Over the past decade, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) Attending Pediatric Urologist Thomas Kolon, MD, has pioneered the use of nephron-sparing surgery — also known as partial nephrectomy — for Wilms tumor, the most common malignant renal tumor in childhood.

A CHOP behavioral health specialist shares ways to teach your child how to manage their anger, and when to seek additional support if needed.

Clarisse Casilang, MD, is a board-certified general pediatrician and a fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics.

The new relationship brings CHOP’s world-class pediatric healthcare to patients and families across the award-winning Main Line Health System.

CHOP researchers have used advanced 3D mapping techniques to identify genetic variants and corresponding target genes in the pancreas that are implicated in type 2 diabetes.

Here, Arun K. Srinivasan, MD, MRCS, shares how his upbringing in India influenced his career path, and he discusses how racial disparities in medicine can be addressed.

Dr. Sandra Amaral, attending physician in CHOP’s Division of Nephrology and the Kidney Transplant and Dialysis Program, led a study recently published in JAMA that found an association between dialysis facility ownership and access to the waiting list and transplant in pediatric patients with end-stage kidney disease in the United States. The findings were covered in this Kaiser Health News article.  

A new study by a multi-institutional group of pediatric cancer researchers, including those at CHOP, has characterized the genomic landscape for acute lymphoblastic leukemia.

First-of-its-kind study identifies differences between sexes as well as ethnic background.

CBS Philadelphia Features Dr. Gregory Tasian on rising temperatures and climate change may lead to increased risk of kidney stones.