Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia awarded its Gold Medal to Katherine High, MD, a gene therapy pioneer and one of the lead developers of the first in vivo gene therapy approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). 

Remember our CHOP Alumni Motto: Keep … Tradition, Keep … in Mind, Keep … in Touch!

On June 28, 2022, CHOP welcomed Her Excellency Amna Binzaal Almheiri, Consul General of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in New York, to observe the world-class experience her country’s patients receive at CHOP. The visit celebrated a long-standing relationship between CHOP and the UAE to improve pediatric care.

Benjamin Laskin, MD, an expert in kidney disease and infection in immunosuppressed children, will fulfill new leadership role.

The coalition’s members work to advance a variety of childhood cancer causes by unifying their efforts.

Dr. Strysko spent three years full-time in Botswana as a CHOP David N. Pincus Global Health Fellow.

Dr. Wanjiku F.M. Njoroge, the Medical Director of the Young Child Clinic, recently discussed the state of mental health in children and young people with the Philadelphia Inquirer.

As a designated PTEN Center of Excellence, CHOP offers the highest standards in multidisciplinary care.

At our Neuroscience Center, we continually strive to expand our team and bring together specialists from all areas of neuroscience to provide comprehensive and compassionate care for all of our patients and their families. 

Friedreich’s Ataxia is a progressive neurological disorder associated with the loss of the ability to walk, loss of hand coordination and loss of speech.