Robert M. Kennedy, M.D. [ contact information ]
Professor of Pediatrics and Associate Director, Educational Affairs
Dr. Kennedy received his undergraduate degree from Georgia
Institute of Technology and his M.D. from the Medical College of
Georgia. He completed both his Internship and Residency in
Pediatrics at St. Louis Children's Hospital. Upon finishing his
training in Pediatrics from 1986-1993, Dr. Kennedy became an
Instructor in Pediatrics at Washington University School of
Medicine. In 1993, he was promoted to Assistant Professor of
Pediatrics. He has been an Associate Professor of Pediatrics at
Washington University School of Medicine since 1995.
His clinical and teaching duties entail working as an attending
physician in the Emergency Unit at St. Louis Children's Hospital
where he serves as a preceptor for pediatric housestaff and
medical students rotating through the unit. In addition, Dr.
Kennedy coordinates the Pediatric Emergency Medicine Conference;
is Medical Director of Pediatric Advanced Life Support; Director
of the Suture Nurse Program; and Coordinator of the Pediatric
Grand Rounds Conference for Adult Emergency Medicine Residents.
Dr. Kennedy is board certified in pediatrics and subspecialty
board certified in pediatric emergency medicine. Dr. Kennedy's
research interests include evaluation and reduction of pain and
distress in pediatric emergencies, sedation techniques, and
laceration repair in young children.
Selected Publications
Graff KJ, Kennedy RM, Jaffe DM:
Conscious sedation for pediatric orthopaedic emergencies.
Pediatr Emerg Care
1996;
12:31-35.
Kennedy RM, Luhmann JD:
The "Ouchless emergency department": Getting closer:
Advances in decreasing distress during painful
procedures in the emergency department.
Pediatr Clin North Am
1999;
46(6):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.
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;
15:338-392.
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