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Board Members
Rob and Heidi Burns View Story Terrence Gallagher Ashlyn Johnson View Story Tanja Kubis Tasha Martin Laura Sargent Patrick Sargent Leah Scott Hetal Shah View Story Rob and Heidi Burns are parents to Keegan...
Craniofacial Program
With one of the most experienced and largest teams of specialists in the nation, the craniofacial program at Children’s Mercy treats a full range of complex conditions. From craniosynostosis to more rare...
Special Events and Conferences
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Faculty - Pediatric Clinical Pharmacology Fellowship
The T32 Program Faculty are a professionally diverse group that include experts in a multitude of disciplines, including pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics, pharmacogenetics, analytical chemistry...
Research Education at the Children's Mercy Research Institute
The Children’s Mercy Research Institute (CMRI) offers several research education opportunities for healthcare professionals, researchers, and students.
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...
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...
Pectus Excavatum
Pectus excavatum, or sunken chest, is the most common chest abnormality in children. The experts at Children’s Mercy are recognized leaders in pectus excavatum surgery, including the minimally invasive...
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.
NICU PFAC Members
Barb Carr Kallie Kirk View Story Erika Mendence Meg Murphy View Story Jim Pryde Brianna Schmitz View Story Aisha Walker View Story Lauren Ward View Story Hi! I'm Barb Carr and I'm proud to be a member...
Trauma-Injury Grade Scale
Spleen Injury Grade Description Severity Coding General Most commonly injured abdominal organ in children. Findings include LUQ pain, left shoulder pain (Kehr’s sign), abdominal distension, and LUQ...
Type 1 Diabetes: Logan’s story
“Diabetes doesn’t slow me down!” says Logan, who was diagnosed with type 1 when he was 10. If you saw him on the hiking trail, you’d agree! Cutting-edge tech keeps his blood sugar levels stable. With help...
Langerhans cell histiocytosis (LCH): Charlotte’s Story
Charlotte was diagnosed with an aggressive form of Langerhans cell histiocytosis (LCH) at 9 months old, but a targeted treatment from Children’s Mercy has kept her LCH-free and thriving. Her care team...