Chad M. Cannon MD

Chair & Clinical Service Chief; Professor

Summary

Chad M. Cannon, MD, is Chair & Clinical Service Chief at the University of Kansas Hospital in Kansas City, in the Department of Emergency Medicine. He is Professor at the University of Kansas School of Medicine. After receiving his medical degree from the University of Kansas Medical School, he completed residency training at Henry Ford Hospital. Dr. Cannon’s research interests include early recognition and management of severe sepsis and septic shock; biomarkers that aid in the earlier detection or risk stratification of sepsis, cardiovascular emergencies, and other shock states; management of hypertensive emergencies; and improving trauma triage using scoring systems.

University of Kansas Hospital Emergency Department awarded the Emergency Nurse Association’s Lantern Award 2011
University of Kansas Hospital Emergency Department was awarded Health Grade’s Emergency Medicine Excellence Award 2011
Second Place Poster Award from the Kansas Council of Health-System Pharmacists 2011

PubMed

5 citations
Effect of host-protein test (TRAIL/IP-10/CRP) on antibiotic prescription and emergency department or urgent care center return visits: The JUNO pilot randomized contro...
Adam J Singer, Judd E Hollander, Efrat R Kean, Hope Ring, W Frank Peacock
Academic Emergency Medicine. 2025-09-01
Letter of Concern from the Association of Academic Chairs of Emergency Medicine Regarding ACGME Proposed Changes.
Richard J Hamilton, Lance B Becker, Richard E Wolfe, D Adam Algren, Thomas Arnold
The Western Journal of Emergency Medicine. 2025-06-27
Sepsis Resuscitation: Caution Against Conflating Initial Fluid Resuscitation and Overall Sepsis Management.
Namita Jayaprakash, Nima Sarani, H Bryant Nguyen, Chad Cannon
Journal of the American College of Emergency Physicians Open. 2025-04-01

Journal Articles

Correlation of serum measures of nitric oxide production with lupus disease activity.
Gilkeson G, Cannon C, Oates J, Reilly C, Goldman D, Petri M, J Rheumatol
Utility of the Shock Index in Predicting the Severity of Illness in Traumatically Injured Patients.
C.M. Cannon, C. Braxton, M. Moncure, The Journal of Trauma: Injury, Infection, and Critical Care
Effect of Weather on Patient Volume in Medical Care at Mass-Gatherings.
Brian Selig, RN, BSN, MHA; Michael Hastings, BSN, RN; Chad Cannon, MD; Dennis Allin, MD; Susan Klaus, PhD, RN; Francisco Diaz, PhD, Journal of Emergency Nursing

Abstracts/Posters

Utility of the Shock Index in the Field and on ED Arrival in Predicting Mortality in Traumatically Injured Patients.
Cannon CM, et al, Acad Emerg Med, SAEM
Improved Sepsis Recognition and Survival following Initiation of a Sepsis Team.
Cleek C, Hastings M, Cannon CM, Simpson, SQ, Crit Care Med
Improving Outcomes in Severe Sepsis and Septic Shock in the Surgical Patient Population Following Implementation of an Early Sepsis Initiative.
G Coyan,C Cannon S Simpson, M Moncure, Society of Critical Care Medicine, San Diego, CA

Other

Primary Results of “Copeptin Helps in the Early Detection Of Patients with Acute Myocardial Infarction.
Alan Maisel, MD, FACC; Christian Mueller, MD; Sean-Xavier Neath, MD, PhD; Robert H. Christenson, PhD, DABCC, FACB; Nils G. Morgenthaler, MD, PhD; Richard M. Nowak, MD;...
The Rapid Emergency Medicine Score (REMS): A Superior Predictor of Mortality in Trauma Patients.
Bryan Imhoff, Nia Thompson, Niaman Nazir, Michael Moncure and Chad M. Cannon
Multicenter Trial Affirms Best Treatment for Severe Sepsis.
Medscape
http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/772554

Crowded Emergency Rooms a Challenge for HospitalsAugust 25th, 2021
Doctors Urge People to Get Emergency Care as Soon as They Need ItMay 18th, 2021
Surge in COVID-19 Patients Leads to Hourslong Wait Times in Kansas City Emergency RoomsAugust 26th, 2021