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Celebrating Milestones: Sonya Lopez's 30-Year Journey and CHOP's 500th Kidney Transplant
Transplant nurse practitioner Sonya Lopez reflects on her 30-year career with CHOP and the Pediatric Kidney Transplant and Dialysis Program’s milestone of 500 transplants.
CHOP performs record setting living donor kidney transplants in a fiscal year
CHOP credits the milestone in part to its involvement with the National Kidney Registry through a partnership with the Penn Medicine, which provides CHOP access to a large pool of potential living kidney donors.
CHOP Evaluates Strategies in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) to Enhance Communication and Ensure Equitable Participation in Research
In a new retrospective cohort study, researchers at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) discuss disparities in race and ethnicity when enrolling families to participate in research conducted in its Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU).
CHOP Kidney Transplant Team Celebrates Milestone 500 Transplants
Our Kidney Transplant Program recently achieved an important milestone: 500 kidney transplants! Learn more about kidney transplantation here.
Large Study Identifies Risk Factors in Children with Chronic Kidney Disease
A new study used electronic health record data to identify risk factors associated with kidney function decline in those with pediatric chronic kidney disease.
For Kids With Kidney Disease, Pediatric Expertise Is Key — But Not Always Close By
Dr. Sandra Amaral, attending physician in CHOP’s Division of Nephrology and the Kidney Transplant and Dialysis Program, led a study recently published in JAMA that found an association between dialysis facility ownership and access to the waiting list and transplant in pediatric patients with end-stage kidney disease in the United States. The findings were covered in this Kaiser Health News article.
Increasing the Chances of Identifying Living Kidney Donors
Through the National Kidney Registry, CHOP has access to a large pool of potential living kidney donors, which is optimal for a child’s long-term health.
Vaccines and Solid Organ Transplants: What You Should Know
Information about the importance and timing of vaccines before and after a solid organ transplant.
Infection Prevention and Control
Reducing a transplant patient’s risk of infection is very important. Here are tips about hygiene and vaccines.
No Gift More Precious
Read heartwarming transplant stories and the astonishing transformation transplant patients undergo.