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Meet Our Newest Spina Bifida Program Team Members
We're very proud of the compassionate, highly qualified, competent professionals who make up our Spina Bifida Program team. Meet our newest team members and learn a little bit about their expertise and interests.
Therapy Spotlight: Supporting Spina Bifida Patients Through OT and PT
Occupational and physical therapists support Spina Bifida Program patients in many ways. Learn about new resources and tips on bowel/bladder programs, and benefits of tummy time.
CHOP Pulmonologist and Medical Director of the Lung and Heart/Lung Transplant Programs featured on 6abc
Dr. Marueen Josephson was featured on 6abc to discuss her team’s participation in CHOP’s 31-Day Challenge and raising funds for the patients they care for.
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia Launches Research Institute Dedicated to Advancing the Care of Pediatric Cardiovascular Diseases
Led by director of Penn Cardiovascular Institute (Penn CVI), CHOP CVI combines the best of CHOP and Penn Medicine to drive scientific discovery.
Physician Spotlight: Krithika Lingappan
Physician-scientist Krithika Lingappan, MD, PhD, MS, recently joined the Division of Neonatology at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, and as Associate Professor of Pediatrics at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania.
Treatment Developed by CHOP Researchers Prevents Hypoglycemia in Children with Hyperinsulinism
CHOP researchers have shown that a targeted treatment they developed is effective at controlling blood sugar in patients with hyperinsulinism.
Structural Racism and Pandemic Stressors Associated with Postpartum Depression and Anxiety Among Black Individuals
CHOP and Penn researchers have found the combined effects of structural racism and the pandemic, known as a “syndemic,” were associated with negative postpartum mental health.
Keep Your Kids Talking by Teaching Them to Practice Good Vocal Hygiene
Show your child how to keep their voice strong and healthy with these vocal hygiene tips from a CHOP expert.
Bowel Management for Spina Bifida
Our team takes an active role in helping our patients with spina bifida become more independent with neurogenic bowel management. From training patients and families in the use of transanal irrigation systems to developing a novel cone enema system.
An Effort to Understand and Address Readmissions and Reoperations
Over the past year we have implemented several new protocols to help better understand and address our division’s readmission rates, reoperation rates, and time to the operating room for testicular torsions.