Kathleen M. Berchelmann, MD

Kathleen Berchelmann, M.D., is a pediatrician at St. Louis Children’s Hospital and Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at Washington University School of Medicine. Kathleen is the co-founder and director of ChildrensMD, a blog written by five dynamic mom-pediatricians who share their true confessions of trying to apply science and medicine to motherhood. Kathleen and her husband are raising five children. Dr. Berchelmann is a frequent contributor to health and parenting TV news segments in the St. Louis area, including KTVI (Fox) andKSDK (NBC). She was recently a guest of Jenna Lee on Fox News’ “Happening Now.” On the radio, Kathleen has a weekly health and parenting segment on EWTN’s Son Rise Morning Show with Brian Patrick. Her written work has been featured in print and online publications including the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, the Chicago Tribune, and TIME magazine. Prior to medical school, Dr. Berchelmann attended divinity school at Weston Jesuit School of Theology. Together with her husband Greg, she created CatholicPediatrics.org, which features a searchable directory of Catholic pediatricians. She is also a frequent contributor to CatholicMom.com.