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
• Methods in Educational Scholarship, Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine, 2022

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 (5)

Publication Co-Authors

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. Roskind CG, Leonard K, Baghdassarian A, Kou M, Levasseur K, Rose JA, Shabanova V, Vu T, Zuckerbaun NS, Langhan ML. Pediatric Emergency Medicine Fellows’ Milestone Evaluations: Do they all meet the targets for graduation? AEM Education and Training. 2021. 
2. Vu T, Rose J, Shabanova V, Kou M, Zuckerbraun NS, Roskind CG, Baghdassarian A, Levasseur K, Leonard K, Langhan ML. Milestones Comparisons from Residency to Pediatric Emergency Medicine Fellowship: Resetting Expectations AEM Education and Training. 2021;ePub. 
3. Zuckerbraun N, Levasseur K, Kou M, Vu T, Leonard K, Rose JA, Baghdassarian A, Roskind CG, Langhan ML. Gender Differences Among Milestone Assessments in a National Sample of Pediatric Emergency Medicine Fellowship Programs Academic Emergency Medicine Education and Training. 2020;ePub. 
4. Kou M, Baghdassarian A, Rose JA, Levasseur K, Roskind CG, Vu T, Zuckerbaun NS, Leonard K, Xuemei S, Shabanova V, Langhan ML. Milestone achievements in a national sample of PEM fellows: Impact of primary residency training Academic Emergency Medicine Education and Training. 2020;ePub. 
5. 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