Professor
Children's Mercy Kansas City
Disclosure(s): No financial relationships to disclose
Jennifer Schuster, MD, MSCI is a Professor of Pediatrics at the University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine and is a pediatric infectious diseases physician at Children's Mercy Hospital.
Dr. Schuster completed her pediatric residency at Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine and infectious diseases fellowship at Vanderbilt University where she studied the epidemiology of and novel therapeutics against respiratory viruses. She also completed a Master’s of Science in Clinical Investigation during her fellowship. In 2014, she joined the pediatric infectious diseases division at Children’s Mercy Hospital.
Her current research interests include understanding the epidemiology and outcomes of viral respiratory tract infections in the hospital and community setting. Her interests also include optimizing immunization recommendations for immunocompromised children and understanding surrogates for immunity in this population. Lastly, she is interested in partnering with schools and community organizations to disseminate medical information and incorporate these data into policies and practices related to children.