Jane F Knapp MD

Pediatric Emergency Medicine•Kansas City, MO

Professor, Pediatrics, University of Missouri, Kansas City School of Medicine

2401 Gillham RdKansas City, MO 64108
Phone+1 816-234-3000

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Education & Training

Children’s Mercy HospitalResidency, Pediatrics, 1978 - 1983
University of Missouri-Columbia School of MedicineClass of 1978
University of Missouri-Kansas CityB.S., Pharmacy, 1974

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Certifications & Licensure

MO State Medical License 2017 - 2026
American Board of Pediatrics Pediatrics

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Faculty Award for Leadership CMH Department of Pediatrics, 2014
Kansas City’s Best Doctors Kansas City Business Journal, 2011
Kansas City Top Doctor Ingram’s Magazine, 2005

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

A 20th Century Historical Perspective on Congenital Syphilis and Lessons for Today.
Jane F Knapp, Robert D Schremmer
Missouri Medicine. 2026-02-26
8 citations
Current Milestones Assessment Practices, Needs, and Challenges of Program Directors: A Collective Case Study in a Pediatric Hospital Setting.
Kadriye O. Lewis, Susan B Hathaway, Denise Bratcher, Douglas L. Blowey, Jane F. Knapp
Cureus. 2021-04-20
18 citations
Retinal Hemorrhages: Abusive Head Trauma or Not?
Jennifer B Hansen, Emily Killough, Mary E. Moffatt, Jane F. Knapp
Pediatric Emergency Care. 2018-09-01

Journal Articles

Kansas horse and buggy doctor receives letter from Albert Einstein
Knapp JF, Schremmer RD, Kansas Journal of Medicine, 1/1/2012
Harry Truman and healthcare reform: the debate started here
Schremmer RD, Knapp JF, Pediatrics, 1/1/2011
Measuring quality in pediatric emergency care
Alessandrini E, Knapp JF, Clin Pediatr Emerg Med, 1/1/2011

Books/Book Chapters

Pediatric Emergency Medicine Secrets
Chapter: Headache
Schremmer RD, Knapp JFEditors: Selbst SM, Cronan K.Mosby Elsevier, Philadelphia, PA2008
American Academy of Pediatrics. Pediatric Terrorism and Disaster Preparedness Resource for Pediatricians
Chapter: Introduction
Knapp JFEditors: Foltin G, Schonfeld DJ, Shannon M.AHRQ Publications, Rockville, MD2006
Pediatrics
Chapter: Aspiration and ingestion of foreign bodies
Knapp JFEditors: Osburn, DeWitt, First, Zenel.Elsevier Mosby, Philadelphia, PA2005

Abstracts/Posters

Investigating Program Directors’ Milestones Assessment Practices in Graduate Medical Education: Preliminary Results
Lewis KO, Hathaway SB, Knapp JF, Bratcher D, Blowey D, Annual Pediatric Academic Societies Meeting, Baltimore, MD, 1/1/2016
Letters to the Editor: An Innovative Strategy in Child Advocacy Training
Plencner L, Krager M, Seger S, Knapp JF, Annual Association of Pediatric Program Directors meeting, New Orleans, LA, 1/1/2016
Nursing Mothers and Infants as Interpreted in Art Across the Ages
Michael J, Schremmer RD, Knapp JF, Pediatric Academic Societies Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA, 1/25/2015

Lectures

The History of Children’s Mercy Hospital: The Past that Created the Future
Lenexa, KS - 1/12/2016
Social Implications of Child Neglect and Abuse
Coral Gables, FL - 1/2/2016
Early Detection and Effect of Child Neglect and Abuse
Coral Gables, FL - 1/2/2016

Other

Critical Conversations with Pediatric Experts: Emergencies
Knapp JF. Kuppermann N, Schremmer RD, Schroeder L, Emergencies. Prep Audio
1/1/2008
The Importance of Domestic Violence Assessments in the Pediatric Setting
Knapp JF, Columbus Children’s Hospital
1/1/2007
Where I’ve Been: Bhutan
Knapp JF, Kansas City Star Travel Section
1/10/2006