Dr. Bill Speck's two guiding passions were the care and welfare of babies, children, and young adults, and a commitment to provide excellent training to young pediatricians.
Lewis Silverman, MD will join the Department of Pediatrics as director of the Hope and Heroes Division of Pediatric Hematology, Oncology and Transplantation.
Our inaugural Columbia Children's Health Innovation and Learning Day showcased the depth and breadth of research conducted by Columbia physician-scientists to improve the care of children.
The most commonly used asthma inhaler was taken off the market and replaced with a generic version that is more costly for many patients, impacting doctors and the children with asthma they care for.
Epidemiologist Dr. Lisa Saiman shares important information on measles vaccinations, how to avoid getting measles, and what to do if you’ve been exposed to the virus.
The heart-filled holiday can be painful for kids who feel excluded, and more so if they are teased or bullied. Pediatrician Dina Romo, MD shares advice on how to best support children through feb 14.
Sebastián Riquelme, PhD is a pioneer in the growing field of immunometabolism, investigating how the processes that turn food into energy impact the outcome of infectious diseases.
Pediatric cardiologist Kimara Targoff, MD studies zebrafish, a freshwater species that has the uncanny ability to create new heart cells to repair injuries.
On Steve Miller Medical Education Day we continue Dr. Miller’s tradition of integrating humanism into the practice of medicine and creating innovative ways to teach future generations.
Transplant specialist Dr. Olatundun Williams is innovating potentially curative treatments for children with rare, sometimes debilitating or deadly immune deficiencies and disorders.
Columbia pediatricians are active in our surrounding communities, promoting sexual health and the prevention and management of obesity, two of the challenges faced by the neighborhood’s young people.