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Kathleen Berchelmann, MD, Pediatrics, New Canaan, CT

KathleenMaryBerchelmannMD

Pediatrics New Canaan, CT

Hospitalist

Pediatric Hospitalist, Stamford Hospital, Stamford, Connecticut, Pediatric virtual care physician, MyCatholicDoctor.com

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  • Office

    711 Silvermine Rd
    New Canaan, CT 06840
    Phone+1 314-888-5233
    Fax+1 203-590-8644

Summary

  • Dr. Berchelmann is a pediatrician, wife and a mother of seven children. After more than a decade as an academic pediatrician, she founded a faith-based Virtual Care/Telehealth practice, MyCatholicDoctor, which operates in 50 states. MyCatholicDoctor brings a team of faithful medical professionals to patients through video-based health consultation on almost any smartphone, computer or tablet. To schedule an appointment or learn more, go to mycatholicdoctor.com.

    In addition to virtual care, Dr. Berchelmann works part-time as a pediatric hospitalist at Stamford Hospital in Stamford, Connecticut. She has more than 10 years experience as a pediatric hospitalist with Washington University School of Medicine, The University of Missouri, and Mercy Hospital St. Louis. She is experienced in inpatient pediatrics, ER pediatrics including procedures, pediatric conscious sedation, labor and delivery coverage, level II NICU coverage, well-baby nursery care, virtual care and transport medicine.

    Her academic work has focused on public health education through the media, and for seven years she led a group of physicians focused on physician-driven media. Dr. Berchelmann pushed timely, evidence-based health information to the media through multiple platforms, including local and national print and online publications, television, radio, and social media. She collaborated with affiliated hospitals to use health media as a marketing initiative.

    Dr. Berchelmann's work has been featured in/on: Time Magazine, NPR, FoxNews, Parents Magazine, Good Housekeeping Magazine, KSDK News Channel 5 St. Louis, Fox2 St. Louis, KMOV News Channel 4 St. Louis, the St. Louis Post Dispatch, multiple radio shows, and hundreds of other print and online publications.
  • Kathleen Berchelmann, MD

    Dr. Berchelmann is a pediatrician, wife and a mother of 7 children. She is licensed in 22 states and sees patients online at http://MyCatholicDoctor.com

Education & Training

  • Washington University/B-JH/SLCH Consortium
    Washington University/B-JH/SLCH ConsortiumResidency, Pediatrics, 2003 - 2006
  • Uconn School Of Medicine
    Uconn School Of MedicineClass of 2003
  • Amherst College
    Amherst CollegeB.A., 1998
  • Amherst College
    Amherst CollegeB.A., 1998

Certifications & Licensure

  • MI State Medical License
    MI State Medical License 2024 - 2027
  • AZ State Medical License
    AZ State Medical License 2018 - 2026
  • WV State Medical License
    WV State Medical License 2018 - 2026
  • WA State Medical License
    WA State Medical License 2018 - 2026
  • VT State Medical License
    VT State Medical License 2024 - 2026
  • TX State Medical License
    TX State Medical License 2024 - 2026
  • TN State Medical License
    TN State Medical License 2019 - 2026
  • American Board of Pediatrics Pediatrics
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Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Resident Section International Travel Grant AAP, 2006
  • Readers' Digest Foundation International Fellowship Missionary Adoption Program (MAP), 2002
  • Physicians Health Service Scholarship University of Connecticut School of Medicine, 1999
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Abstracts/Posters

  • Not Just a Febrile Seizure: HSV Encephalitis in Older Children.
    Berchelmann KM, PHM Conference, 1/1/2010
  • Development of a Pediatric Web-based Auto-populating Resident Sign-out Application.
    Berchelmann KM, Pediatric Academic Society National Meeting, 1/1/2009
  • Development of a Pediatric, Web-Based, Auto-Populating Sign-Out Application.
    Berchelmann KM, PHM Meeting, 1/1/2009
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Lectures

  • The MomDocs--a physician led social media initiative. 
    Washington University School of Medicine - 3/4/2014
  • Social Media & Medicine. 
    Alma, MI - 1/1/2013
  • Health Care and Social Media. 
    1/1/2013

Press Mentions

  • Time for Ear Tubes? Maybe Not
    Time for Ear Tubes? Maybe NotMay 20th, 2021
  • Catholic Medical Professionals Offer Online Coronavirus Care
    Catholic Medical Professionals Offer Online Coronavirus CareMarch 11th, 2020
  • MyCatholicDoctor.com: This May Be Your Solution
    MyCatholicDoctor.com: This May Be Your SolutionMarch 10th, 2020
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