Children’s Mercy is a dedicated private not-for-profit pediatric teaching hospital that provides full tertiary referral services to the western half of Missouri and eastern half of Kansas. The Orthopaedic service consists of fourteen full-time staff. five part time staff and two Residents from UMKC, residents along with a resident from the University of Kansas, the University of Missouri, and another resident for the Kansas City Osteopathic Orthopaedic Surgery Residency rotate at Childrenn’s Mercy. Multiple sub-specialty clinics are held, giving the resident a broad experience in pediatric orthopaedics with a sub-specialty exposure. The staff members are:
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John T. Anderson, M.D.
Associate Professor
Department(s) of Orthopaedic Surgery
Section: Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgery
Children's Mercy Hospital
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Lisa Berglund
Program Director
Department(s) of Orthopaedic Surgery
Children's Mercy Hospital
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Greg Canty, M.D.
Associate Professor, Medical Director, Sports Medicine Center; Director, Pediatric Sports Medicine Fellowship Program; Associate Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine; Clinical Assistant Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Kansas School of Medicine
Department(s) of Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgery
Section: Sports Medicine
Children's Mercy Hospital
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Christine Cheng, M.D., M.P.H.
Clinical Assistant Professor
Department(s) of Orthopaedic Surgery
Children's Mercy Hospital
Specialties and Research/Medical Interests
Telemedicine, Orthopaedic Surgery, Plastic Surgery - Hand, Bone and tendon injuries, Congenital hand abnormalities, Nerve, Hand Surgery Section Chief
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Caleb W. Grote, M.D., Ph.D.
Clinical Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Department(s) of Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgery
Children's Mercy Hospital
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Dale E. Jarka, M.D.
Associate Professor
Department(s) of Orthopaedic Surgery
Section: Pediatrics
Children's Mercy Hospital
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Kathryn A. Keeler, M.D.
Assistant Professor
Department(s) of Orthopaedic Surgery
Section: Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgery
Children's Mercy Hospital
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John Krumme, M.D.
Associate Professor
Department(s) of Orthopaedic Surgery
Children's Mercy Hospital
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Kevin H. Latz, M.D.
Associate Professor
Department(s) of Orthopaedic Surgery
Section: Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgery
Children's Mercy Hospital
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Donna M. Pacicca, M.D.
Associate Professor
Department(s) of Orthopaedic Surgery
Section: Pediatrics
Children's Mercy Hospital
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Nigel J. Price, M.D., F.R.C.S.
Professor, Spine Section Chief, Fellowship Director, Surgical Telemedicine Director, Professor of Orthopedics
Department(s) of Orthopedics and Musculoskeletal Science
Section: Pediatrics
Children's Mercy Hospital
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Richard M. Schwend, M.D., FAAP
Professor, Interim Chair Department of Orthopaedics and Musculoskeletal Medicine , Rex L. Diveley Endowed Professor Orthopaedic Research
Department(s) of Orthopaedic Surgery
Children's Mercy Hospital
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Mark R. Sinclair, M.D.
Assistant Professor
Department(s) of Orthopaedic Surgery
Section: Pediatrics
Children's Mercy Hospital
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Micah K. Sinclair, M.D.
Assistant Professor
Department(s) of Orthopaedic Surgery
Children's Mercy Hospital