CHOC Pediatrica
News and Information for Pediatric Healthcare Professionals
The 2016 Physician Engagement Survey will be held April 25-May 23, 2016 for CHOC physicians on our medical staff. Don’t miss this opportunity to provide CHOC with your valuable input, which will allow the organization to further strengthen and improve its programs and services, to better serve you and our children. Please look for a […]
Known as one of Orange County’s most unique and popular fundraisers, the CHOC Follies is back again with the newest musical production, “Carly and the Choco Factory: An Orange County Musical of Sweethearts, Swindlers and Swashbucklers!” benefiting CHOC. Featuring a talented cast of local social and business leaders, who graciously donate their time rehearsing for […]
CHOC Neurofibromatosis Program – a recently nationally recognized program by the Children’s Tumor Foundation as a Neurofibromatosis Affiliate Clinic – provides comprehensive care to even the most rare medical issues in association with Neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1). NF1 is a common genetic condition that primarily affects the skin and the nervous system and is caused […]
The team of child life specialists at CHOC strives to “normalize” the hospital environment for patients and families. By making things like medical procedures and equipment less foreign, patients can focus on what’s important: feeling better. “At a children’s hospital, we are doing much more than treating illness. We are healing children and caring for […]
CHOC offers the highest level of care for children requiring brachial plexus surgery. Brachial plexus surgery is a complex procedure that repairs damage to the bundle of connected nerves in the neck region. Damage to these nerves is often caused by birth complications, contact sport collisions and automobile accidents. A severe brachial plexus injury can […]
Threats to bone health are increasingly a pediatric concern. Genetic or acquired disorders can compromise the expected gains in bone quantity and quality, and lead to osteoporosis early in life. Recurrent fractures in otherwise healthy youth may also be an indication of underlying bone fragility. In this grand rounds video presentation, Dr. Laura Bachrach, professor […]
