LaurelKay(Steinmetz)WilligMD

Assistant Professor, Pediatrics, University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine

Overview of Dr. Willig

Dr. Laurel Willig is a pediatric nephrologist in Kansas City, MO and is affiliated with multiple hospitals in the area, including Children's Mercy Kansas City and Children's Mercy Hospital Kansas. She received her medical degree from University of Iowa Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine and has been in practice 11 years. She is one of 16 doctors at Children's Mercy Kansas City and one of 6 doctors at Children's Mercy Hospital Kansas who specialize in Pediatric Nephrology. She has more than 10 publications and over 500 citings.

Office
2401 Gillham Rd
Kansas City, MO 64108
Book by Phone+1(816) 320-6348

Education & Training

University of WashingtonFellowship, Pediatric Nephrology, 2009 - 2012
Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU Health)Residency, Pediatrics, 2006 - 2009
University of Iowa Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of MedicineClass of 2006

Certifications & Licensure

OR State Medical License 2008 - Present
KS State Medical License 2012 - 2025
MO State Medical License 2012 - 2025
WA State Medical License 2009 - 2013
American Board of Pediatrics Pediatrics
American Board of Pediatrics Pediatric Nephrology

Clinical Trials

Genomic Sequencing in Acutely Ill Neonates Start of enrollment: 2014 Oct 01
Completed
Not Applicable

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

9 citations
The methylome and cell-free DNA: current applications in medicine and pediatric disease.
Benjamin L Spector, Lauren Harrell, Drinnan Sante, Gerald J Wyckoff, Laurel Willig
Pediatric Research. 2023-07-01
35 citations
Genomic answers for children: Dynamic analyses of >1000 pediatric rare disease genomes.
Ana S A Cohen, Emily G Farrow, Ahmed T Abdelmoity, Joseph T Alaimo, Shivarajan M Amudhavalli
Genetics in Medicine. 2022-06-01
10 citations
Challenges in genetic testing: clinician variant interpretation processes and the impact on clinical care.
Courtney Berrios, Emily A. Hurley, Laurel K. Willig, Isabelle Thiffault, Carol J Saunders
Genetics in Medicine. 2021-07-13

Journal Articles

Correction to: Incidental Diagnosis of Tuberous Sclerosis Complex by Exome Sequencing in Three Families with Subclinical Findings
A J Nopper, A Abdelmoity, M Ilyas, K A Horii, C J Saunders, L Willig, neurogenetics

Press Mentions

Doctors Improve Newborn Care with Genetic Testing - US NewsApril 28th, 2015