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New hospital president focuses on strong physician partnerships
St. Louis Children’s Hospital has a new leader as of Nov. 12, 2018. Mark Shen, MD, MBA, has taken the ...
A Sister's Gift Saves Her Brothers
Learn more about Camren and Camar's struggle with sickle cell anemia and their experiences with St. Louis Children's Hospital. ...
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 ...
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. ...
Historic Heart-Lung Transplant Saves Baby
Read about how St. Louis Children's Hospital helped Jack with hypoplastic left heart syndrome. ...
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 ...
The Head-Heart Connection
In search of the best way to protect the brain development of children with congenital heart disease Neonatologist Cynthia Ortinau ...
Owen Kicked Cancer - Twice
Read more about Owen Williams' battle with rhabdomyosarcoma - a cancer of the soft tissue - and his experience with ...