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Conversations about weight: A focus on overall health
Talking about your child’s weight may feel uncomfortable or challenging to bring up for a variety of reasons. But what if “weight” wasn’t the main focus of the conversation? While weight and height are...
Hematology, Oncology and BMT Family Care Team
At Children’s Mercy, your child’s care involves so much more than medical treatment. Our Family Care Team looks at your child’s unique needs—physical, developmental, emotional, educational and...
Spinal Muscular Atrophy Treatments
Children’s Mercy rehabilitation medicine physicians offer cutting-edge treatments for children with spinal muscular atrophy (SMA). Currently, there are two FDA-approved treatment options for SMA, Spinraza...
Constipation and Encopresis
Constipation and encopresis in children The BRICK (Bowel Retraining in Constipated Kids) clinic is a subspecialty clinic within the Division of Gastroenterology at Children’s Mercy dedicated to the care of...
What to Expect - Heart Surgery
If your child needs cardiovascular surgery, you can be sure that their heart is in good hands. We provide a careful and thorough process from scheduling to follow-up care to ensure that every child gets...
Suicide Awareness and Prevention Toolkit
It’s tough to start the conversation about suicide. Whether you need help or want to help someone else, here are some resources to help you take the first step toward hope and healing.
Hip Program
The orthopedic specialists at Children’s Mercy work together with our physical therapists, radiologists, and pain management team to provide the best possible care for children and teens with hip...
Eating disorder facts
Anorexia Nervosa, Bulimia Nervosa, and Related Disorders Who gets these types of eating disorders? Anyone can develop an eating disorder. How eating disorders evolve is still poorly understood. Risk...
Laboratory Genetics and Genomics Fellowship
Our Genomic Medicine Center Faculty and Fellows Email Us How to Apply The Laboratory Genetics and Genomics (LGG) fellowship at Children’s Mercy is a 36-month accredited American Board of Medical Genetics...
Leukemia
The Children’s Mercy Leukemia and Lymphoma Program has compiled the following information for families who want to better understand the types, causes and treatments for leukemia. You can also visit...
Transformational Pediatrics Podcast
Interviews with physicians and researchers at Children’s Mercy Kansas City who are transforming pediatric care through genomic medicine, personalized therapeutics, health services and outcomes research...
Cardiovascular Surgery
Request an Appointment Refer a Patient Each year, hundreds of families choose to trust Children’s Mercy with their child’s heart care. Our experienced team members take pride in providing the very best...
Full Athlete Care
Children’s Mercy provides a variety of sports performance services to enhance all aspects of a student-athlete’s health. From sports nutrition to mental health to injury prevention, we help your athlete...
Pediatric Allergy, Asthma and Immunology
Description and Educational Objectives: To expose the student, either through clinical encounters, bedside teaching or didactic lectures/problem-based learning modules to the following diseases and...
Additional Consults/Evaluations
<!--StartFragment--> If concern for child abuse Consult Safety Care and Nurturing (SCAN) Clinic and Social Work If concern for aspiration due to feeding problem Consult...
Transition Program: Adult Primary Care Providers
Primary Care Adult primary care clinic providers If you have commercial insurance, Medicare and Medicaid managed care plans or other state Medicaid insurance programs, you should ask about a list of...
Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Description and This rotation is in the Division of Development and Behavioral Sciences. We treat a variety of patients, including individuals with autism, ADHD, anxiety, eating disorders and...
Pediatric Radiology
Description: This elective is broken up into morning and afternoon tasks. These will include observing technologists obtain imaging studies, observing radiologists interpret and report studies, generating...
Preceptors
Preceptors Residency Leadership Team Alex Oschman, PharmD, BCPPS aoschman@cmh.edu PGY2 Pediatric RPD Clinical Pharmacy Specialist - NICU SOP: Purdue University PGY1: Children’s Mercy PGY2: Pediatrics...
Educational Offerings
Learn about the educational offerings for health care professionals provided by Children's Mercy. Grands Rounds, programs, courses, training, and events are all available to those looking to further...