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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.

Developmental Resources

Your family may find some of these resources helpful as you explore new ways to support your child's development. Developmental Resources Apps Websites BabySparks app: For birth to 2 Some free content...

What to Expect - Electrophysiology Study

The Electrophysiology (EP) team can examine your child’s heart to identify—and in some cases, treat—abnormal pathways in the electrical system of the heart. EP studies are done under anesthesia and attended...

Your Fetal Cardiology Visit

Learn what to expect at your fetal cardiology visit, from the diagnosis process to next steps after your initial evaluation.

Your Support Team

The Children’s Mercy Fetal Health Center brings together all the specialists your baby might need in one place. For families with a prenatal diagnosis of a heart condition, this team will help you navigate...

Heart Beads Program

A program that helps children with heart differences honor their journey   Through the Heart Beads Program, children and families can use colorful beads as symbols to share their unique experience at...

Heart Center Team

Meet the Heart Center team at Children's Mercy.

How a Healthy Heart Works

Learn the basics of the heart’s structure and function from the experts at the Children's Mercy Heart Center.

Experimental Therapeutics in Pediatric Cancer

These clinical trials test treatment methods that have not yet been used for a cancer diagnosis. Children's Mercy is the only pediatric hospital in the region that provides access to these trials.

What to Expect: Common Questions about Radiation

Providing safe, expert imaging for your child Modern medicine provides us various types of advanced imaging to look inside your child’s body for diagnosis or to rule out a medical condition. Some of these...

Kidney Transplant Team

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Athletic Training Team

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Exertional Compartment Syndrome: Dayana’s Story

Meet Dayana When Dayana Vazquez Rubio tore the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) in her left knee in the spring of 2019, she was playing club soccer and living in Oklahoma City. She had surgery there and...

Gymnast Wrist

Award Gymnast wrist (distal radial epiphysitis) is a term used to describe an overuse injury involving the growth plate of the radius (the forearm bone that connects to the wrist). This overuse has been...

MACI Surgery Recovery: Hidde’s Story

Meet Hidde Hidde Roessink is known for his strength. As an NCAA Division I athlete recovering from a season-ending injury, he’s had to rely on both his own resilience and the tenacity of his team at...

Unique Conference Spotlights the use of Genomic Insights to Improve Treatment of Pediatric Patients

More than 200 scientists and clinicians from around the world attended the first Pediatric Pharmacogenomics and Personalized Medicine Conference, hosted by Children’s Mercy in April 2010. Leeder Quote...

Spinal Cord Injuries

What is a spinal cord injury (SCI)? A spinal cord injury occurs when there is a disruption of the nerves of the spinal cord. This can happen in a variety of ways; some examples are: Trauma (ex. motor...

Rehabilitation Medicine Team

Meet the Rehabilitation Medicine team at Children's Mercy.

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...

Juvenile Scleroderma

Resources What is scleroderma? Localized scleroderma is an autoimmune condition that results in thickening and tightening of the skin. This is caused by inflammation in the skin that results in a production...