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 - 2018
• Emergency Department Physician of the Year, Emergency Nurses Association, Greater St. Louis Chapter, 2000
• Selected by Peers in Best Doctors in America, 2003 - 2016
• St. Louis Children's Hospital High Five Award, 2014
• Triple Crown Winner, Children's Direct, 2019

Recent Publications view all (17)

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. Roback MG, Carlson DW, Babl FE, Kennedy RM. Update on pharmacological management of procedural sedation for children. Curr Opin Anaesthesiol. 2016;29 Suppl 1:S21-35. PMID:26926332 
2. 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 
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. Bhatt M, Kennedy RM, Osmond MH, Krauss B, McAllister JD, Ansermino Jm, Evered LM, Roback MG. Consensus Panel on Sedation Research of Pediatric Emergency Research Canada (PERC) and Pediatric Emergency Care Applied Research Network (PECARN). Consensus-Based Recommendations for Standardizing Terminology and Reporting Adverse Events for Emergency Department Procedural Sedation and Analgesia in Children 2008;53(4):426-435. PMID:19026467 
9. 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 
10. Luhmann JD, Schootman M, Luhmann SJ, Kennedy RM. A Randomized Comparison of Nitrous Oxide plus Hematoma Block versus Ketamine Plus Midazolam for Emergency Department Forearm Fracture Reduction in Children. 2006;118(4):1078-1086. PMID:16966390 
11. Luhmann J, Hurt S, Shootman M, Kennedy R.. A Comparison of Buffered Lidocaine Versus ELA-Max Before Peripheral Intravenous Catheter Insertions in Children 2004;113(3):217-220. PMID:14993579 
12. Luhmann JD, Kennedy RM, McAllister JD, Jaffe DM. Sedation for Peritonsillar Abscess Drainage in the Pediatric Emergency Department. 2002;18(1):1-3. PMID:11862127 
13. Luhmann JD, Kennedy RM, Porter FL, Miller JP, Jaffe DM. A Randomized Clinical Trial of Continuous-Flow Nitrous Oxide and Midazolam for Sedation of Young Children During Laceration Repair. 2001;37(1):20-27. PMID:11145766 
14. 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. 1999;15(6):388-392. PMID:10608322 
15. Kennedy RM, Porter FL, Miller JP, Jaffe DM. Comparison of Fentanyl/Midazolam with Ketamine/Midazolam for Pediatric Orthopedic Emergencies. 1998;102(4):956-963. PMID:9755272 
16. Graff KJ, Kennedy RM, Jaffe DM. Conscious Sedation for Pediatric Orthopaedic Emergencies. 1996;12(1):31-35. PMID:8677176 
17. Jaskiewicz JA, McCarthy CA, Richardson AC, White KC, Fisher DJ, Dagan R, Powell KR. Febrile Infants at Low Risk for Serious Bacterial Infection--An Appraisal of the Rochester Criteria and Implications for Management. Febrile Infant Collaborative Study Group. 1994;94(3):390-396. PMID:8065869