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Jonathan Wagner, DO, Receives Grant to Study Contribution of Liver Adiposity on Statin Transport Response
Guidelines for prescribing physicians may subsequently be developed to "personalize" dosing for pediatric obese patients, potentially making statin therapy less toxic and more effective for individual...
New Tool Helps Combat Malnutrition
MUAC z-score tape has changed how pediatric malnutrition is evaluated at Children’s Mercy and across the globe.
Project Will Study Housing Assistance During Childhood
Jeffrey Colvin’s study is titled “Childhood Housing Assistance and Adult Health: Life Course Critical Periods and Cumulative Impact.”
Dr. Jeffrey Colvin Receives Grant to Investigate Differences in Sudden Unexpected Infant Death by Age
Jeffrey Colvin, MD, FAAP, Pediatrics, received a 2-year, $70,000 grant award from the American SIDS Institute for his study “Using Machine Learning to Differentiate Mechanisms of SUPC from Other SUID...
Dr. Vivekanand Yadav Receives Funding to Study Gene Mutations of Lethal Pediatric Brain Tumor with Goal of New Potential Therapies
Dr. Yadav’s study, “Epigenetically activated ID1 is a key transcriptional regulator of DIPG invasion and is targetable with cannabidiol,” will explore the gene responsible for the lethal pediatric brain...
Dr. Scott Younger Receives $3.1 Million NIH R01 Grant to Better Distinguish Genetic Variants that Cause Congenital Birth Defects
Dr. Younger’s project, “Systematic Identification and Phenotypic Characterization of Causal Genetic Variants in Rare Disease-Associated Birth Defects,” looks to distinguish specific genetic variants that...
Dr. Srivastava Receives Funding to Study Connection Between Scaffold Protein and Nephrotic Syndrome
Tarak Srivastava, MD, FASN, Nephrology, was awarded a 1-year grant shared with his collaborator Mukut Sharma, PhD, at Kansas City VA Medical Center through the Pediatric Glomerular Disease Accelerator...
Three Investigators Receive Braden’s Hope Grants to Further Childhood Cancer Research
Three Children’s Mercy investigators received new pediatric cancer research awards, totaling $700,000. The grants, independently awarded by Braden’s Hope for Childhood Cancer, will further collaborations...
Emerging Infections a New Area of Emphasis at the Children's Mercy Research Institute
The new Area of Emphasis is dedicated to recognizing and surveilling new and reemerging pediatric infectious diseases around the world...
Drs. Laura Plencner and Molly Krager Receive Funding to Broaden Food Security Initiatives, Including Healthcare-Based Food Pantry System at Children’s Mercy
Laura Plencner, MD, Pediatrics and Hospital Medicine, and Molly Krager, MD, Pediatrics and Hospital Medicine, and co-chairs of the Children’s Mercy Kansas City Hunger Free Hospital Council received a...
Children’s Mercy’s STAR 2.0 Program Receives Funding to Further Program Expansion, Support Student Needs While Participating
Children’s Mercy Kansas City’s STAR 2.0 Program received a one-year, $5,000 grant from the BlueScope Foundation as well as a one-year, $25,000 grant from the Abe and Anna Bograd Memorial Trust to support...
Dr. Alexandra Prosser Receives Funding to Study Connection Between Ribosome Protein Gene RPL30 and Bone Marrow Failure
Dr. Prosser’s study, “Functional evaluation of a novel RPL30 mutation and its role in Diamond Blackfan anemia: A model for studying ribosomopathies,” aims to describe the functional role of the novel RPL30...
Tympanic Membrane Perforation
Tympanic membrane (TM) perforation A hole in the eardrum is called a tympanic membrane (TM) perforation. If your child has a TM perforation, they still may get ear infections. The infection will look...
Refer a Patient to Fetal Health Center
Conditions treated are Fetal echocardiogram, genetics consultation, integrated consultation, perinatal consultation, transfer of care delivery.
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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...
Department of Pediatrics
Meet the Leadership Cabinet Department of Pediatrics at Children's Mercy With more than 500 faculty members in our divisions, sections, and centers of excellence, the Department of Pediatrics at...
Mary Ann Queen, MD | Children's Mercy Research Institute
Mary Ann Queen, MD, is the Interim Chair of the Department of Pediatrics at Children’s Mercy and at the University of Kansas Medical Center. At the University of Missouri – Kansas City School of Medicine...
Pediatric Cardiology Fellowship
Our Heart Center Faculty and Fellows Meet the Heart Center Team How to Apply video The Ward Family Center at Children’s Mercy is a high-volume center offering the region's most comprehensive care from birth...
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