Pediatrician - Sports Medicine

The Center For Sports Medicine At Children's Mercy Hospitals & Clinics Is Seeking A Pediatrician Fellowship-trained In Sports Medicine To Join This Growing Practice. The Preferred Candidate Will Have Obtained Certification Of Added Qualification In Sports Medicine. Our Center Is Striving To Be One Of The Nation's Premiere Sports Medicine Programs Focused Specifically On Caring For The Youth And Adolescent Athlete. The Center For Sports Medicine Has Experienced Exceptional Growth In Its First Year With A Growing Patient Base Upwards Of 3000. Patients Are Seen At Children's Mercy, Children's Mercy South, And At Children's Mercy Northland. The Center's Goal Is To Occupy A Free-standing Facility In The Future. The Sports Medicine Team Currently Includes A Pediatrician Fellowship-trained In Sports And Emergency Medicine; Two Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgeons (one Fellowship Trained In Sports Medicine); One Nurse Practitioner; And An Athletic Trainer. As Part Of Children's Mercy Hospitals & Clinics, The Center For Sports Medicine Is Supported By The Region's Most Comprehensive Faculty Of Pediatric Subspecialists. We Have The Region's Most Sophisticated Radiology Imaging Including A 3T MRI. Our Multi-disciplinary Concussion Team Works Together To Provide Complex Concussion Care Including Neurocognitive Testing. We Also Have Physical Therapists Available To Do Sports-specific Rehabilitation And Injury Prevention. Kevin Latz, MD Surgical Director & Greg Canty, MD Medical Director Charlene L. Plotycia, Physician Recruiter Medical Administration & Physician Recruitment Email: Physicianjobs@cmh.edu Www.childrensmercy.org Children's Mercy Hospitals & Clinics Is A 319-bed Freestanding, Independent, Pediatric Health System That Serves 150 Counties In Both Missouri And Kansas . A New 73 Bed Addition To Our Main Hospital Is Scheduled To Be Completed In 2012. We Are The Region's Only Level 1 Pediatric Trauma Center. We Have Strong Residency Programs In Pediatrics, Medicine-pediatrics, And Pediatric Neurology, As Well As Fellowships In 24 Subspecialty Training Programs. Our Pediatric Pharmacology Clinical And Research Program Collaborates Closely With All Divisions. Kansas City Is A Bi-state Community With Close To 2 Million Residents. The City Is Cosmopolitan With One Of The Lowest Costs Of Living Of All Major U.S. Cities. Its Small-town Friendliness Is Accompanied By Excellent Dining, Entertainment, Incredible Jazz, Professional Sports, And Museums. Kansas City Offers Excellent Opportunities For K-12 Education In Both Public And Private School Venues; Two Kansas City Area Suburban Schools Are Listed Among The Best Schools In The Nation. It Is Home To Several Colleges And Universities. This All Combines To Make Kansas City A Wonderful Place To Live And Pursue A Career. [CATEGORY Physicians]