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Fluoroscopic Removal of Ingested Foreign Body
Children's Mercy uses a fluoroscopic approach, which obviates the need for anesthesia or sedation. Patients can be discharged from the emergency room soon after without need for an admission.
CHAMP for Parents
How the CHAMP® program helps patients Between the discharge from the first hospital stay in the newborn period and a second staged cardiac surgery (the inter-stage period), children who are born with...
Blood and Marrow Transplant Options
Transplant options for every child One of the first questions families ask us is will my child have a donor? When we meet a child in need of a transplant, we search all available donor options. Doing so...
Acute Promyelocytic Leukemia: Teo's Story
Meet Teo Teenagers are famous for burning the candle at both ends, and Teo Rosales was no exception to that rule. In May 2018, he was busy with his classwork and involved in the school’s robotics team, a...
Leukemia and Lymphoma Research
Children’s Mercy has played an integral role in research trials as the region’s only NCI Children’s Oncology Group (COG) cancer center. Our collaborative approach brings the most advanced treatment to your...
Preparing for a Fluoroscopy or Interventional Radiology
Helpful tips Many families have found the additional information provided from RadiologyInfo.org valuable as they have prepared for this type of scan. The Image Gently Alliance may...
Stroke: Talan's Story
At 2 ½ years old, Talan Turner was growing and developing just like most kids his age. But on March 22, 2016, as he played in the back yard of his home in McLouth, Kan., the unthinkable happened—the...
Ophthalmology and Optometry Team
Meet the Ophthalmology and Optometry team at Children's Mercy.
Types of Pediatric Fractures
The common types of fractures that can affect children, including the types of incomplete, complete and physeal fractures.
Riley's Story
As 17-year-old Riley Pendleton sprints up and down the basketball court practicing with the Lincoln Prep Tigers, there’s little sign she’s suffered serious back-to-back leg injuries. The brace on her right...
Spondylolisthesis Recovery: Gabby’s Story
Meet Gabby Gabby is a gymnast who has been training since she was four years old, first at the YMCA and then at Great American Gymnastics Express (GAGE). The high school junior matches flexibility and...
Take CARE Benefits Plan
Your health care and income protection plans The Take CARE Benefits Plan provides you with a variety of health care and income protection plans designed to support your physical, emotional and financial...
How Simulation Works
Our simulation model offers the latest resuscitation training in the convenience of your own hospital setting. Training is designed to recreate real-life medical crises and situational anxiety for an...
Pediatric Critical Care Sub-Internship
Educational objectives: The Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) sub-internship is structured to familiarize the medical student with recognition, evaluation and management of pediatric patients with...
Pediatric Research
General course objectives: To provide a health professions student (medicine, pharmacy, nursing, dentistry) with a structured research experience that is designed to impart upon the student general...
Pediatric Radiology
Educational objectives: Completion of core pediatric clerkship required. UMKC MS5 or 6, outside MS 3 or 4 after completion of core pediatric clerkship. Responsible faculty: Emily Orscheln, MD...
Pediatric Nephrology
Educational objectives: Knowledge of pathophysiology; management of common renal disorders in children. Responsible faculty: Tarak Srivastava, MD Administrative assistant: Birdie Dean (brdean@cmh...
Pediatric Infectious Diseases
Educational objectives: In-patient consultations. Performed by student Monday through Friday mornings. Goals: To enhance fund of knowledge in pediatric infectious diseases and to develop clinical acumen...
Pediatric Clinical Pharmacology and Medical Toxicology
Description: The goal of this rotation is to expose students and residents/fellows to a variety of issues within clinical pharmacology and medical toxicology. This includes but is not limited to...
Apply for the Adolescent Medicine Fellowship
Prerequisites Qualified applicants must complete an ACGME-accredited, Pediatrics, Med-Peds, Internal Medicine, or Family Medicine residency program prior to beginning the fellowship. All candidates...