The Cardiac Center held its annual Innovation Day, where six innovative proposals were presented. Each project aims at enhancing the patient/family experience.

CHOP has appointed Sophia G. Holder as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. In joining the CHOP leadership team, Sophia brings more than 20 years of experience in the healthcare industry, most recently serving as the Vice President of Finance at Boston Children’s Hospital.

In light the ongoing challenges, it is so important to celebrate our colleagues. This edition, as I think of our CHOP Alumni Motto: Keep … Tradition, Keep … in Mind and Keep … in Touch!

News updates from the Spring 20201 edition of Children's Doctor.

A recent CHOP study found that newly licensed drivers on the autism spectrum have similar—or even lower—per-driver rates of crash involvement than their non-autistic peers.

CHOP researchers have identified BAFF as a key target that may be responsible for treatment failure in about 30% of patients with hemophilia A.

CHOP researchers recommend specific updates to clinical examinations to improve initial concussion diagnosis across multiple settings.

Over the past 50 years, medical and technological advances in pediatric cardiology and cardiothoracic surgery have resulted in a large decline in mortality among children with congenital and acquired heart disease. 

Ethan is 16-year-old male who presents to the Lipid Heart Clinic for further evaluation of his dyslipidemia. Past history reveals an otherwise healthy adolescent who experienced a 50-pound weight gain over the past year without height increase.

Adults with congenital heart disease (CHD) now outnumber children with CHD because of excellent surgical and medical care in childhood. Lifelong cardiology follow-up is recommended for almost all people with congenital heart disease. Interventions done in childhood are typically palliative and not curative.