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Phoenix Children’s Launches Division of Infectious Diseases, Names Chief
In a move to further enhance the award-winning health system’s ability to provide specialized care for children at high risk of infection, Phoenix Children’s created a new Division of Infectious Diseases and named Wassim Ballan, MD, chief of the division.
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Phoenix Children's Adds Top Surgeon to its Top-Ranked Heart Center
One of the country’s foremost pediatric cardiothoracic surgeons has joined the top-ranked pediatric heart program at Phoenix Children’s. Roosevelt Bryant III, MD, now serves as surgical director of the Cardiac Transplantation and Mechanical Assist Device Program at Phoenix Children’s Heart Center, ranked 14 in the nation by U.S. News & World Report’s Best Children’s Hospitals and one of just 10 congenital cardiothoracic surgery programs in North America to earn the Society of Thoracic Surgeons’ highest-achievable three-star rating.
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5 things to know about vaccines for kids
… (FDA) and the Centers of Disease Control (CDC) recommend it for use. Clinical trials can often take several years to complete. During these trials, the vaccine is tested in … that it can cause developmental issues, or that refusing to vaccinate your child doesn’t affect anyone else. …
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Phoenix Children’s to Build Emergency Department, Specialty Clinic in Avondale
Phoenix Children’s will soon begin work on an emergency department and multi-specialty clinic in Avondale, Ariz., which will provide West Valley families access to top-ranked, pediatric-specific emergency care and expanded specialty services, now closer to home.
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Cryoanalgesia: A “cool” way to control pain after the Nuss Procedure
… Excavatum Ever hear of Pectus Excavatum? It’s the most common chest wall deformity and it occurs in about one in … the chest due to the sternum and ribs developing abnormally causing the sternum to drop inward toward the spine. The …
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Phoenix Children’s and 12 News share miracle stories from 2020
… subsequent chemo treatments – along with an array of health complications requiring specialty care from nearly a dozen … K. noticed that her infant daughter, Charlotte, wasn’t using her right arm, she sought the advice of a doctor. She …
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Oliver’s “zipper”: A heart surgery story
… he and his parents turned his room into a racing paradise, using as much of the space as they could to build ramps, … – which was perfect for a 6-year-old. “I always feel really comfortable at Phoenix Children’s because I know Oliver’s …
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Double the ACL trouble and a new baby for Dr. Heather Menzer
… to optimize surgical results and drive longer-term outcomes. For Abigail and Carolina, Dr. Menzer recommended and performed this new procedure: quadricep tendon autografts. “We found Dr. Menzer’s recommendation to use the quad graft very beneficial,” said …
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Phoenix Children’s offers new hope for children coping with food allergies and asthma
… Dr. Bauer said. “We know that high-risk children typically come from a family with a history of allergies and/or asthma … and coughing episodes in each and every participant since the study’s onset. “It is undoubtedly a significant …
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Toe-to-hand transfer gives Loni freedom to scooter with ease
… develop gross and fine motor skills and enable kids to become more independent while opening doors to exploration, … microsurgery used to reconstruct the hand when fingers are missing. Dr. Schaub and his team would transfer a toe to act as …
