CarlaChristineKeirnsMD

Internal Medicine • Kansas City, KS

Hospice & Palliative Medicine, Hospital Medicine/Hospitalist

Assistant Professor, Preventive Medicine, Stony Brook University SOM

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Office
3901 Rainbow Blvd
Stop Stop
Kansas City, KS 66160
Phone+1 913-588-7040

Fax+1 913-588-7060

Education & Training

University of Pennsylvania Health SystemResidency, Internal Medicine, 2003 - 2006
Perelman School of Medicine at the University of PennsylvaniaClass of 2003

Certifications & Licensure

NH State Medical License 2009 - Present
KS State Medical License 2015 - 2025
MI State Medical License 2005 - 2016
NY State Medical License 2009 - 2016
MA State Medical License 2009 - 2014
NC State Medical License 2009 - 2014
PA State Medical License 2003 - 2012
American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
American Board of Internal Medicine Hospice and Palliative Medicine

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

133 citations
Uninsured adults presenting to US emergency departments: assumptions vs data.
Manya F. Newton, Carla C. Keirns, Rebecca M. Cunningham, Rodney A. Hayward, Rachel M. Stanley
JAMA. 2008-10-22
139 citations
Getting heavier, younger: trajectories of obesity over the life course
Joyce M. Lee, Subrahmanyam Pilli, Achamyeleh Gebremariam, Carla C. Keirns, Matthew M. Davis
International Journal of Obesity. 2010-04-01
17 citations
“The Air Got to It:” Exploring a Belief About Surgery for Lung Cancer
Horace M. DeLisser, Carla C. Keirns, Esther Clinton, Mitchell L. Margolis
Journal of the National Medical Association. 2009-08-01

Press Mentions

The Post-Pandemic Health Care (Staffing) CrisisMarch 17th, 2022
20 Things the Hospital Says We Can't Do During Labor... That We Do AnywaySeptember 7th, 2018
Compassion in Medicine: It’s Not Just the Right Thing to Do—It Also Makes the Most CentsMay 1st, 2024