Department of Pediatrics

Education

• BS, Georgia Institute of Technology, 1975
• MD, Medical College of Georgia, 1980

Training

• Internship and Residency, St. Louis Children's Hospital, 1980 - 1983

Licensure and Board Certification

• MO, Medical License , 1982
• Advanced Trauma Life Support , 1984
• AK, Medical License , 1984
• American Board of Pediatrics , 1985
• Sexual Assault Forensic Examination (S.A.F.E.) - Provider , 1986
• Pediatric Advanced Life Support Provider / Instructor , 1988
• Advanced Burn Life Support , 1989
• Advanced Trauma Life Support - Instructor , 1990
• American Board of Pediatrics, Subspecialty Pediatric Emergency Medicine , 1992
• NC, Medical License , 1992

Honors

• Selected by Peers for Inclusion in the First Edition of the Best Doctors in America: Central Region, 1996 - 2000
• Emergency Department Physician of the Year, Emergency Nurses Association, Greater St. Louis Chapter, 2000
• Selected by Peers in Best Doctors in America, 2003 - Pres

Recent Publications view all (8)

Publication Co-Authors

Sri Chinta, M.B.B.S

Washington University has a long tradition of collaboration amongst colleagues.The faculty above have co-authored publications with Robert M. Kennedy, M.D.

1. Chinta SS, Schrock CR, McAllister JD, Jaffe DM, Liu J, Kennedy RM. Rapid administration technique of ketamine for pediatric forearm fracture reduction: a dose-finding study. Ann Emerg Med. 2015;65(6):640-648.e2. doi:10.1016/j.annemergmed.2014.12.011  PMID:25595951 
2. Eldridge C, Kennedy R. Nonpharmacologic Techniques for Distress Reduction During Emergency Medical Care: A Review Clin Ped Emerg Med. 2010;11(4):244-250. 
3. Green SM, Roback MG, Krauss B, Emergency Department Ketamine Meta-Analysis Study Group. Laryngospasm during emergency department ketamine sedation: a case-control study. Pediatr Emerg Care. 2010;26(11):798-802. doi:10.1097/PEC.0b013e3181fa8737  PMID:20944510 
4. Green SM, Roback MG, Krauss B, Emergency Department Ketamine Meta-analysis Study Group. Anticholinergics and ketamine sedation in children: a secondary analysis of atropine versus glycopyrrolate. Acad Emerg Med. 2010;17(2):157-162. doi:10.1111/j.1553-2712.2009.00634.x  PMID:20370745 
5. McNaughton C, Zhou C, Robert L, Storrow A, Kennedy R. A randomized, crossover comparison of injected buffered lidocaine, lidocaine cream, and no analgesia for peripheral intravenous cannula insertion. Ann Emerg Med. 2009;54(2):214-220. doi:10.1016/j.annemergmed.2008.12.025  PMID:19217695 
6. Green SM, Roback MG, Krauss B, Brown L, McGlone RG, Agrawal D, McKee M, Weiss M, Pitetti RD, Hostetler MA, Wathen JE, Treston G, Garcia Pena BM, Gerber AC, Losek JD, Emergency Department Ketamine Meta-Analysis Study Group. Predictors of emesis and recovery agitation with emergency department ketamine sedation: an individual-patient data meta-analysis of 8,282 children. Ann Emerg Med. 2009;54(2):171-180.e1-4. doi:10.1016/j.annemergmed.2009.04.004  PMID:19501426 
7. Green SM, Roback MG, Krauss B, Brown L, McGlone RG, Agrawal D, McKee M, Weiss M, Pitetti RD, Hostetler MA, Wathen JE, Treston G, Garcia Pena BM, Gerber AC, Losek JD, Emergency Department Ketamine Meta-Analysis Study Group. Predictors of airway and respiratory adverse events with ketamine sedation in the emergency department: an individual-patient data meta-analysis of 8,282 children. Ann Emerg Med. 2009;54(2):158-168.e1-4. doi:10.1016/j.annemergmed.2008.12.011  PMID:19201064 
8. Charney RL, Yan Y, Schootman M, Kennedy RM, Luhmann JD. Oxycodone versus codeine for triage pain in children with suspected forearm fracture: a randomized controlled trial. Pediatr Emerg Care. 2008;24(9):595-600. doi:10.1097/PEC.0b013e3181850ca3  PMID:18772726