At 2 and a half years of age, Lewis had a pituitary gland that was working poorly and worsening vision. Then, fear of a new tumor developing near his hypothalamus triggered worry that Lewis would develop hypothalamic obesity. It was time to operate.
Lauren Adair loves the sport of Lacrosse – so much so that it was the first thing she worried about after being diagnosed with an AVM, or arteriovenous malformation.
Two experts break down what parents need to know about a new safety alert from the Food and Drug Administration and updated safe sleep guidelines.
One minute Logan Schwaderer, age 11, was going to his little sister’s birthday party, and the next he was headed to Stanford Medicine Children’s Health for brain surgery.
Ever since Iliana had a fetal surgery, she has been defying the odds that often accompany her serious form of spina bifida.
According to the Association of American Medical Colleges less than 10% of neurosurgeons identify as female, but at Stanford Medicine Children’s Health, it’s the entire care team.
The craniosynostosis team is made up of multiple pediatric specialists including neurosurgeons and plastic surgeons.
In celebration of Women’s History Month, Irogue Igbinosa, MD, Kelly Mahaney, MD, and Hayley Gans, MD, explain how they found their calling.
Persistence, teamwork, high-tech imaging, and surgical advances help 10-year-old boy leave his disabling seizures behind.
Due to COVID-19 extra protocols were taken in the operating room, including N-95 masks and extra PPE.
Stanford Medicine Children’s Health is home to one of a small number of programs in the country that offer expert, multidisciplinary care for complex craniosynostosis patients.
Fetal surgery gives a baby with spina bifida the best chance at a healthy life.
The goal was to cure Brynn’s epilepsy without taking anything away from her quality of life.
When Elijah Olivas’s hand was severed in a car accident, dozens of experts from our pediatric trauma team coordinated to perform 20 hours of life- and limb-saving surgery.
In 2005 13-year-old Monica Datta joined several other young people in undergoing MRIs as part of a research study at Stanford University. Unlike everyone else, Datta’s unexpectedly revealed a spot in her brain that nobody had known about.
The first-ever “Kicking for Miracles” event, hosted by World Class Tae Kwon Do in San… Read more »
In planning the layouts of the new patient rooms and operating suites, life-size mockups were constructed off-site and assessed by representatives of everyone who would use them.
In the U.S. News & World Report publication of America’s Best Children’s Hospitals for 2012-13,… Read more »
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