Foundation news
Teamwork Makes the Dream Work
The Movement Disorders Program is one of the only programs of its kind in the country and provides life-changing results.
The Flame of Discovery Burns Brightly
For 22 years, collaborative research at CHOP’s Biesecker Pediatric Liver Center has been changing the future for children with serious liver diseases.
A Day in the Life
Anne Ades, MD, MSEd, serves as Medical Co-Director of CHOP’s Center for Simulation, Advanced Education and Innovation, which uses computerized medical manikins to teach medical procedures. This is a day in her life.
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia Receives $10 Million Grant from the Gilbert Family Foundation to Accelerate Neurofibromatosis Research
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) today announced that it has received more than $10 million in a series of gifts to fund critical neurofibromatosis research from the Gilbert Family Foundation, a private foundation established by Dan and Jennifer Gilbert to accelerate a cure for neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1).
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia’s Annual Party on a Bike, the Philly Spin-In, Raises More Than $1.1 M for the Cardiac Center
On Sunday, March 12, hundreds of patient families, friends, clinicians, donors, and sponsors rode for little hearts at the seventh annual Philly Spin-In benefiting Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia’s (CHOP) Cardiac Center.
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia Establishes the Martha Escoll Lubeck Feeding and Swallowing Center
$4 million gift from the Escoll-Lubeck Charitable Foundation will support innovative and high-quality care to children with feeding and swallowing disorders and their families.
$25 Million Gift to Penn Medicine and Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia Establishes Center for Epilepsy and Neurodevelopmental Disorders
A $25 million gift from an anonymous donor to Penn Medicine and Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) will establish the Center for Epilepsy and Neurodevelopmental Disorders (ENDD), accelerating collaborative research in genetic therapies for neurodevelopmental disorders.
Dr. Ruth Abaya Named Eagles' 2022 NFL Changemaker
Dr. Ruth Abaya was named as the Eagles' 2022 NFL Changemaker for her work to understand the factors that contribute to gun violence and end this public health crisis in our community.
CHOP Celebrates Official Grand Opening of the Center for Advanced Behavioral Healthcare in West Philadelphia
On Thursday, October 27, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia celebrated the official grand opening of its Center for Advanced Behavioral Healthcare which featured remarks from hospital leadership including Madeline Bell along with Dr. Tami Benton.
A Century of Breakthroughs
Beginning as a single laboratory in the hospital’s basement, the CHOP research program has grown into one of the largest in the country, with 525 investigators and a staff of thousands.