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A figure skater practices with her coach.

Fancy footwork: Two figure skating experts on injury prevention

Clinical Care, Specialty Care
Amazing costumes, breathtaking artistry, and outstanding athleticism. No wonder figure skating is a Winter Olympics must-watch for millions of people. With the 2022 games fast approaching, Dr. Ellen Geminiani of Boston Children’s Sports Medicine Division has some insights for aspiring athletes watching these spectacles on ice. “I hope young skaters will think about how much ... Read More about Fancy footwork: Two figure skating experts on injury prevention
Tagged: female athletes, performing artist athletes, sports injury, sports medicine
Woman and teenage girl standing next to each other smiling

Kira’s story: how a diagnosis of fatty liver disease nourished a lasting lifestyle change

Patient Stories, Specialty Care
Kira’s journey with fatty liver disease began about six years ago, when imaging for other medical reasons showed areas of concern with her liver. Fatty liver disease occurs when excess fat is stored in the liver; it can lead to progressive liver disease and is the most common pediatric liver disease in the country. The ... Read More about Kira’s story: how a diagnosis of fatty liver disease nourished a lasting lifestyle change
Tagged: liver disease, nutrition
A cheerful Tara Daniels in her hospital bed, starting her stem cell transplant.

Surviving stem cell transplant: New hope when the donor isn’t a full match

Clinical Care, Specialty Care
To see Tara Daniels today, with a corporate job in marketing and about to close on a house, you’d never know what she’s been through, how thrilled she is to be alive. This month marks five years since she received a high-risk bone marrow transplant for a life-threatening blood cancer. Tara woke up feeling sick ... Read More about Surviving stem cell transplant: New hope when the donor isn’t a full match
Tagged: blood disorder, cancer, leukemia, research, stem cell transplant
Dr. Gebhardt and Dr. Anderson, Boston Children's specialists in bone cancer care

Generations of excellence in caring for childhood bone cancers: Dr. Gebhardt and Dr. Anderson

Clinical Care, Specialty Care
When Dr. Mark Gebhardt was a surgical resident at Boston Children’s Hospital in the early ’80s, doctors were just starting to use chemotherapy to treat bone cancers like osteosarcoma and Ewing sarcoma. Boston Children’s and the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute were among the first places to offer this treatment. They were also among the first to ... Read More about Generations of excellence in caring for childhood bone cancers: Dr. Gebhardt and Dr. Anderson
Tagged: bone tumors, cancer, ewing sarcoma, oncology, orthopedics, osteosarcoma
Cartoon illustration showing the different steps for developing personalized drugs: genetic testing, laboratory work, drug formulation, and treating a patient.

It takes a village: Creating best practices for personalized treatments

Clinical Care, Specialty Care
In 2019, doctors and scientists at Boston Children’s Hospital announced a medical landmark. In the space of one year, a team led by Timothy Yu, MD, PhD, pinpointed a one-of-a-kind genetic mutation in a girl named Mila with Batten disease, developed a custom drug called milasen to repair the mutation, and treated Mila with it. ... Read More about It takes a village: Creating best practices for personalized treatments
Tagged: drug development, drug safety, genetics and genomics, personalized medicine, precision medicine, rare disease, research
Storm (now deceased) and his sister Freja

Solving neurodevelopmental mysteries, one gene, one child at a time

Research, Specialty Care
Suheil Day was born early, at 37 weeks. Aside from a slight head lag and mild muscle weakness, nothing seemed terribly amiss. But as the months progressed, he began having seizures. “At the age of 4 to 5 months, he started waking up screaming and crying excessively, his eyes rolling up into his head,” says ... Read More about Solving neurodevelopmental mysteries, one gene, one child at a time
Tagged: genetics and genomics, neurology, neuroscience, newborn medicine, rare disease, research
A young female patient admires her hands and fingers.

Fingers, shoulders, and everything in between: Three upper extremity surgeons and their relentless quest for solutions

Clinical Care, Specialty Care
It’s 6 a.m. and the surgeons in the Hand and Orthopedic Upper Extremity Program at Boston Children’s Hospital have logged on for their weekly meeting. “We meet first thing every Monday to discuss our complex cases,” says orthopedic surgeon Dr. Carley Vuillermin. “It gives us a chance to talk through treatment options for our patients ... Read More about Fingers, shoulders, and everything in between: Three upper extremity surgeons and their relentless quest for solutions
Tagged: brachial plexus, hand and upper extremity, limb lengthening and reconstruction, orthopedics, sports injury
global training in the Ozaki procedure concept

Bringing the Ozaki procedure to the world to repair children’s aortic valves

Clinical Care, Specialty Care
Children with aortic stenosis or regurgitation often need surgery to reconstruct or replace the aortic valve. However, existing bioprosthetics can fail over time, and mechanical leaflets and valves require lifelong anticoagulant therapy. Christopher Baird, MD, director of the Congenital Heart Valve Program at Boston Children’s Hospital, saw a promising alternative emerge in adult cardiac surgery: aortic ... Read More about Bringing the Ozaki procedure to the world to repair children’s aortic valves
Tagged: cardiac research, cardiac surgery, global health, heart, heart center, medical training, surgery
Dennis Smith with paddle board

I tried the keto diet to help my epilepsy and it changed my life

Patient Stories, Specialty Care
My name is Dennis. I’m 15 years old and live in East Greenwich, Rhode Island. Two years ago, I started the keto diet to help my epilepsy and it changed my life. Here’s my story… I was 7 when I was diagnosed with epilepsy. I was too young to know what that really meant or ... Read More about I tried the keto diet to help my epilepsy and it changed my life
Tagged: epilepsy, nutrition
Lower extremity surgeons, Dr. James Kasser and Dr. Collin May

Generations of excellence in lower extremity care: Dr. Kasser and Dr. May

Clinical Care, Specialty Care
As an orthopedic surgeon and professor of surgery, Dr. James Kasser has spent several decades sharing his expertise in limb reconstruction with students of Harvard Medical School. Dr. Collin May was one of his students and later joined the surgical team in the Lower Extremity Program at Boston Children’s Hospital. He has spent the past ... Read More about Generations of excellence in lower extremity care: Dr. Kasser and Dr. May
Tagged: clubfoot, limb lengthening and reconstruction, lower extremity, orthopedics, surgery

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