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Darweesh Named to Leadership Roles at Children’s and Barnes-Jewish Hospitals

St. Louis Children’s Hospital (SLCH) welcomes Sam Darweesh, MBA, as vice president of operations at Children’s and vice president of ...

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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 ...

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Case Study: "Granular"

The following case study was used by Andrew J. White, MD, the James P. Keating, MD, Professor of Pediatrics and ...

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Easy Access to Hematology-Oncology Clinical Trials

Through active clinical trials, Washington University researchers are working to find better treatments and cures for pediatric oncology and hematology ...

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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 ...

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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. ...

Patient Stories

Nerve Surgery Leads to Remarkable Recovery After Boating Accident 

It was a perfect, sunny Memorial Day weekend on a private lake near New Florence, Missouri, when Ashton Yates, 11 ...

Patient Stories

Owen Kicked Cancer - Twice

Read more about Owen Williams' battle with rhabdomyosarcoma - a cancer of the soft tissue - and his experience with ...

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Cancer Research Takes a Quantum Leap

Todd Druley, MD, PhD, a Washington University pediatric oncologist at St. Louis Children’s Hospital, has been awarded the Hyundai Hope ...