Dr. Jake Dahl Joins Children's Mercy Kansas City
New Division Director of Otolaryngology
Children’s Mercy Kansas City is pleased to welcome Jake Dahl, MD, PhD, MBA, FACS, as our new Division Director, Otolaryngology. Dr. Dahl is a Complex Pediatric Otolaryngologist and joins the faculty at Children’s Mercy from Seattle Children's and the University of Washington.
Following his undergraduate education at Villanova University, he obtained a Doctor of Philosophy in Pharmacology and Master of Business Administration from the Pennsylvania State University. Dr. Dahl earned a Doctor of Medicine from Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University. He completed residency training in Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, and a fellowship in Complex Pediatric Otolaryngology at Seattle Children's.
Dr. Dahl has significant experience in basic and clinical scientific research as well as patient quality and safety work. He has authored over 80 publications in peer reviewed journals, obtained research funding from the National Institutes of Health, and lectured at numerous national and international venues.
“I am excited about the opportunity for Dr. Dahl to lead our otolaryngology division, “ said Shawn St. Peter, MD, Chair, Department of Surgery and Surgeon in Chief. He brings a wealth of clinical and research knowledge which will serve as a solid foundation from which we can continue to build.”
Children’s Mercy Kansas City is an independent, non-profit, 390-bed pediatric health system, providing over half a million patient encounters each year for children from across the country. Children’s Mercy is ranked by U.S. News & World Report in all ten specialties. We have received Magnet® recognition five times for excellence in nursing services. In affiliation with the University of Missouri-Kansas City, our faculty of nearly 800 pediatric specialists and researchers is actively involved in clinical care, pediatric research and educating the next generation of pediatricians and pediatric subspecialists. The Children’s Mercy Research Institute (CMRI) integrates research and clinical care with nationally recognized expertise in genomic medicine, precision therapeutics, population health, health care innovation and emerging infections. In 2021 the CMRI moved into a nine-story, 375,000-square-foot space emphasizing a translational approach to research in which clinicians and researchers work together to accelerate the pace of discovery that enhances care.