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Crohn's Disease: Leah's Story

Leah Steinacker was a busy, active high school senior when sudden, severe stomach pain landed her in the hospital at Children’s Mercy. Her experience receiving care for Crohn's disease inspired her...

Wilms Tumor: Tripp's Story

Meet Tripp Tripp with truck photo At 5 years old, Tripp Chase loves to play with his toy cars, dinosaurs and Legos. He’s a typical boy, except for one thing. He was diagnosed with an aggressive form...

Hospice and Palliative Medicine Fellowship

Faculty and Fellows Follow @KUPalliative Apply at KUMC.edu Our Palliative Care Team Palliative Care is integrated throughout Children’s Mercy. PaCT met its first patient in May 2002, and continues to grow.

Whole Exome Sequencing at Children's Mercy Research Institute

Exome sequencing is a technique for sequencing protein-coding genes in a genome. It allows researchers to find a molecular diagnosis in families with children who have had an extensive negative work-up for...

Baby Lab

About the Lab We are a child development research program at Children’s Mercy and the University of Kansas Medical Center. We study early language and social-emotional development, because they are...

Epilepsy Monitoring Unit (EMU)

At the Epilepsy Monitoring Unit, Children's Mercy experts record brain activity to help diagnose and treat seizure disorders. Our facility dog, Hope, visited the Children's Mercy EMU to show how it...

Ways to celebrate Valentine’s Day during COVID-19

In school and at home, Valentine’s Day is typically a fun day to trade friendship notes, messages of love and eat yummy treats. During the coronavirus pandemic, it still can be fun with a few slight...

Torn ACL: Maxxwell's Story

Meet Maxxwell Maxxwell Ford video Very few high school freshmen have the talent and drive to play quarterback at the varsity level, but Maxxwell Ford did. “I’ve been playing football since I was old enough...

Special Opportunities

Have a clinical pharmacology interest? We have the only accredited training program in the country. T32 programs are available and would represent a 4th year of training. Learn more by visiting...

Masters and Certificate Programs

Fellows at Children’s Mercy have access to a number of Masters and Certificate programs while in their fellowship. Children’s Mercy contributes up to $5,250 per calendar year towards tuition. Masters...

Dog safety 101

We know to teach kids to look before crossing the street and to not run with scissors. These are all well-known safety skills parents always talk about with kids. But we should be teaching a few safety...

Winter safety tips you may not realize you need

Each winter brings a new chance for fun things for kids to do, like ice skating and snowball fights. As we gear up to celebrate the season, keep these 5 things in mind.

Neonatal Resuscitation Program

The Neonatal Resuscitation Program® (NRP®) course conveys an evidence-based approach to care of the newborn at birth and facilitates effective team-based care for health care professionals who care...

Rectal Prolapse

A rectal prolapse, also known as partial prolapse or mucosal prolapse, happens when the rectum slips through the anus and is exposed. The Children's Mercy Comprehensive Colorectal Center...

Oral Food Challenge – What to Expect

An oral challenge is a procedure completed in the Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology Clinic to determine whether your child reacts to a certain food. This procedure involves monitoring your child while they...

Von Hippel-Lindau Syndrome (VHL): Bryce's Story

Meet Bryce Bryce Munson remembers the very first time he had what he thought was a panic attack. Mom Erryn Westerhold does, too. “I was in my 7th grade math class when I started having trouble breathing...

Growth Failure

Recommendations for pediatricians regarding diagnosis, management, and when to refer to a Children's Mercy specialist.

Abnormal Thyroid