Natasha Burgert, M.D.

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Dr. Natasha Burgert is a board-certified pediatrician with a primary focus on direct patient care in a suburban private practice in Overland Park, Kansas. She uses various digital and traditional media outlets to promote child health and wellness and is a speaker on the topics of health innovation, health care social media, vaccine advocacy and media use with children. A national spokesperson for the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) and member of the Counsel of Communications and Media for the AAP, Dr. Burgert is a regular contributor to NBC Learn’s Parent Tool Kit, US News and World Report and more. Her work with patients has been featured in outlets such as the New York Times, The Wall Street Journal and Parents magazine.

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