The role of the anesthesiologist is to maintain patient safety and comfort while facilitating the planned surgical procedure. Learn about the intricate work involved with administering anesthesia for patients with congenital lung lesions.

At the Center for Fetal Research an area of great interest involves genetic manipulation of lung development via viral-vector gene therapy.

At the Center for Fetal Diagnosis and Treatment, women with a suspected lung lesion undergo a day of testing using the most advanced diagnostic equipment to evaluate the fetal chest. The expertise of our imaging team frequently leads to additional findings and may significantly alter the initial diagnosis.

Holly L. Hedrick, MD, an attending surgeon in the Division of General, Thoracic and Fetal Surgery is named as the inaugural Louise Schnaufer Endowed Chair in Pediatric Surgery.

Midwest families, including patients treated while still in the womb, reunite with their Pennsylvania doctors and nurses.

Specialists at CHOP's Center for Fetal Diagnosis and Treatment report on 100 recent cases of fetal surgery for spina bifida, achieving results similar to the landmark clinical trial that established a new standard of care for prenatal repair of spina bifida.

A special reunion brought together 1,500 people from 22 states; nearly all of the children in attendance were prenatally diagnosed with a birth defect.

The CFDT at CHOP has managed the care of more than 1,600 pregnancies prenatally diagnosed with lung lesions. Through this experience, the team has learned that the natural history and clinical spectrum of these lesions is extremely variable and requires meticulous prenatal diagnosis.