ST. LOUIS, Mo. (KMOV) – A St. Louis hospital is marking a major milestone. St. Louis Children’s and Washington University Heart Center recently completed its 600th pediatric heart transplant, making it the first pediatric transplant center to achieve this in the United States. According to BJC Healthcare, St. Louis Children’s Hospital performed its first heart […]
Physicians who engage in research play a vital role in developing novel, innovative approaches to diagnosing and treating disease. Nurturing the careers of doctors whose work takes them to both patients’ bedsides and the laboratory bench is a top priority of the Division of Physician-Scientists at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis.
Colin A. Martin, MD, a specialist in intestinal rehabilitation surgery and an advocate for diversity, equity and inclusion in surgery, has been named director of the Division of Pediatric Surgery in the Department of Surgery at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. He also will serve as surgeon-in-chief at St. Louis Children’s Hospital. He will begin in […]
Caring for the Undiagnosed – those children and adults whose symptoms do not fit into a known diagnostic category – impacts every involved provider through many rewards, challenges, and guilt. Here, I offer my personal perspective about the impact of caring for the Undiagnosed on my mental health. Despite the “chaos narrative” that frequently characterizes […]
As clinical site coordinator for the UDN, I have a front row seat to the diagnostic odyssey. I am able to work directly and closely with the patients and families and come to know them intimately. By the time our families arrive at Washington University for an evaluation, they have been through so much. They […]
On April 17, 2023, St. Louis Children’s Hospital’s cardiac catheterization (Cath) lab received its second accreditation from the Intersocietal Accreditation Commission (IAC). On that same date, the St. Louis Children’s Hospital electrophysiology (EP) lab received its third accreditation from the IAC. Both the cath and EP labs are part of the St. Louis Children’s and […]
Diabetes and obesity are rising right here in the St. Louis region and across the country. Area health leaders say the pandemic played a major role in fewer people keeping up with routine care. “The current models of healthcare are not enough to ensure that kids can actually make it to their appointments, can reach […]
ST. LOUIS, Mo. (KMOV) – A teen’s mother is fighting in her memory, using the loss of her daughter to inspire others to become organ donors. Dawn Torrain’s daughter Jasmine was in and out of the hospital since she was born, diagnosed with cystic fibrosis when she was only 7 months old. “We always accepted […]
ST. LOUIS, Mo. (KMOV) – Advanced technology and additional treatment methods are helping newborns and infants with kidney disease across the region. St. Louis Children’s Hospital has been putting it to use and perfecting it since 2020. Washington University nephrologist at St. Louis Children’s Hospital Dr. Eileen Ciccia says dialysis machines were originally designed for […]
The 2023 Pediatrics Research Retreat was held at Live! by Loews, a beautiful venue right next to Ballpark Village. The more than 250 attendees were treated to a day of fascinating research and time to catch up with colleagues. Twelve presenters discussed topics spanning from viral DNAemia and herpesvirus seropositivity to machine learning in congenital […]