
Shawn David St. Peter MD
Surgeon in Chief/Senior Vice President Katherine Berry Richardson Endowed Professor of Surgery Children's Mercy Kansas City
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2401 Gillham RdKansas City, MO 64108
Phone+1 816-234-3575
Fax+1 816-983-6885
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Education & Training
University of Missouri-Kansas City School of MedicineFellowship, Pediatric Surgery, 2004 - 2006
Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science (Rochester)Residency, Surgery, 1998 - 2004
University of Washington School of MedicineClass of 1998
University of IdahoB.S., Summa Cum Laude, 1990 - 1994
Certifications & Licensure
MO State Medical License 2004 - 2027
KS State Medical License 2006 - 2026
AZ State Medical License 2001 - 2006
American Board of Surgery Surgery
American Board of Surgery Pediatric Surgery
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Best Paper Award Joint IPEG/BAPS Meeting, 2014
- ROSE Award Recognizing Outstanding Service Excellence, 2014
- Golden Apple Mercy Mentor Award 2012
Clinical Trials
- Natural History of Infants With Patent Processus Vaginalis
Roles: Principal Investigator, Contact
- Prospective Evaluation of Blunt Renal Injury in Children
Roles: Contact, Principal Investigator
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Outcomes of laparoscopic orchiopexy for intra-abdominal testis: A single institutional experience.Maria G Sacco Casamassima, Seth Saylors, Janelle R Noel-Macdonnell, Emina Dizdarevic, Rohma Zaidi
Journal of Pediatric Surgery. 2025-12-16 - Same Day Discharge Following Minimally Invasive Repair of Pectus Excavatum.Cory Nonnemacher, Seth Saylors, Meredith Elman, Pablo Aguayo, Charles Snyder
Journal of Pediatric Surgery. 2025-12-01 - A multi-institutional comparison of management techniques for infants with giant omphalocele.Alyssa Stetson, Samantha Leonard, Katherine Flynn-O'Brien, Seth Goldstein, Tiffany Wright
Journal of Pediatric Surgery. 2025-11-17
Journal Articles
- Management of Symptomatic Cholelithiasis while on a Ketogenic Diet: A Case ReportDesai, A.A, Thompson, L.M., Abdelmoity, A.T., Kayyali, H., St. Peter S.D., Pediatric Neurology, 9/1/2014
- Incidence and Outcomes of Unexpected Pathology Findings After AppendectomyAlemayehu, H., St. Peter S.D., Snyder, C.L., Journal of Pediatric Surgery, 9/1/2014
- Single Incision Laparoscopic Ileocectomy for Crohn's Disease in ChildrenSharp, N.E., Thomas P., St. Peter S.D., Journal of Laparoendoscopic and Advanced Surgical Techniques, 8/1/2014
Books/Book Chapters
Abstracts/Posters
- Minimal Vs Maximal Esophageal Dissection And Mobilization During Laparoscopic Fundoplication: Long-Term Follow-Up From A Prospective Randomized TrialDesai A.A., Alemayehu H., Holcomb G.W. III, St. Peter S.D., American Pediatric Surgical Association, Phoenix, AZ, 5/1/2014
- Surgical Wound Misclassification: A Multicenter EvaluationLevy S.M., Lally K.P., Blakely M.L., Calkins C.M., Dassinger S., Duggan E., Huang E.Y., Kawaguchi A.L., Lopez M.E., Russell R.T., St. Peter S.D., Streck C.J., Vogel A...., American Pediatric Surgical Association, Phoenix, AZ, 5/1/2014
- H-Type Tracheoesophageal Fistulas: A Multicenter Review Of Outcomes In A Rare DiseaseFallon S.C., St. Peter S.D., Langer J.C., Tsao K.J., Kellagher C., Lal D.R., Whitehouse J.S., Diesen D.L., Rollins M.D., Pontarelli E.M., Upperman J.S., Leys C.M., Wul..., American Pediatric Surgical Association, Phoenix, AZ, 5/1/2014
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