Biography

Dr. Algren was born and raised in St Louis, Missouri. He attended medical school at the University of Missouri-Kansas City and graduated in 2001. He subsequently completed his emergency medicine residency at University Health/Truman Medical Center/University of Missouri Kansas City and was selected to serve as a chief resident. Following residency he joined the faculty of the Department of Emergency Medicine at University Health/Truman Medical Center/UMKC. After working for 1 year he pursued fellowship training in medical toxicology at the Emory University/CDC program. During his fellowship he also served as a clinical instructor in the Emory Department of Emergency Medicine.

In 2007 Dr. Algren returned to Kansas City and joined the Departments of Emergency Medicine and Pediatrics at UMKC. In addition to his clinical responsibilities as a staff physician in the emergency department of University Health/Truman Medical Center he provides medical toxicology consultations for Children’s Mercy Hospital. Dr. Algren also serves as a consultant to the University of Kansas Hospital Poison Control Center after having previously served as its Medical Director. Additionally, he has served on the Board of Directors of University Health Physicians and Truman Medical Center. In 2020, Dr. Algren assumed the role of Chair of the Department of Emergency Medicine at Truman Medical Center/University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine.

Dr. Algren is married and has three daughters. In his spare time he enjoys spending time with his family, reading non-fiction, playing disc golf, and watching movies and sports, especially football and soccer.