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Chad Cannon, MD, Emergency Medicine, Kansas City, KS

ChadM.CannonMD

Emergency Medicine Kansas City, KS

Chair & Clinical Service Chief; Professor

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  • Office

    3901 Rainbow Blvd
    Professional Services Of Ku Hospital
    Kansas City, KS 66160
    Phone+1 913-588-6504
    Fax+1 913-588-9104

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.

Education & Training

  • Henry Ford Health/Henry Ford Hospital
    Henry Ford Health/Henry Ford HospitalResidency, Emergency Medicine, 2001 - 2004
  • University of Kansas School of Medicine
    University of Kansas School of MedicineClass of 2001
  • Duke University
    Duke UniversityB.A, Mathematics, 1993 - 1997

Certifications & Licensure

  • KS State Medical License
    KS State Medical License 2004 - 2025
  • MO State Medical License
    MO State Medical License 2016 - 2025
  • MI State Medical License
    MI State Medical License 2001 - 2004
  • American Board of Emergency Medicine Emergency Medicine

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • 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
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Clinical Trials

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

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
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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
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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
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Press Mentions

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