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Kara Hennelly, M.D.
khennelly@wustl.edu
Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Emergency Medicine
Emergency Medicine
phone: (314) 454-2341
Education
BA,
University of Missouri Kansas City
,
2002
MD,
University of Missouri Kansas City School of Medicine
,
2004
Training
Intern, Resident, St. Louis Children's Hospital
,
2004
-
2007
Pediatric Emergency Medicine Fellowship, Boston Children's Hospital
,
2007
-
2009
Licensure and Board Certification
2007
-
Pres
American Board of Pediatrics
2009
-
2014
MA, Medical Licensure
2011
-
Pres
American Board of Pediatrics, Subspecialty Pediatric Emergency Medicine
2012
-
Pres
Pediatric Advanced Life Support
2014
-
Pres
MO, Medical Licensure
2017
-
Pres
Advanced Trauma Life Support
Honors and Awards
Laura L. Backus, MD Memorial Award for Excellence in Pediatrics, University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine, Kansas City, MO
,
2002
James P. Keating, MD Outstanding Resident Award, St. Louis Children's Hospital, St. Louis, MO
,
2006
Pediatric Emergency Medicine Professionalism Award, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA
,
2011
The Eleanor and Miles Shore 50th Anniversary Fellowship Program for Scholars in Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
,
2013
Pediatric Clinical Educator Award, Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine, Emergency Medicine Residents, St. Louis, MO
,
2016
Recent Publications
view all (13)
Hennelly KE, Ellison AM, Neuman MI, Kline JA.
Clinical variables that increase the probability of pulmonary embolism diagnosis in symptomatic children.
Res Pract Thromb Haemost
.
2020;4
(1):
124-130.
PMCID:
PMC6971320
PMID:
31989094
Hennelly KE, Baskin MN, Monuteuax MC, Hudgins J, Kua E, Commeree A, Kimia R, Lee EY, Kimia A, Neuman MI.
Detection of Pulmonary Embolism in High-Risk Children.
J Pediatr
.
2016;178:214-218.e3.
PMID:
27567411
Dorney K, Kimia A, Hannon M, Hennelly K, Meehan WP 3rd, Proctor M, Mooney DP, Glotzbecker M, Mannix R.
Outcomes of Pediatric Patients With Persistent Midline Cervical Spine Tenderness and Negative Imaging Result After Trauma.
J Trauma Acute Care Surg
.
2015;79
(5):
822-827.
doi:
10.1097/TA.0000000000000847
PMID:
26496108
Hannon M, Mannix R, Dorney K, Mooney D, Hennelly K.
Pediatric Cervical Spine Injury Evaluation After Blunt Trauma: A Clinical Decision Analysis.
Ann Emerg Med
.
2015;65
(3):
239-247.
doi:
10.1016/j.annemergmed.2014.09.002
PMID:
25441248
Hennelly KE, Fine AM, Jones DT, Porter S.
Risks of Radiation Versus Risks From Injury: A Clinical Decision Analysis for the Management of Penetrating Palatal Trauma in Children.
Laryngoscope
.
2013;123
(5):
1279-1284.
doi:
10.1002/lary.23962
PMID:
23404330
Hennelly KE, Mannix R, Nigrovic LE, Lee LK, Thompson KM, Monuteaux MC, Proctor M, Schutzman S.
Pediatric Traumatic Brain Injury and Radiation Risks: A Clinical Decision Analysis.
J Pediatr
.
2013;162
(2):
392-397.
doi:
10.1016/j.jpeds.2012.07.018
PMID:
22921827
Mannix R, Fleegler E, Meehan WP 3rd, Schutzman SA, Hennelly K, Nigrovic L, Lee LK.
Booster Seat Laws and Fatalities in Children 4 to 7 Years of Age.
Pediatrics
.
2012;130
(6):
996-1002.
doi:
10.1542/peds.2012-1058
PMID:
23129070
Bachur RG, Hennelly K, Callahan MJ, Monuteaux MC.
Advanced Radiologic Imaging for Pediatric Appendicitis, 2005-2009: Trends and Outcomes.
J Pediatr
.
2012;160
(6):
1034-1038.
doi:
10.1016/j.jpeds.2011.11.037
PMID:
22192815
Bachur RG, Hennelly K, Callahan MJ, Chen C, Monuteaux MC.
Diagnostic Imaging and Negative Appendectomy Rates in Children: Effects of Age and Gender.
Pediatrics
.
2012;129
(5):
877-884.
doi:
10.1542/peds.2011-3375
PMID:
22508920
Mannix R, Nigrovic LE, Schutzman SA, Hennelly K, Bourgeois FT, Meehan WP, Fleisher G, Monuteaux M, Lee LK.
Factors Associated with the Use of Cervical Spine Computed Tomography Imaging in Pediatric Trauma Patients.
Acad Emerg Med
.
2011;18
(9):
905-911.
doi:
10.1111/j.1553-2712.2011.01154.x
PMCID:
PMC3171623
PMID:
21854487
Hennelly KE, Bachur R.
Appendicitis Update.
Curr Opin Pediatr
.
2011;23
(3):
281-285.
doi:
10.1097/MOP.0b013e32834604da
PMID:
21467940
Hennelly K, Shannon M.
A 3-Month-Old Female with an Inguinal Mass.
J Emerg Med
.
2011;40
(1):
33-36.
doi:
10.1016/j.jemermed.2009.05.007
PMID:
19545968
Hennelly K, Kimia A, Lee L, Jones D, Porter SC.
Incidence of morbidity from penetrating palate trauma.
Pediatrics
.
2010;126
(6):
e1578-e1584.
doi:
10.1542/peds.2010-1059
PMID:
21041279
Last updated: 03/29/2022
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