CHOP Attending Pediatric Urologist Christopher Long, MD, joined three international faculty to lead a live surgical course on hypospadias in Johannesburg, South Africa.

Ten years ago, we became one of the first institutions to standardize clinical documentation and collect granular data on penile biometrics, operative surgical details, and postoperative outcomes for all patients, which has allowed us to evaluate our outcomes and advance treatment strategies. We are now reaping the rewards.

Correction of chordee or penile curvature is widely considered the rate limiting step in determining whether hypospadias can be corrected in one or two stages regardless of the initial presentation of the meatal location.

We have developed a unique hypospadias database that is fully integrated into our EPIC electronic medical record. It allows us to keep a close monitor on our surgical patients and will help us drive down complications after complex hypospadias surgery.

CHOP researchers have developed a computational tool to determine which cells in patient tumor samples receive mitochondria from T cells.

Antibiotic use in neonatal intensive care units (NICUs) decreased substantially over the past decade, according to CHOP researchers.

CHOP’s Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine hosts international visitors to share best practices in caring for vulnerable pediatric patients.

Neighborhood socioeconomic status and travel time to driving schools significantly impacted access to driver training and getting licensed.

Michelle Belser has worked at CHOP for 24 years. During that time, she’s held a variety of roles in supply chain management helping procure the supplies that are needed each day to keep operations at CHOP running smoothly.

Dr. Kia R. McCray, DSW, LSW is a licensed Doctor of Social Work, author and entrepreneur who has a passion to help others and to serve a greater purpose to make a difference in the world. She joined CHOP’s Neonatology Department a year ago, and during this time she has worked as an Enterprise Improvement Analyst.