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Cryoanalgesia: A “cool” way to control pain after the Nuss Procedure Blog Chest Wall Deformities Pectus Excavatum Ever hear of Pectus Excavatum? It’s the most common chest wall deformity and it occurs in about one in 450 children. Pectus excavatum or …

Double the ACL trouble and a new baby for Dr. Heather Menzer Blog Sports Medicine Orthopedics ​Identical twins Abigail and Carolina Dayer share more than their birthdays and appearance. Both served as soccer team captains for a charter school in west …

Phoenix Children’s and 12 News share miracle stories from 2020 Blog Barrow Neurological Institute at Phoenix Children’s Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders NICU Orthopedics Phoenix Children’s Center for Heart Care   Despite the many hardships of 2020, …

Tonsils and Adenoids: What are they? Where are they? And do I need them? Blog Otolaryngology ENT As a pediatric otolaryngologist with Phoenix Children's Ear, Nose & Throat (Otolaryngology and Head & Neck Surgery) department, one of the more common …

My liver transplant – Adam’s story Blog Autoimmune Disease Liver Transplant Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis (PSC) Transplant Meet Adam, an amazing teenager who recently endured some very serious health issues. However, his experience was a life lesson in …

Stetson's Story Patient Stories Meet Stetson. He came to us from Oklahoma City, OK. Beginning around 13 years old, Stetson began having stroke-like seizures. He took medications for about four years, but they only left him feeling lethargic and foggy. His …

5 Tips to prevent a child’s heat rash Blog Heat Rash General Pediatrics Summer is in full swing here in Arizona which means long days of sweltering heat. For parents of infants and toddlers, you may have noticed your child occasionally develops a bumpy, …

Kids and RSV: What parents should know Blog Infection Prevention Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) Many parts of the country, including Arizona, are seeing high numbers of cases of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV). In Arizona, before the onset of the …

Healing Cancer: It takes a village…or Zoom Blog COVID-19 Survivorship Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders Even before the COVID pandemic hit our patients at the Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders (CCBD) , patients have been looking for ways to …

Healing faster with Animal-Assisted Therapy Blog Child Life COVID-19 Animal-Assisted Therapy (AAT) There is a special bond a dog has with a child and that is definitely true for the children we see at Phoenix Children’s. More than 25 years ago, we started …