Judith Sebestyen VanSickle MD MHPE, FAAP, FASN

Pediatric Nephrology•Kansas City, MO

Pediatric Chronic Renal Failure and Dialysis, Pediatric Kidney Stone Nephrology, Pediatric Kidney Transplantation Medicine

Associate Professor of Pediatrics

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Overview of Dr. VanSickle

Judith Sebestyen VanSickle, MD, is a pediatric nephrologist based in Kansas City, MO, specializing in pediatric end stage kidney disease and kidney transplantation in children. She completed her fellowship and residency at Children’s Mercy Hospital and holds a degree in health profession education from the University of Missouri Kansas City. Since 2019, she has been an Associate Professor of Pediatrics at the same institution. Her expertise includes, pediatric kidney transplant care, peritoneal and hemodialysis, obesity-related disorders, and calcium and bone metabolism. Dr. Sebestyen VanSickle has published several works on pediatric kidney issues and has received multiple accolades for her research, including awards from the Children's Mercy Hospital and the American Transplant Congress.

Education & Training

Johns Hopkins University School of MedicineHealth finance and management, Health Economy , 2023 - 2024
University of Missouri Kansas CityMHPE, Health profession education, 2015 - 2017
Children’s Mercy HospitalResidency, Pediatrics, 2011 - 2012
Children’s Mercy HospitalFellowship, Pediatric Nephrology, 2008 - 2010
Albert Szent - Gyorgi Medical UniversityClass of 1999

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Certifications & Licensure

TX State Medical License 2025 - 2028
KS State Medical License 2012 - 2027
MO State Medical License 2008 - 2027
OK State Medical License 2023 - 2027
NC State Medical License 2020 - 2022
American Board of Pediatrics Pediatrics
American Board of Pediatrics Pediatric Nephrology
American Board of Obesity MedicineObesity Medicine

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Research Day Award-First Place The Children's Mercy Hospital and Clinics, 2011
Distinct Poster Award American Transplant Congress, 2010
Fellow Research Excellence, Travel Award International Pediatric Nephrology Association, 2010

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Family support and caregiver involvement are important for access to pediatric pre-emptive kidney transplantation.
Judith Sebestyen VanSickle, Jolynn Grimes, David D Williams, Bradley A Warady, Darcy K Weidemann
Pediatric Nephrology. 2026-11-01
7 citations
COVID-19 in pediatric kidney transplantation: a follow-up report of the Improving Renal Outcomes Collaborative.
Charles Varnell Jr, Lyndsay A Harshman, Chunyan Liu, Laurie Smith, Samhar Al-Akash
Pediatric Nephrology. 2023-02-01
31 citations
Chronic Kidney Disease in Children.
Judith Sebestyen VanSickle, Bradley A Warady
Pediatric Clinics of North America. 2022-12-01

Journal Articles

Cinacalcet as adjunctive therapy in pseudohypoparathyroidism type 1b.
Srivastava T1,2, Krudys J1, Mardis NJ3, Sebestyen-VanSickle J1, Alon US4., Pediatric Nephrology, 12/2015
Cisplatin pharmacokinetics in a child receiving peritoneal dialysis
Sebestyen J, Garg U, Lewing KB, Warady, BA, Abdel-Rahman S, Blowey DL, Pediatr Nephrol, 1/1/2010
Pseudotumor cerebri in a toddler receiving recombinant human growth hormone
Sebestyen J, Warady BA, Perit Dial Int, 1/1/2010

Books/Book Chapters

Toxicology Cases for the Clinical and Forensic Laboratory
Chapter: Massive ibuprofen ingestion in an adolescent treated with plasma exchange.
Page 79 - 82Salimi U, Thompson M, Weidemann D, Sebestyen VanSickle J, Nolen JD, Garg U, Christian MREditors: Hema Ketha, Uttam Garg.2022