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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.
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...
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...
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Family Advisory Board
PFAC Family Advisory Board Logo The Family Advisory Board (FAB) consists of 21 families who are primary caregivers of a child who has been cared for at Children's Mercy. The FAB collaborates with...
Academic Curriculum - Pediatric Clinical Pharmacology Fellowship
Email Overview The research fellowship program in Pediatric Clinical Pharmacology at Children's Mercy Kansas City provides didactic education in a variety of clinical pharmacology topics and hands on...
Pediatric Sports Medicine Fellowship
Our Sports Medicine Center Faculty and Fellows Meet the Team How to Apply With the epidemic of sports-related injuries over the past decade, our Sports Medicine Center has been growing by leaps and bounds...
Sleep Medicine Fellowship
Our Sleep Center Faculty and Fellows Meet the Team How to Apply The Sleep Fellowship Program at Children’s Mercy is one of a select few programs in the country that provides pediatric-focused sleep...
Safety, Care & Nurturing (SCAN)
The Safety, Care and Nurturing Clinic cares for children by identifying, preventing, and treating all forms of child abuse. We develop innovative educational strategies for medical and investigative...
Plan your legacy and create healthier futures for children
Whether you give to Children’s Mercy through your estate plan, a charitable gift annuity, or a gift of stock, you are building the foundation for healthier futures for all children.
Academic General Pediatrics Fellowship
Our Division Meet the Primary Care Team Faculty and Fellows How to Apply With 38 board-certified pediatricians and 5 primary care locations, the Children’s Mercy Academic General Pediatrics Fellowship will...
Pediatric Cardiology Fellowship
Our Heart Center Faculty and Fellows Meet the Heart Center Team How to Apply The Ward Family Center at Children’s Mercy is a high-volume center offering the region's most comprehensive care from birth to...