Pediatric Insights: Advances and Innovations with Children’s Health

TNE is a minimally invasive procedure that allows patients to undergo esophageal and gastric examinations without the need for anesthesia.

Dr. Choudhary talks about Tzield, how it’s being used to delay the onset of type 1 diabetes and how Children’s HealthSM is one of the first pediatric hospitals to offer this treatment.

Dr. Dolce shares about early detection, innovative treatments and how to tackle widespread challenges in neonatal seizure care.

Dr. Krishnan talks about childhood obesity and the best weight loss medications for children.

The NeuroNICU program at Children’s Health is one of few select programs in the nation that integrates a comprehensive clinical care system, a fellowship program to train the next generation and a robust research platform to advance knowledge in the field.

Dr. Andersen shares about the advances in Norwood used to help reduce surgical risks for newborns with congenital heart diseases.

Dr. Williams shares about the importance of understanding social determinants of health and how screening patients for them helps the system identify specific needs of an individual patient.

Dr. Talai shares about how the responsive neurostimulation (RNS) system is being used to treat epilepsy and helping to improve the quality of life of pediatric patients.

Disclaimer: In pediatric epilepsy, we often utilize treatments that are off label since studies are typically done in adults for medications and devices, and waiting for pediatric trials will delay utilization of good treatment options for an unknown duration.

Dr. Gaitonde and Dr. Fares share about advanced imaging for fetal heart patients and how this innovative technology can help diagnose fetal heart conditions and inform treatment for critical, postnatal interventions.

Dr. Nicholas Andersen and Dr. Karl Reyes are bringing new innovations to The Heart Center at Children’s Health. Learn more about their focuses and how they are contributing to cutting-edge care for patients.