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Inflammatory Bowel Disease – From patient to provider Blog Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) Ulcerative Colitis Gastroenterology (GI) Dr. Brad Pasternak is an inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) specialist and a co-medical director of the IBD program at …

The truth about vaping and teens Blog Teenagers Vaping e-Cigarettes Electronic nicotine delivery systems, such as e-cigarettes, vape pens, mods, and e-cigars, have been steadily gaining popularity among teens. Electronic nicotine delivery systems contain …

Our new Nephrology Team celebrates National Kidney Month! Blog COVID-19 Kidney Disease Nephrology It’s National Kidney Month and the perfect time to remind everyone that the Phoenix Children’s Nephrology practice has expanded. Our nephrology team is …

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 …

Overcoming multiple spinal conditions: Mia’s story Blog Center for Spine Care Kyphosis Orthopedics Scoliosis Spinal Stenosis Spinal Tumor Barrow Neurological Institute at Phoenix Children’s At four years old, Mia was like many young girls living in the …