.
Emerging Principal Investigators: Dr. Kaela Varberg
Kaela Varberg, PhD, Independent Investigator, Neonatology, is fascinated by maternal-fetal interaction and the field of developmental origins of health and disease (DOHaD).
Community Benefit
reports Being a leader in children’s health means doing our part to make sure the Kansas City region is a healthy place to grow up. Since our founding in 1897, Children’s Mercy has provided...
Torn ACL: Nahomi’s Story
Meet Nahomi As she was growing up, you could find Nahomi Sanchez on the soccer field almost any day of the week. “Monday through Friday I had soccer practice, then I played games on Saturday and Sunday,”
Home-Based Family Support Programs
Home-Based Family Support Programs The Team for Infants Exposed to Substance use (TIES) Program is an intensive home-based partnership with pregnant and postpartum women and their families affected by...
A Mother’s Journey through the Children's Mercy Fetal Health Center and NICU
Aisha’s faith, family and an incredible care team carried her through three weeks of painful early labor, an emergency C-section delivery, and another three weeks in the NICU with her third son, Wisdom.
Additional Educational Offerings
Additional Educational Offerings In addition to the Certificate Program in Pediatric Bioethics and the Pediatric Ethics Fellowship, the CMBC organizes and collaborates on other education initiatives within...
Pertussis: Exposure Criteria
Pertussis spreads primarily through droplets coughed into the air. Exposures occur when an individual is in close contact with an infected case. Close contact includes: Living in the same household Sharing...
Trauma - References
Evans, L.L.; Williams, R.F.; Jin, C.; Plumblee, L.; Naik-Mathuria, B.; Streck, C.J.; Jensen, A.R. Hospital-based intervention is rarely needed for children with low-grade blunt abdominal solid organ injury...
Ways to Give to a Nonprofit Children’s Hospital
Children’s Mercy is a nonprofit hospital that relies on the generosity of donors, volunteers and supporters just like you. Learn more.
Emergency hip surgery: Grady’s Story
After a hip fracture threatened his Make-A-Wish dream of playing catch with Patrick Mahomes, 14-year-old Grady underwent emergency surgery at Children’s Mercy and worked tirelessly through recovery. His...
The Link - January 2026
Our January issue features the latest news and updates on pediatric care from Children's Mercy clinicians. The Link - January 2026 Evidence Based Strategies: Closing the Gap - Best Practices for...
Kid logic: Make it make sense (…it won’t)
Explore the humorous world of kid logic with examples that reveal how children think creatively and differently.
Faculty and Fellows - Adolescent Medicine Fellowship
The faculty in the Division of Adolescent and Young Adult Medicine at Children's Mercy is a diverse and experienced group of mentors, representing a wide variety of academic interests. Program Director...
Apply for the Adolescent Medicine Fellowship
Prerequisites Qualified applicants must complete an ACGME-accredited, Pediatrics, Med-Peds, Internal Medicine, or Family Medicine residency program prior to beginning the fellowship. All candidates...
Academic Curriculum – Adolescent Medicine Fellowship
Our curriculum provides a broad range of didactic and experiential learning opportunities to prepare our fellows for a career in adolescent and young adult medicine. Academic Morning The academic morning...
Outpatient Electroencephalogram (EEG)
While 75% of otherwise healthy, typically developing children with a first-time non-febrile seizure will not experience recurrence, 25% of these children may experience another non-febrile seizure. As such...