Department of Pediatrics

Education

• BS, Magna Cum Laude, St. Louis University, 2008
• MD, St. Louis University School of Medicine, 2010

Training

• Residency in Pediatrics, St. Louis Children's Hospital / Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine, 2010 - 2013
• Pediatric Emergency Medicine Fellowship, Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine, 2013 - 2016
• Certification in Medical Education, University of Cincinnati, 2014

Licensure and Board Certification

• Basic Life Support (BLS), 2010
• IL, Medical License, 2010 - Pres
• Newborn Resuscitation Program (NRP), 2010
• Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS), 2010 - Pres
• Missouri Medical License, 2010 - Pres
• Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) Instructor, 2012 - Pres
• Advanced Trauma Life Support, 2012 - Pres
• General Pediatrics, American Board of Pediatrics, 2013 - Pres
• Advanced Burn Life Support (ABLS), 2014 - Pres
• Pediatric Emergency Medicine, American Board of Pediatrics, 2017 - Pres

Honors

• Recipient, Missouri State Medical Association Scholarship, 2007
• Member, Alpha Omega Alpha, 2010
• Recipient, Distinction in Research Award, 2010
• Training of the Pediatric Emergency Medicine Physician Scientist, NIH T32 Grant, 2013
• Pediatric Emergency Medicine Fellowship Teaching Award, 2018
• EU Strong Award, St. Louis Children's Hospital, Emergency Medicine, 2019

Recent Publications view all (3)

Publication Co-Authors

Philip Levy, M.D.

Francis Sessions Cole, III, M.D.

Washington University has a long tradition of collaboration amongst colleagues.The faculty above have co-authored publications with Kathryn Leonard

1. Anderson JL, Levy PT, Leonard KB, Smyser CD, Tychsen L, Cole FS. "Congenital Lymphocytic Choriomeningtis Virus: When to Consider the Diagnosis J Child Neurol. 2014;29(6):837-842. PMID:23666045 
2. Leonard KB, Hunborg P, Osman MM, Hsueh EC. Utility of Breast MRI and PET/CT Imaging in the Surgical Management of Breast Cancer Patients J Surg Research. 2014;2(144):318. 
3. Leonard KB, Oliver D, Osman MM. Does Switching from 2D PET to 3D PET/CT Affect Radiation Doses in Patients and Technologists? J Nuclear Med. 2006;1(46):2111.