On Sunday, October 8, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) hosted its annual Buddy Walk & Family Fun Day benefiting the hospital’s Trisomy 21 (Down syndrome) Program, which supports healthier futures for patients and helps to improve the lives of individuals with Down syndrome.

CHOP findings move the science closer to precision crash prevention, targeted strategies to improve student drivers’ skills.

Spurred by seeing the overwhelming need during the pandemic, ER clinicians founded Family Connects to help families with needs like food and diapers.

In research presented at the AAP annual meeting, CHOP experts found the number of injuries associated with riding e-scooters rose most among teenage boys.

The new hires are part of a program that offers training and career counseling to help them succeed in the professional world.

Nursing and Clinical Care Services at CHOP prepare to begin virtual reality programming to provide advanced education for staff.

CHOP's Center for Outcomes in REsearch in Surgery (CORES) is making strides to improve outcomes for children with surgical conditions. The Center, led by attending urologist Gregory E. Tasian, MD, MSCE, breaks down clinical and research silos and groups researchers with patient families to improve our ability to apply outcomes back into care.

CHOP Chief Scientific Officer Susan Furth, MD, PhD, and PEDSnet founder Christopher B. Forrest, MD, PhD have been elected to the National Academy of Medicine.

Karl F. Godlewski, MD, recently joined our attending team following his completion of a two-year fellowship with our Division. Dr. Godlewski has special interest in hypospadias and bladder exstrophy, and he has extensive experience in all areas of pediatric urology, including robotics — both typical and complex.

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