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Clinical Experience - Pediatric Emergency Medicine Fellowship

Fellows will have opportunities to manage a wide-array of pediatric pathology during their fellowship training. As the only regional pediatric trauma center, PEM faculty & fellows manage level 1 and level...

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...

Faculty - Pediatric Cardiology Fellowship

Fellowship Director Amanda McIntosh, MD (816) 302-3694 ammcintosh@cmh.edu Associate Program Directors Ryan A. Romans, MD (816) 302-3649 raromans@cmh.edu Chris Mathis, MD (819) 458-3479 cmathis@cmh.edu...

Children’s Mercy Research Institute Opens in Spring 2021

The Children’s Mercy Research Institute opens in spring 2021 as the hub of pediatric research and discovery, committed to research with a purpose.

Study Looks at Psychosocial Factors and Asthma Links

Elin Grundberg, PhD received an award to study how exposure to psychosocial factors such as chronic stress is linked to pathophysiology of asthma.

Frontiers Grant Supports Framework for Subject Matching

Keith Feldman, PhD, received a Frontiers award to use data representations to identify optimal control subjects through a broader set of clinical and temporal criteria.

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.

Predicting Asthma Treatment Response in Children

Bridgette Jones, MD, MSCR, received an NIH grant for her research on predicting treatment response in children with asthma.

Dr. Staggs Serves as U.S. Expert on International Study of Psychiatric Restraint Use

Vincent Staggs, PhD was invited to join a team of researchers from universities in New Zealand, Japan, and Australia to compare rates of mechanical restraint in psychiatric care.

Acute Myeloid Leukemia: New Treatment Available Thanks to Children's Mercy Research

Data from a phase 3 trial studying acute myeloid leukemia in children helped the FDA decide to approve gemtuzumab ozogamicin (MYLOTARG) for use in pediatric patients.

CKiD – Chronic Kidney Disease in Children Study

CKiD study yields results for children with chronic kidney disease.

Stay Active Program Keeps Kids Moving During COVID-19

This community-based project delivers physical activity breaks to students in virtual classrooms. Stay Active targets fifth and sixth grade students in Kansas City public schools.

Tomoo Iwakuma, MD, PhD, and Children's Mercy Research Institute Receive Funding to Support Osteosarcoma Research

Dr. Tomoo Iwakuma, a Children's Mercy researcher, has received a 1-year, $25,000 2021 Research Catalyst award from Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation.

Extract DNA from a Strawberry: Science for Kids at the Children's Mercy Research Institute

Children’s Mercy Teen Advisory Board member Lauren Spector shows kids the connection between clinical care and research. Follow along as she extracts DNA from a strawberry.

Dr. Rachel Chevalier Receives Grant To Study Variability in Therapeutic Response to EoE Treatment

Find a Researcher Researcher Network Donate Follow Us See All Stories Dr. Rachel Chevalier Receives Grant To Study Variability in Therapeutic Response to EoE Treatment Rachel Chevalier, MD...

Dr. Jay Vivian Receives Grant To Further Research on Therapies for Vici Syndrome

Find a Researcher Researcher Network Donate Follow Us See All Stories Dr. Jay Vivian Receives Grant To Further Research on Therapies for Vici Syndrome Jay Vivian, PhD, Children’s Mercy Research Institute...

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...

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...

Diversity and Inclusion Enhance the Impact of Research | Children's Mercy Research Institute

Children’s Mercy Research Institute is committed to ensuring participants taking part in our research studies reflect the diversity of the patients and families at Children’s Mercy.

New Tool Helps Combat Malnutrition

MUAC z-score tape has changed how pediatric malnutrition is evaluated at Children’s Mercy and across the globe.