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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 ...

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Clinic Helps Children With Congenital Heart Disease Reach Their Full Potential

Children with congenital heart disease are now surviving and living longer lives because of advances in surgeries and medical management ...

Patient Stories

After Being Struck by a Rare Disease, Neurorehabilitation Patient is 'Back to Normal'

In March 2016, Leo Martin contracted a virus, but as a child with a history of asthma and allergies, his ...

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Physician Profile: Anne M. Connolly

Dr. Connolly became a physician because of a brief conversation
 in 1978 with Rosalyn Yalow, PhD, the second American woman ...

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Understanding the Many Faces of Seizures

Your child has had a fever for two days. Suddenly, his body stiffens and then his arms and legs begin ...

Patient Stories

Taking a New Approach to Restoring Hearing in a Patient with NF2

Read more about Joshua Webb's journey to restoring his hearing with St. Louis Children's Hospital. ...

Patient Stories

Rett Spectrum Clinic Answers Parents' Prayers

As the McCools learned more about Rett syndrome, they recognized that Ellie was fully alert and present. It was then ...

Patient Stories

Jolene: Facing a Lifetime of Challenges

When Roberta Miller’s 7-year-old daughter, Jolene Green, required surgery to remove a tumor compressing her airway, she knew St. Louis ...

Patient Stories

Epilepsy Should Never Interrupt a Birthday - Jakrii Pearson

When Jakrii Pearson was almost 3, he began having seizures. Washington University neurologists at St. Louis Children’s Hospital discovered he ...