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Pediatric Cardiology Elective
Description: This elective is offered as an outpatient to junior and senior residents and senior medical students for four weeks. The purpose of the elective is to learn about and manage commonly...
Intestinal Atresia
What is intestinal atresia? Intestinal atresia is a blockage in the intestine. It may occur when there is not enough blood flow to the intestines during development. Some sections of the intestine may...
Children’s Mercy First to Use 5-Base HiFi Genomic Sequencing in the Clinical Setting
Children’s Mercy, one of the nation’s leading independent pediatric health organizations, announced it is the first health care system to use 5-base HiFi sequencing, the world’s most-advanced genomic...
Dangerous vaping epidemic: 5 things parents need to know
What once was thought to be a harmless habit has now turned into a national crisis. Hundreds of people have been recently diagnosed with acute lung injury after vaping. Six people across the U.S. have...
Spine Care Consultations
Your child may be evaluated by a pediatric orthopedic surgeon, a pediatric orthopedic physician or an advanced practice pediatric orthopedic nurse. This team-based approach allows us to schedule and...
What to Expect at the Autism Clinic
What to expect at your autism evaluation appointment Diagnosing autism spectrum disorder is not a simple process. It involves experienced and highly-trained professionals who gather information from you...
Center for Pectus Excavatum and Carinatum Team
Meet the General and Thoracic Surgery team at Children's Mercy.
What to Expect from the Comprehensive Colorectal Center
Colorectal conditions are complex and often involve multiple systems of the body. When you have concerns about your child’s colorectal health, the Colorectal Center at Children’s Mercy will help you get an...
The Link - April 2024
Our April issue features the latest news and updates on pediatric care from Children's Mercy clinicians. The Link - April 2024 Evidence Based Strategies: Guidance for Acute Gastroenteritis Read the...
Dr. Liset Olarte Receives Grant to Study Pneumococcal Colonization in Young Children During COVID-19 Pandemic
Find a Researcher Researcher Network Donate Follow Us See All Stories Dr. Liset Olarte Receives Grant to Study Pneumococcal Colonization in Young Children During COVID-19 Pandemic Liset Olarte, MD, MSc...
Azadeh Wickham Receives PCS Research Grant to Study Clean Intermittent Catheterization Determinants and Adherence
The aim of this study is to describe the rate of clean intermittent catheterization adherence and correlate determinants to clean intermittent catheterization adherence in caregivers of pediatric patients...
Child Neurology Residency Team
See Current Residents and Alumni Child Neurology Residency Team Patient Review...
Pediatric Otolaryngology Fellowship
Our ENT Division Faculty and Fellows Meet the ENT Team How to Apply Our ENT division Pediatric otolaryngology at Children's Mercy and the University of Kansas continues to grow. There are currently 7...
Dietary Considerations
Parents should notify physician for: Significant changes in diet with foods high in Vitamin K: Kale, spinach, broccoli, cauliflower, turnip greens, chick peas, brussel sprouts, green tea, soybean oil, liver...
Clinical Experience - Hospice and Palliative Medicine Fellowship
Children’s Mercy is the only free-standing children’s hospital between St. Louis and Denver. There are 366 inpatient beds, including the PICU, CICU and NICU. The Palliative Care Team (PaCT) started seeing...
Faculty - Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology
Current Faculty Division Chief Tazim Dowlut-McElroy, MD, MS Fellowship Director Ashli Lawson, MD Anne-Marie Priebe, DO Current Fellow Katherine Lukas, MD Meghadeepa Srinivasa, MBBS Prior Fellows and...
ACCESS Behavioral Health Lab
About the Team The ACCESS (Adolescent and Child Centered Engagement to Supports and Services) Behavioral Health Lab at Children’s Mercy conducts research on increasing access to behavioral health services...
Clinical Experience - Pediatric Rehabilitation Medicine Fellowship
The Pediatric Rehabilitation Medicine (PRM) fellowship offers a wide variety of clinical experiences in the inpatient and outpatient settings. A sample schedule may look like: Month PGY5 PGY6 July...
State of the Art Pediatrics: Precision Medicine – Where Are We Today? The GOLDILOKS® Clinic- Genomic- and Ontogeny-Linked Dose Individualization and cLinical Optimization for KidS
Column Author: Tracy Sandritter, PharmD, BCPPS | Clinical Specialist, Division of Clinical Pharmacology, Toxicology, and Therapeutic Innovation; Adjunct Professor, UMKC School of Pharmacy. Alexa Pagano...
How much soda should kids drink?
Every way we turn it seems we are surrounded by sugar-sweetened beverages and overwhelmed with ads for those oh-so-tempting drinks. The truth is sugar-sweetened beverages are consumed way too often and are...