Tom Tryon

About Tom Tryon

I am a general pediatrician with over 30 years of diverse experience in a solo pediatric practice, adult and pediatric emergency room and urgent care center, and pediatric urgent care centers. I can be reached at t••••••••@gmail.com or through LinkedIn. Following residency, I practiced for four years as a solo practitioner and the sole pediatrician in a small town in Oklahoma. I then joined a group practice for a short stint in an urban community before transitioning to an urban solo practice for six years. In 2006, I returned to Children’s Mercy where I led the innovation and implementation of one of the largest pediatric urgent care programs in the world which now provides care to almost patients each year and generates $100 million in revenue. I resigned from active practice in July, 2024 and am now on the St. Louis Shriners Children\'s Hospital Board of Governors and serve on their Strategic Planning, Medical and Telehealth Committees. I am a passionate advocate for physicians and healthcare providers, the practice of Pediatrics, and for children and families. I have served on the executive committee of state American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) chapters in both Oklahoma and Missouri, including as Missouri Chapter President. Recently, I served as Chair of the AAP Committee on Membership. In 2013 I was selected to be one of two candidates on the ballot for the prestigious President-Elect of the AAP. Following an unsuccessful campaign, I was a finalist to be the CEO of the AAP.Most recently I was Pediatric Section Chair for the Urgent Care Association, was elected to the Board of Directors and elected by the board to be Secretary of the Board before resigning that position in April 2022. I have served in leadership roles for all three hospitals I have served during my 22 year career, including serving in multiple medical staff leadership roles such as Chief of Medicine, Chief of Quality Improvement, Chief of OB/Peds and on the PHO Board of two hospitals. In 2013 I completed my executive MBA at the UMKC Bloch School of Management in Kansas City.

Experience

1. Associate Member, Board of Governors

   Shriners Children\'s St. Louis

   Jan 2025 — Present

Education

• The University of Tulsa

  Bachelors, Chemistry, Biology and Biochemistry

  1983 — 1988

• University of Oklahoma College of Medicine

  Doctor of Medicine - MD, Medicine

  1988 — 1992

• University of Missouri-Kansas City

  MBA, Business, Leadership

  2011 — 2013

Skills

• Program Management
• Medicaid
• Medicine
• Physician Relations
• Hospitals
• Clinical Research
• Ehr
• Medicare
• Pediatrics
• Managed Care
• Healthcare
• Emr
• Strategic Planning
• Public Health
• Software Documentation
• Training
• Revenue Cycle
• Medical Education
• Healthcare Information Technology
• Healthcare Management
• Process Improvement
• Hipaa
• Leadership
• Program Development
• Team Building