Some babies are born with complex conditions requiring surgery during the first few hours following birth. From the moment prenatal testing reveals an abnormality, CHOC is ready to help with the prenatal care and birth planning necessary to ensure the best-possible outcome. CHOC has a trained and experienced team that includes perinatologists, neonatologists, pediatric surgeons […]
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In the Spotlight: Neal Nakra, M.D.
As medical director of the CHOC pediatric sleep program, Dr. Neal Nakra is examining sleep study data to further analyze the relationships between sleep and obesity, metabolic syndrome and other pediatric conditions. Dr. Nakra’s initial interests in sleep medicine deepened during his pulmonary medicine fellowship at Yale-New Haven Hospital, in Connecticut. Already well aware of […]
CHOC’s Small Baby Unit Improves Quality and Outcomes in Extremely Low Birth Weight Infants
CHOC clinicians have determined that a dedicated Small Baby Unit (SBU) improves quality and outcomes in extremely low birth weight (ELBW) infants (babies born at 28 weeks gestation or less and weighing less than 1,000 grams), according to results of an article they published in Pediatrics[i]. “In recent years, the survival rates for ELBW infants […]
Peds2040 Challenges How People Think About the Future of Pediatric Medicine
What do you envision the field of pediatric medicine will look like in 2040? How about the next year? Innovation and intelligence leaders from across the globe will come together for an exciting four-day conference focused on game-changing and emerging technologies shaping the future of pediatrics — and how parents, clinicians, and health care leaders […]
IT Update from the Chief Medical Information Officer: Dr. Bill Feaster
What’s New With IT These Days? There are several IT projects underway, with perhaps the most anticipated one being the switch from Groupwise to Outlook for emails, calendaring and other functions. We are currently implementing Microsoft Office 365, the web-based version of Office, and we should have everyone converted over to Outlook by the end […]
How Kids Can Heal Doctors | Dr. Anthony Chang | TEDxChapmanU Video
Anthony Chang, MD, MBA, MPH, pediatric cardiologist and CHOC chief intelligence and innovation officer, was invited to speak at the TEDxChapmanU event, which welcomed “extraordinary game-changers, challengers and thought-leaders to the stage at historic Memorial Hall at Chapman University.” His talk, “How Kids Can Heal Doctors,” addresses the doctor-patient relationship. Dr. Chang believes the training […]
