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Robert M. Kennedy, MD

Current Position
Professor, Pediatrics
Associate Director, Educational Affairs Emergency Services

Specialty Areas
Pediatric Emergency Medicine

Patients Seen At
St. Louis Children's Hospital Emergency Care Unit One Children's Place, First Floor St. Louis, MO 63110 314-454-6111 View Driving Directions

Mailing Address
Washington University School of Medicine 660 S. Euclid Avenue, Campus Box 8116 St. Louis, MO 63110

Areas of Clinical Interest
Pain research, pain management for fracture reduction, facial laceration management in preschool children

Board Certification
Pediatrics -- Certified
Pediatric Emergency Medicine -- Certified

Medical Education

B.S.: Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia, 1976

Medical Degree: Medical College Of Georgia, Augusta, Georgia, 1980

Residency: Pediatrics, St. Louis Children's Hospital, St. Louis, Missouri, 1983

Hospital Affiliations
Barnes-Jewish Hospital
Missouri Baptist Medical Center
St. Louis Children's Hospital

Honors and Awards
Listed in Best Doctors in America, 2005-2013 (Best Doctors, Inc.)

Journal Articles
Luhmann JD, Kennedy RM, Jaffe DM, McAllister JD: Continuous flow delivery of nitrous oxide and oxygen: a safe and cost effective technique for inhalation analgesia and sedation of pediatric patients. Pediatr Emerg Care 1999; 15:388-392

Kennedy RM, Jaffe DM: Musculoskeletal Procedures. In: Pediatric Procedural Sedation and Analgesia, (Krauss B, Brustowicz RM, eds.), Lippincott Williams and Wilkins, Philadelphia 1999; pp.285-292

Kennedy RM, Luhmann JD: The "Ouchless ED*" Getting Closer: Advances in Decreasing Distress During Painful Procedures in the Emergency Department. Pediatr Clin North Am 1999; 46:1215-1247

Kennedy RM, Porter FL, Miller JP, Jaffe DM: Comparison of Fentanyl/Midazolam to Ketamine/Midazolam for Pediatric Orthopedic Emergencies. Pediatrics 1998; 102:956-963

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