Department of Global Medicine News and Updates

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Mapping the Brain to Optimize Epilepsy Surgery

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brain mapping

The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia is one of only a handful of pediatric hospitals in the country to offer transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) to localize the epileptogenic and sensorimotor cortical regions in order to improve family counseling regarding epilepsy surgery and help surgeons avoid those areas when operating. 

CHOP Neonatologist to Receive Order of Canada

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Barbara Schmidt, MD, FRCP(C), MSc, an attending neonatologist in the Division of Neonatology at CHOP and the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, recently learned she will receive the Order of Canada. This honor is similar to receiving the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the highest civil award in United States. 

Toward Better Care for Very Early Onset IBD

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The new VEO-IBD clinic at The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, the first of its kind, unites experts from gastroenterology, immunology and genetics.

The Next Chapter

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Madeline Bell

With more than 25 years at The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Madeline Bell is a respected leader with a new role: CEO.

Born to Run

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Born to Run

Thanks to a specialized hip program at CHOP, a recent Drexel grad is back to her active lifestyle, pain-free.

Stones and Fractures: Making a Connection

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The Nephrology team at The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia conducted a study that shows a correlation between people with kidney stones and bone fractures throughout life.

Sabbatical in Peru: A Practice of Scarcity

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H. Jorge Baluarte in Peru with residents and fellows he trained

H. Jorge Baluarte, MD, spent his six-month sabbatical in Peru sharing protocols used at CHOP with pediatric nephrologists to help improve care for children with kidney disease. 

Model Kidney Created for Simulated Ultrasound-guided Biopsy

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Kidney Model - the Center for Simulation, Advanced Education and Innovation

The Division of Nephrology at The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia created a training model, one of the few available in pediatric hospitals, to mimic the process of doing an ultrasound-guided biopsy on a kidney. 
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