Kristen Terrill, M.D.
Specialty
Pediatrics
Certifications
American Board of Pediatrics
Education
Vanderbilt University
Nashville, TN
Residency
Vanderbilt Children's Hospital
Nashville, TN
Hospitals
St. Louis Children's Hospital
Missouri Baptist Medical Center
Barnes-Jewish Hospital
Mercy Hospital South
Mercy Hospital St. Louis
St. Clare Hospital
Cardinal Glennon Children’s Hospital
Professional Notes
Dr. Terrill completed a Health Professions Scholarship Program with the United States Navy from 2001-2005 as a general pediatrician in Charleston, SC. She is a board-certified fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics. She is an Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics at Washington University School of Medicine. She has a special interest in childhood obesity, nutrition and gifted education.
Articles by Dr. Terrill:
"E-Cigarettes: What you need to know"
YouTube video: "Keeping Kids Healthy"
“What’s for dinner? Encouraging advice on how to prepare your family a healthy meal”
“Teach Your Children Well: The Food Revolution”
Dr. Terrill has been selected by her peers for inclusion in Best Doctors in America ® from 2015 to 2020.
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Personal Notes
Dr. Terrill is married and the mother of three children. She has lived in the St. Louis area since 2005. Dr. Terrill enjoys being active with her family, running, gardening and reading. She hopes to one day learn to play the piano! Her favorite poem is “Success” by Ralph Waldo Emerson, “…to know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived. This is to have succeeded.”