Transformational Pediatrics

Transformational Pediatrics

Transformational Pediatrics features interviews with physicians and researchers at Children’s Mercy Kansas City who are transforming pediatric care through genomic medicine, personalized therapeutics, health services and outcomes research, and innovations in health care delivery.

Episodes

October 28, 2025
faster-answers-brighter-futures-how-children-s-mercy-is-transforming-genetic-diagnosis

Children’s Mercy is transforming pediatric genetic diagnosis with a single, advanced sequencing test. Learn how this breakthrough is delivering faster answers, fewer tests, and new hope for families facing r...

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transforming-pediatric-cardiology-with-3d-modeling

Join Dr. Anmol Goyal as he explains the educational power of 3D modeling in explaining complex heart conditions. This episode highlights how visual tools help families understand diagnoses and surgical procedures, making complex medical terms ...

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histiocytosis-overview-and-research

J. Allyson Hays, MD, discusses the rare disease histiocytosis, how it presents in pediatric cases, how Children's Mercy treats it and more. 

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the-use-of-virtual-reality-in-pediatric-surgery

Mark Ryan, MD, MSPH, FACS, discusses the use of virtual reality and 3D imaging in pediatric surgery, and the impact it has on planning, outcomes and the future of pediatric procedures.

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unexpected-findings-in-study-of-gene-mutations-for-pediatric-cancer-patients

Tomoo Iwakuma, MD, PhD, discusses recent research findings around his studies of the p53 gene.

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October 18, 2024
optical-genome-mapping

Children’s Mercy Kansas City is the first pediatric hospital in the U.S. to clinically launch Optical Genome Mapping (OGM), an advanced digitized technology that enhances the detection of genetic abnormalities. Dr. John Herriges discusses what this means for pediatric ca...

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expanding-access-to-genetic-testing-to-rural-populations

Ana Cohen, PhD, discusses Children's Mercy's cutting edge genetic testing, and how they're improving access by expanding research to rural communities.

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provider-burnout-and-prioritizing-wellbeing

Stephanie Burrus, DO, discusses physician burnout, and how Children's Mercy Kansas City's Center for Wellbeing is addressing it at their institution.

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how-we-heal-little-hearts-the-piccolo-procedure-explained

The Piccolo device is an innovative and minimally invasive way to close the Patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) in pediatrics. Dr. Rockefeller talks about how the Piccolo came to fruition, the benefits, and what else is on the horizon for th...

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updated-dermatology-guidelines-and-use-of-bactrim

Bactrim is a commonly prescribed antibiotic used to treat a variety of conditions, including urinary tract infections, acne and skin and soft tissue infections. The American Academy of Dermatology recently revised its guidelines discouraging th...

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precision-medicine-in-pediatrics-genetic-testing-for-children-with-cancer

To accelerate precision medicine for pediatric oncology, Children’s Mercy Kansas City, together with its Research Institute (CMRI), pioneered a new whole-exome-sequencing-based genetic test for all children diagnosed wit...

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genomic-answers-for-kids-expands-sequencing-to-clinical-setting

Children’s Mercy Kansas City, one of the nation’s leading independent pediatric health organizations, announced it is the first health care system to use 5-base HiFi sequencing, the world’s most-advanced genomic sequencing technol...

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navigating-pediatric-fontan-associated-liver-disease

Incredible advances in the care of patients born with single-ventricle heart disease have led to significantly better quality of life and survival. Complex surgical palliation culminating in the Fontan procedure is effective and can allow pa...

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population-health-management-and-pediatric-type-1-diabetes

In this episode, Dr. Mark Clements leads a discussion focusing on population health management and pediatric type 1 diabetes.

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data-science-informing-better-health-care-decisions

Data science -- often discussed with terms like artificial intelligence, machine learning, big data, data goverernance -- has the potential to transform every aspect of health care, from the patient experience to how, when and where care is p...

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professional-coaching-in-medicine-and-health-care

The health care sector has begun to embrace coaching to promote resilience and innovation during a time of massive disruption while also cultivating healthier workplace cultures. In this podcast, Alyssa Stephany, MD, Director of the Physician L...

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health-and-poverty-of-rural-childrenNearly 1 in 5 children in the United States live in rural areas. Rural children experience health and health care disparities compared to their urban peers and represent a unique and vulnerable pediatric patient population. Important disparities exist in al...
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health-care-informaticsWhat is informatics and why is it important in health care? Listen as Jill Westcott, MD, MS, FACOG, Physician Informaticist for the Fetal Health Center at Children's Mercy, shares her expertise on the topic and how informatics is improving patient outcomes in fetal heal...
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genomic-answers-for-kids-establishes-new-paradigm-in-rare-disease-researchThe Children’s Mercy Research Institute® is undertaking a research initiative to build a first-of-its-kind pediatric data repository to facilitate the search for answers and novel treatments for pediatric genetic condit...
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transforming-pediatric-researchHow do we create a healthier future for children?  The Children's Mercy Research Institute with a core focus on genomics, personalized therapeutics, population health, health care innovation and bioethics is positioned to fundamentally transform pediatric resear...
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