Becker’s Healthcare -- Pediatric Leadership Podcast

This episode features Paul Kempinski, President and CEO at Children's Mercy Kansas City. In this conversation, he discusses Children’s Mercy’s post-pandemic goals, new technology used in pediatric care, and more.

This episode features Michael Wells, President at OSF HealthCare Children's Hospital of Illinois. Here, he discusses his transition into healthcare leadership, current trends in pediatric care, the use of VR as a surgical tool, and more.

This episode features Jim Shmerling, President and CEO at Connecticut Children's. Here, he discusses the differences in care delivery for children as compared to adults, one of his top priorities being mental & behavioral health for children, integrating public health with health systems, and more.

This episode features Dr. Stacy Nicholson, President of Children's Service Line and Chair of Pediatrics at Atrium Health. Here, he discusses his work with Levine Children's Hospital in Charlotte, part of Atrium Health. He also talks about the great success of their specialty health centers, and more.

This episode features Alisa Starbuck, President, Brenner Children’s Hospital at Wake Forest Baptist Health. Here, she discusses the growth of Benner’s Children’s Hospital, the importance of being the leader you’d like to work for, her focus on innovation to ease workforce shortages, and more.

This episode features Dr. Diego Hijano, Pediatric Infectious Disease Specialist at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. In this conversation, he shares the lessons he’s learned throughout the pandemic, his concerns about the long-term effects of COVID-19 on children, the importance of everyone working together to get through the pandemic, and more. 

This episode features Dr. Stephen Davis, President and CEO at Cincinnati Children's Hospital and Medical Center. Here, he discusses Cincinnati Children’s Hospital’s focus on mental health and vaccine research & development. He also shares advice for emerging leaders.

In this episode, we are joined by Patrick Smith, PharmD, President, Integrated Drug Development, Certara and Lynne Yao, MD, Director, Division of Pediatric and Maternal Health, US FDA. They give us an overview of the pediatric drug development landscape, model-informed drug development, share best practices, and more.

This episode is sponsored by Certara.

This episode features Dennis Lund, Associate Dean of the Faculty & CMO at Stanford University/Lucile Packard Children's Hospital. Here, he discusses stopping and starting surgeries throughout the pandemic, advice for navigating uncertainties, the lasting impact of COVID-19, and more.

This episode features Barbara Joers, President and CEO at Gillette Children's Specialty Healthcare. Here, she discusses the challenge of preventative health care efforts for children with the decline of immunizations due to lack of access during the pandemic, dealing with the workforce shortage, equity and inclusivity of pediatrics, and more.