Pediatric cardiac catheterization specialist Dr. Oliver Barry joined traveled to Nigeria team to treat heart defects that could be repaired using minimally invasive approaches.
Richard Deckelbaum, MD believed in promoting health care for all and spent his career traveling the world as an advocate for communities in Africa, Asia, Latin America, and the Middle East.
Pediatrics Department chair Jordan Orange, MD, PhD was recently awarded prestigiousa MERIT (Method To Extend Research in Time) Award from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases.
Through new research studies Dr. Stergios Zacharoulis hopes to impact the currently dismal outlook for the 4,000 children in the US diagnosed each year with a brain or spinal cord tumor.
Morgan Stanley Children’s Hospital/Columbia University Irving Medical Center has been named the Northeast’s only Level I Pediatric Surgery Center - only 18 US hospitals have reached Level I status.
Pediatrician and neuroscientist Dani Dumitriu, MD, PhD is researching the developmental origins of resilience. Her goal: to design interventions that prevent disease by increasing resilience.
Columbia has launched the Center for Children’s Digital Health Research. Participating researchers will use the most cutting edge tools to have a positive impact child health.
A variety of factors are behind the recent upsurge in measles cases. Understanding these factors could point to a way to stop future outbreaks from taking hold.
Public health experts at a recent adolescent health symposium noted that rates of sexually transmitted diseases are on the rise, and teens have a higher risk of acquiring a STI than any other group.
There are significant gaps in current plans for the care of children during catastrophic events. Meeting attendees will develop a white paper to outline best practices for these situations.
A new study from Columbia pediatricians found that new mothers are more receptive to educational materials that contain facts, not criticism, about sugary drinks.