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Motion Analysis Center Offers Comprehensive Gait Evaluation
St. Louis Children’s Hospital now offers comprehensive gait evaluations for children with mobility problems at its newly opened Motion Analysis ...
Physician Profile: Holly Hoefgen, MD, Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecologist
Even before entering medical school, Holly Hoefgen, MD, Washington University pediatric and adolescent gynecologist at St. Louis Children’s Hospital, was ...
Combating Resistance: SLCH Neonatologists Rethink Antibiotic Use for Premature Infants
The goal is to ensure that the medications designed to combat infections while these tiny patients are in the newborn ...
Spotlight: Clinical Trials in BMT and Relapsed Leukemia
In recent years, researchers have gained a greater understanding of the immune system’s role in cancer and blood diseases. Jeffrey ...
3D Spinal Models Improve Surgical Planning and Execution
Riley Jones, 14, was born with three extra vertebrae that caused a sharp angular deformity of the spine and compressed ...
Comprehensive Clinic Addresses Noncardiac Issues of Fontan Patients
St. Louis Children’s Hospital and Washington University School of Medicine offers a multidisciplinary option for evaluating children for the noncardiac ...
New Neurology Chief Focuses on Research and Collaboration for Better Patient Care
With an insatiable curiosity and passion for patient care, pediatric neurologist Christina Gurnett, MD, PhD, doesn’t accept the status quo ...
The Pros and Cons of Vertebral Body Tethering for Scoliosis
Scott Luhmann, MD, has expertise in a variety of procedures to treat scoliosis including vertebral body stapling, tethering and resection. ...
The Head-Heart Connection
In search of the best way to protect the brain development of children with congenital heart disease Neonatologist Cynthia Ortinau ...
