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Stephanie Kukora, MD

TitlePhysician
InstitutionChildren's Mercy Kansas City
DepartmentNeonatology
Address2401 Gillham Rd
Kansas City MO 64108
ORCID ORCID Icon0000-0002-3861-7327 Additional info
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    TitleAssociate Professor
    InstitutionUniversity of Missouri-Kansas City
    DepartmentPediatrics


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    University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TXMD06/2009
    University of Michigan/CS Mott Children's Hospital, Ann Arbor, MIFellowship06/2015Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine
    University of Michigan/CS Mott Children's Hospita, Ann Arbor, MIResidency06/2012Pediatrics

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    1. Rholl E, Krick JA, Leuthner SR, Pan AY, Challa SA, Kukora S. Neonatologists' perceptions of uncertainty: a national survey. J Perinatol. 2025 Apr 19. PMID: 40253559.
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    2. Abadi M, Workneh R, Kukora S, Perez K, Valentine G, Barbut G, Kassa BB, Abayneh M, Rent S. The Power of Professional Clinical Ethicists in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: An Ethiopian Perspective. Am J Bioeth. 2025 Mar; 25(3):95-98. PMID: 39992837.
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    3. Ruth O, Amiri S, Baughcum AE, Fortney CA, Robinson J, Munoz-Blanco S, Kukora SK. Meeting the emotional and behavioral health needs of bereaved NICU parents. J Perinatol. 2025 Feb 10. PMID: 39929989.
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    4. Kukora SK, Branche T, Miller ER, Henner N, Kapadia V, Haward MF. Supporting parents' emotional and mental health in the antenatal consultation. J Perinatol. 2024 Oct 26. PMID: 39462056.
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    5. Hansen K, Kukora SK, Sherman A, Feldman K. Mental health in pregnancy complicated by fetal anomaly: depression screening and referrals in a single fetal care center. J Perinatol. 2024 Sep 17. PMID: 39289556.
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    6. Diego E, Kamath-Rayne BD, Kukora S, Abayneh M, Rent S. Neonatal Resuscitation and Delivery Room Care: A Changing Global Landscape. Neoreviews. 2024 Sep 01; 25(9):e551-e566. PMID: 39217135.
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    7. Lechner BE, Kukora SK, Fiester A. The Ladder of Inference as a tool to reduce implicit bias in pediatric clinical practice. Pediatr Res. 2024 Dec; 96(7):1829-1833. PMID: 38816441.
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    8. Lechner BE, Kukora SK, Hawes K. Equity, inclusion and cultural humility: contemporizing the neonatal intensive care unit family-centered care model. J Perinatol. 2024 May; 44(5):760-766. PMID: 38532086.
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    9. Workneh R, Abadi M, Perez K, Rent S, Weiss EM, Kukora S, Brandon O, Barbut G, Rahiem S, Wallie S, Mhango J, Shayo BC, Saidi F, Metaferia G, Abayneh M, Valentine GC. Environmental Justice: A Missing Core Tenet of Global Health. Am J Bioeth. 2024 Mar; 24(3):20-23. PMID: 38394016.
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    10. Kukora S, Krenz C, De Vries R, Spector-Bagdady K. Serious news communication between clinicians and parents impacts parents' experiences, decision-making, and clinical care for critically ill neonates. Acta Paediatr. 2024 03; 113(3):449-452. PMID: 38158750.
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    11. Kukora SK, Van Horn A, Thatcher A, Pace RA, Schumacher RE, Attar MA. Risk of death at home or on hospital readmission after discharge with pediatric tracheostomy. J Perinatol. 2023 08; 43(8):1020-1028. PMID: 37443270.
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    12. Kukora SK, Mychaliska GB, Weiss EM. Ethical challenges in first-in-human trials of the artificial placenta and artificial womb: not all technologies are created equally, ethically. J Perinatol. 2023 11; 43(11):1337-1342. PMID: 37400494.
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    13. Abayneh M, Rent S, Ubuane PO, Carter BS, Deribessa SJ, Kassa BB, Tekleab AM, Kukora SK. Perinatal palliative care in sub-Saharan Africa: recommendations for practice, future research, and guideline development. Front Pediatr. 2023; 11:1217209. PMID: 37435165.
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    14. Kukora S, Laventhal N, Arnolds M. Postponed Withholding: The Wrong Nudge. Am J Bioeth. 2022 11; 22(11):66-69. PMID: 36332050.
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    15. Rent S, Bakari A, Deribessa S, Abayneh M, Shayo A, Bockarie Y, Moyer C, Kukora S. Provider Perceptions on Bereavement Following Newborn Death: A Qualitative Study from Ethiopia and Ghana. J Pediatr. 2023 03; 254:33-38.e3. PMID: 36244445.
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    16. Yan H, Kukora SK, Pituch K, Deldin PJ, Arslanian-Engoren C, Zikmund-Fisher BJ. Adapting user-centered design principles to improve communication of peer parent narratives on pediatric tracheostomy. BMC Med Inform Decis Mak. 2022 07 25; 22(1):197. PMID: 35879768.
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    17. Kukora SK, Fry JT. Resuscitation decisions in fetal myelomeningocele repair should center on parents' values: a counter analysis. J Perinatol. 2022 07; 42(7):971-975. PMID: 35393530.
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    18. Shuman CJ, Isaman DJ, Morgan ME, Kukora SK, Rubyan M, Veliz PT, Boyd CJ. Validity and Reliability of the Modified Attitudes About Drug Use in Pregnancy Scale. J Obstet Gynecol Neonatal Nurs. 2022 05; 51(3):324-335. PMID: 35341716.
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    19. Rent S, Bakari A, Aynalem Haimanot S, Deribessa SJ, Plange-Rhule G, Bockarie Y, Moyer CA, Kukora SK. Perspectives?on Resuscitation Decisions at the Margin of Viability among Specialist Newborn Care Providers in Ghana and?Ethiopia: A Qualitative Analysis. BMC Pediatr. 2022 02 17; 22(1):97. PMID: 35177012.
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    20. Tadesse M, Hally S, Rent S, Platt PL, Eusterbrock T, Gezahegn W, Kifle T, Kukora S, Pollack LD. Effect of a Low-Dose/High-Frequency Training in Introducing a Nurse-Led Neonatal Advanced Life Support Service in a Referral Hospital in Ethiopia. Front Pediatr. 2021; 9:777978. PMID: 34900877.
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    21. Weiss EM, Kukora S, Barrington KJ. Use of composite NICU research outcomes for goals of care counselling creates ethical challenges. Acta Paediatr. 2021 12; 110(12):3251-3254. PMID: 34214207.
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    22. Rent S, Bakari A, Plange-Rhule G, Bockarie Y, Kukora S, Moyer CA. Provider perspectives on Asram in Ghana. J Biosoc Sci. 2021 Apr 19; 1-13. PMID: 33866977.
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    23. Yan H, Deldin PJ, Kukora SK, Arslanian-Engoren C, Pituch K, Zikmund-Fisher BJ. Using Narratives to Correct Forecasting Errors in Pediatric Tracheostomy Decision Making. Med Decis Making. 2021 04; 41(3):305-316. PMID: 33559518.
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    24. Morgan ME, Kukora S, Nemshak M, Shuman CJ. Neonatal Pain, Agitation, and Sedation Scale's use, reliability, and validity: a systematic review. J Perinatol. 2020 12; 40(12):1753-1763. PMID: 33009491.
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    25. Kukora SK, Batell B, Umoren R, Gray MM, Ravi N, Thompson C, Zikmund-Fisher BJ. Hilariously Bad News: Medical Improv as a Novel Approach to Teach Communication Skills for Bad News Disclosure. Acad Pediatr. 2020 08; 20(6):879-881. PMID: 32389759.
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    26. Rent S, Valentine G, Ehret D, Kukora S. Global health training during neonatal fellowship: fellow and program director perspectives. J Perinatol. 2020 08; 40(8):1253-1261. PMID: 32152489.
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    27. Yan H, Kukora SK, Arslanian-Engoren C, Deldin PJ, Pituch K, Yates JF. Aiding end-of-life medical decision-making: A Cardinal Issue Perspective. Palliat Support Care. 2020 02; 18(1):1-3. PMID: 31775941.
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    28. Fessell D, McKean E, Wagenschutz H, Cole M, Santen SA, Cermak R, Zurales K, Kukora S, Lantz-Gefroh V, Kaplan-Liss E, Alda A. Medical Improvisation Training for all Medical Students: 3-Year Experience. Med Sci Educ. 2020 Mar; 30(1):87-90. PMID: 34457643.
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    29. Bailoor K, Valley TS, Kukora S, Zahuranec DB. Explaining the Process of Determining Futility Increases Lay Public Acceptance. Ann Am Thorac Soc. 2019 06; 16(6):738-743. PMID: 30789785.
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    30. Kukora S, Keefer P, Pituch K, Firn J. Thematic Analysis of Interprofessional Provider Perceptions of Pediatric Death. J Pediatr Nurs. 2019 Jul - Aug; 47:92-99. PMID: 31082685.
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    31. Kukora S, Firn J, Laventhal N, Vercler C, Moore B, Lantos JD. Infant With Trisomy 18 and Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome. Pediatrics. 2019 05; 143(5). PMID: 30948683.
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    32. Guill?n ?, Mackley A, Laventhal N, Kukora S, Christ L, Derrick M, Batza J, Ghavam S, Kirpalani H. Evaluating the Use of a Decision Aid for Parents Facing Extremely Premature Delivery: A Randomized Trial. J Pediatr. 2019 06; 209:52-60.e1. PMID: 30952510.
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    33. Riotte CO, Kukora SK, Keefer PM, Firn JI. Identifying the Types of Support Needed by Interprofessional Teams Providing Pediatric End-of-Life Care: A Thematic Analysis. J Palliat Med. 2018 Apr; 21(4):422-427. PMID: 29027835.
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    34. Kukora SK, Boss RD. Values-based shared decision-making in the antenatal period. Semin Fetal Neonatal Med. 2018 02; 23(1):17-24. PMID: 28917833.
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    35. Kukora S, Laventhal N. Rock the Baby, Not the Boat: A Defense of Epidemiology-Based and Values-Based Shared Decision Making at the Margin of Gestational Viability. Am J Bioeth. 2017 08; 17(8):16-18. PMID: 28768124.
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    36. Stokes TA, Kukora SK, Boss RD. Caring for Families at the Limits of Viability: The Education of Dr Green. Clin Perinatol. 2017 06; 44(2):447-459. PMID: 28477671.
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    37. Kukora S, Gollehon N, Weiner G, Laventhal N. Prognostic accuracy of antenatal neonatology consultation. J Perinatol. 2017 01; 37(1):27-31. PMID: 27684414.
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    38. Kukora S, Gollehon N, Laventhal N. Antenatal palliative care consultation: implications for decision-making and perinatal outcomes in a single-centre experience. Arch Dis Child Fetal Neonatal Ed. 2017 Jan; 102(1):F12-F16. PMID: 27638112.
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    39. Kukora S, Laventhal N. Choosing wisely: should past medical decisions impact the allocation of scarce ECMO resources? Acta Paediatr. 2016 Aug; 105(8):876-8. PMID: 27146166.
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    40. Kukora S, Laventhal N. Resident Attitudes on Ethical and Medical Decision-Making for Neonates at the Limit of Viability. Am J Perinatol. 2016 Apr; 33(5):449-55. PMID: 26485248.
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    41. Hellstrand E, Kukora S, Shuman CF, Steenbergen S, Thulin E, Kohli A, Krouse B, Linse S, ?kerfeldt KS. F?rster resonance energy transfer studies of calmodulin produced by native protein ligation reveal inter-domain electrostatic repulsion. FEBS J. 2013 Jun; 280(11):2675-87. PMID: 23552119.
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