Richard D. Wood Jr. Center for Fetal Diagnosis and Treatment News

Now in its second year as the Lori J. Howell Fetal Family Reunion, the event honors the late Lori J. Howell, a pioneering nurse leader, mentor, and longtime executive director of the CFDT whose vision continues to shape fetal medicine worldwide.

An interprofessional team at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia is transforming CHOP’s approach to fetal medicine through a first-of-its-kind data integration platform. The Clinical Outcomes Data Archive (CODA) platform offers clinicians real-time data to help inform earlier interventions and treatment strategies in CHOP’s Richard D. Wood Jr. Center for Fetal Diagnosis and Treatment (CFDT). A paper outlining CODA’s benefits, applications and potential broader impact was recently published in the journal Fetal Diagnosis and Therapy.

CHOP’s “Advancing Craniofacial Treatment with Genomics and Gene Therapy” Frontier Program is poised to harness genomic technologies to spearhead innovations in gene therapy, improve diagnostics, predict treatment outcomes and develop new therapies for children.

Our innovative fetal patient registry and data management system has made remarkable strides impacting both clinical care and research.

Expanded criteria for FETO procedure and transition to exclusively using muscle flap repair.

In this piece, Dr. Adzick reflects on the impact the center he helped establish 30 years ago has had on the field and on families.

CHOP’s Center for Fetal Diagnosis and Treatment and Fetal Heart Program, performs fourth successful fetal heart surgery to remove life-threatening tumor.

After nearly a year at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP), conjoined twins Amari and Javar Ruffin were successfully separated by CHOP surgeons on August 21, 2024.

More than 2,700 people gathered at the Philadelphia Zoo to celebrate the 28th Annual Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) Lori J. Howell Fetal Family Reunion, representing patients and families from across the country.

The American Pediatric Surgical Association awarded Dr. N. Scott Adzick the 2024 Robert E. Gross Award for Excellence in Pediatric Research and Achievement.