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CHOP-led Study Finds Daycare Linked to Increased Complications in Preterm Children with Chronic Lung Disease
Researchers found daycare attendance was associated with increased emergency department visits, steroid use, and chronic respiratory symptoms in preterm children with chronic lung disease.
CHOP, a PTEN Foundation Center of Excellence, Hosts PTEN Conference
As a designated PTEN Center of Excellence, CHOP offers the highest standards in multidisciplinary care.
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia’s Dr. Lisa R. Young Receives the 2021 Norman J. Siegel Award at the Pediatric Academic Societies 2021 Virtual Meeting
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) is pleased to announce that Lisa R. Young, MD, Chief of the Division of Pulmonary and Sleep Medicine, received the 2021 Norman J. Siegel Outstanding Science Award for her considerable contributions to pediatric science. The award was presented on May 3, 2021 during the PAS Presidential Plenary at the Pediatric Academic Societies 2021 Virtual Meeting.
Expert Care and Long-term Support for CDH-Related Pulmonary Hypertension
Early recognition, treatment and management of CDH-related pulmonary hypertension is critical. Our team takes an early and aggressive approach to treatment, and our protocols have been extremely successful.
Researchers Identify “Druggable” Signaling Pathway that Stimulates Lung Tissue Repair
In a study published in Nature Cell Biology, CHOP researchers describe pathway and drug that could stimulate lung tissue repair in COVID patients.
Two CHOP Physicians Present at PTEN Symposium
Drs. Adams and MacFarland among select group of conference speakers.
New Treatment Shows Success in High-Risk Solid Tumors
The CHOP-engineered therapy overcomes common drug resistance and has potential to elicit fewer toxicities than most cancer treatments.
Cancer Predisposition in Children: Increasing Awareness
A CHOP program is focused on identifying children who are predisposed to develop cancer and using surveillance testing to detect cancers early.
Streamlining Care for Patients with Neurofibromatosis Type 1
The Neurofibromatosis Multidisciplinary Clinic allows patients with NF1 to see three or more specialists in one day, allowing for a seamless flow of appointments from morning until afternoon.
CHOP Oncologist Chairs AACR Pediatric Cancer Predisposition Workshop
Since its inception in October 2016, the workshop has created recommendations for the 50 most common syndromes that predispose children to cancer and produced 16 position papers.