Department of Pediatrics

Education

• BS, Magna Cum Laude, St. Louis University, 2006
• MD, St. Louis University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, 2010

Training

• Residency in Pediatrics, St. Louis Children's Hospital / Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine, 2010 - 2013
• Fellowship, Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine, 2013 - 2016
• Certification in Medical Education, University of Cincinnati, 2014
• Leadership Development Program, Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine, 2019
• Teaching Scholars Program, Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine, 2019 - 2020

Licensure and Board Certification

• 2010Basic Life Support (BLS)
• 2010Newborn Resuscitation Program (NRP)
• 2010 - PresPediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS)
• 2010 - 2013IL, Medical License
• 2010 - PresMissouri Medical License
• 2012 - 2020Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) Instructor
• 2012 - PresAdvanced Trauma Life Support
• 2013 - PresGeneral Pediatrics, American Board of Pediatrics
• 2014 - 2017Advanced Burn Life Support (ABLS)
• 2017 - PresPediatric Emergency Medicine, American Board of Pediatrics

Honors and Awards

• Missouri State Medical Association Scholarship, 2007
• Alpha Omega Alpha, 2010
• Distinction in Research Award, St. Louis Univeristy School of Medicine, 2010
• NIH T32 Grant "Training of the Pediatric Emergency Medicine Physician Scientist", 2013
• Pediatric Emergency Medicine Fellowship Teaching Award, 2018
• EU Strong Award, St. Louis Children's Hospital, Emergency Medicine, 2019
• Best Poster Award, Section of Emergency Medicine, AAP National Conference and Exhibition, 2019
• Academy of Educators, Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine, 2021

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.