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Ruffin Twins

Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia Successfully Separates Conjoined Twin Boys

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.

Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia’s Richard D. Wood Jr. Center for Fetal Diagnosis and Treatment Earns Two Press Ganey Awards

Mar 26, 2024

The Pinnacle of Excellence Award and the Guardian of Excellence Awards were presented to Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia’s Center for Fetal Diagnosis and Treatment, as well as the Garbose Family Special Delivery Unit, respectively.

Psychologist Lindsay Zajac Adams Named POPPIES Award Winner

May 2, 2023

Lindsay Zajac Adams, PhD, a pediatric psychologist with the Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP), was the November 2022 recipient of the monthly POPPIES Award.

Why I Give

Mar 31, 2023

Nancy Andrews shares her story about how her son’s multiple surgeries at CHOP inspired her family to give back.

Advances in Prenatal Genetic Counseling

Feb 3, 2023

CHOP has a team of full-time genetic counselors dedicated only to fetal patients. Learn how they support families in prenatal counseling.

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CHOP Helps Develop New Guidelines for Neonatal Resuscitation Studies

Jan 12, 2023

CHOP researchers have led an international group of experts in developing new guidelines for neonatal resuscitation research.

Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia Celebrates 5,000 Deliveries in Garbose Family Special Delivery Unit

Nov 29, 2022

More than 14 years after opening the Garbose Family Special Delivery Unit, the world’s first birth facility exclusively for mothers carrying babies with known birth defects, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia celebrates its 5,000th delivery.

2022 Fetal Reunion

Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Celebrates 26th Annual Fetal Surgery Family Reunion at the Philadelphia Zoo

Jun 5, 2022

Yearly event was back in person after two-year virtual hiatus, gathering patients and families who were treated in the Center for Fetal Diagnosis and Treatment.

How a Fetal Evaluation Can Help a Fetus With a Potential Neurologic Diagnosis

Feb 14, 2022

Optimizing care for fetuses with potential neurologic diagnoses starts prenatally with a thorough evaluation and support of parents.

Altobelli family

CHOP Announces Dollar-For-Dollar Matching Gift Campaign, Will Fund New Discoveries to Transform Personalized Pediatric Surgical Care

Feb 8, 2022

Inspired by the separation of conjoined twins Addy and Lily Altobelli, an anonymous donor will match up to $2 million.