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8 frequently asked questions about breastfeeding and pumping
Breastfeeding may be natural, but that doesn’t mean it comes without questions. Whether you’re breastfeeding for the first time or looking for answers because this experience is different from the last...
Penicillin allergies: What parents need to know
Antibiotics in the penicillin family are among some of the best treatments for common childhood infections. But, penicillin is also the most commonly reporting drug allergy. Keep reading to learn answers...
Child Neurology Residency - How to Apply
The Child Neurology training program at Children's Mercy accepts four residents per year. We are a categorical program; therefore, two years of pediatrics training and three years of child neurology...
Drs. Hampl, Dreyer Gillette, Laroche Join NIH-funded MPI Study to Improve Weight-Related Outcomes Among Youth and Adults with Obesity
The study evaluates the short- and long-term clinical and implementation outcomes of Comprehensive Multidisciplinary Obesity Care (CMOC) in 20 federally qualified health centers in urban and rural areas of...
Resident Life
Resident orientation This is a paid orientation and introduction to the hospital community which begins in mid-June. Resident orientation is an opportunity to get to know your peers through several social...
Pediatric Hematology and Oncology Fellowship
Our Department Faculty and Fellows Meet the Team How to Apply The Pediatric Hematology/Oncology Fellowship at Children’s Mercy is a 3-year training program accredited by the ACGME and accepts two fellows...
Dr. Erin Guest Receives New Grant from Noah’s Bandage Project for Study Focusing on Leukemia in which the KMT2A Gene is Rearranged
Dr. Guest and her study team will address this unmet need for children with leukemia in which the KMT2A gene is rearranged by defining new genes and genetic pathways involved in leukemia progression and...
Study Looks at Liver Drug Regulation and Cholesterol
Jonathan Wagner, DO, received a grant to determine how liver fat affects hepatocellular drug transport and pediatric statin response.
Children’s Mercy Receives Award to Update and Expand Vaccine Education Program and App
Dr. Barbara Pahud and colleagues received a grant covering the Collaboration for Vaccine Education and Research (CoVER) Vaccine Modules and The Vaccine Handbook App (TVH App).
Mid-America Pediatric Environmental Health Specialty Unit (MAPEHSU)
Comprehensive pediatric environmental health services, including free consultation services, referral, outreach and education.
Dr. Scott Younger Receives Funding from BioNexus KC to Study Genetic Variation Detected in Children Living with Undiagnosed Rare Disease
Dr. Younger’s study, “Scalable systems for the identification of splice-disrupting genetic variants in pediatric rare disease genomes,” will develop scalable systems to evaluate the molecular consequences...
New NIH Supplement Awards Expand Study of Asthma in African American Children
The project studies the potential links of chronic stress to biological (epigenomic) changes in immunity impacting asthma risk and morbidity in African American children.
Children’s Mercy Receives $4 Million from the Marion and Henry Bloch Family Foundation to Improve Health Care Equity
Thanks to this significant grant, Children's Mercy is embarking on a groundbreaking initiative aimed at advancing health care equity by proactively identifying and rectifying gaps in coordination of...
3 Investigators Receive Funding from the Global Platform for the Prevention of Autoimmune Diabetes
“Our goal is to identify key epigenomic switches that determine the activity state of the immune system which lead to the development of type 1 diabetes. Identifying those switches could lead to early...
Dr. Warady Receives Nearly $5.8 Million Award for the “Chronic Kidney Disease in Children” Study
Children with chronic kidney disease (CKD) face increased health risks beyond their primary kidney disorder. CKiD V continues the observational CKiD study that began in 2003 and that follows 1,100 children...
Children’s Mercy Receives Renewed NIH Funding to Continue Collaborative Pediatric Pharmacology Fellowship Program
Find a Researcher Researcher Network Donate Follow Us See All Stories Children’s Mercy Receives Renewed NIH Funding to Continue Collaborative Pediatric Pharmacology Fellowship Program Children’s Mercy and...
Stancil Receives Funding to Study Neuroimaging as a Biomarker of Drug Response for Adolescents with Eating Disorders
The project, “Eating Disorder Individualized Therapeutics-Naltrexone Neuroimaging (EDIT-N2),” aims to understand individual response to naltrexone in the brain and shed light on why some patients respond...
Pediatric Neurology
Description: Student will see and examine patients in clinic, make consultation rounds, etc. One-on-one instruction and supervision of clinical activities. Independent reading assignments. ...
What to Expect: Hand Surgery
When you come to see a provider from our Hand Surgery team, you can expect them to perform a thorough examination of your child’s hands and arms. We may need to do additional diagnostic imaging studies...
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...