June 26, 2018
UNC Children’s Named to U.S. News “Best Children’s Hospitals” for 10th Straight Year
Pediatric Diabetes & Endocrinology Care Ranked Best in the Southeastern United States.
Category: Pediatrics And Children’s Health
June 7, 2018
Welcoming Andrea Hayes-Jordan, New Chief of Pediatric Surgery
This week, Andrea Hayes-Jordan, MD, FACS, FAAP, joins the UNC School of Medicine Department of Surgery as Professor and Chief of Pediatric Surgery, as well as Surgeon in Chief for UNC Children’s Hospital. In this interview, Hayes-Jordan discusses her groundbreaking work with desmoplastic small round cell tumors, the technique she perfected for previously inoperable pediatric patients, and how divine intervention played a role in her choice of specialty.
May 7, 2018
For mothers with advanced cancer, parenting concerns affect emotional well-being
A new study led by UNC Lineberger's Eliza M. Park, MD, shows that parenting concerns can have a significant impact on the mental and emotional health of women with advanced cancer. In particular, they found that a mother’s emotional well-being was significantly linked with whether she had communicated with her children about her illness, and her concerns about how her illness will financially impact her children.
March 1, 2018
Hayes-Jordan named Chief, Division of Pediatric Surgery, Surgeon in Chief, North Carolina Children’s Hospital
Andrea Hayes-Jordan, MD, FACS, FAAP, a pioneering surgeon and researcher, has been named Chief of the Division of Pediatric Surgery at the UNC School of Medicine, and Surgeon in Chief at the North Carolina Children’s Hospital. She will officially join the UNC School of Medicine faculty effective June 1, 2018.
February 15, 2018
Davis named Chair of Department of Pediatrics
Stephanie D. Davis, MD, has been appointed Chair of the Department of Pediatrics at the UNC School of Medicine and Physician in Chief of UNC Children’s Hospital effective July 23, 2018.
July 17, 2017
Toddler Brain Development: bacterial clues found in dirty baby diapers
Can the kinds of microbes colonizing the gut at age 1 predict later cognitive development? Findings from the UNC School of Medicine shed light on the surprising role of bacteria in how our brains develop during the first years of life.
July 6, 2017
Teen ACL injuries on the rise, UNC researchers call for wider use of injury prevention programs
New research from UNC shows that rates of anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction are increasing sharply, with the most dramatic increase among girls aged 13-17.
June 7, 2017
Predicting Autism: Study Links Infant Brain Connections to Diagnoses at Age 2
In two previous studies, University of North Carolina researchers and colleagues linked infant brain anatomy differences to autism diagnoses at age two. Now they show differences in functional connections between brain regions at 6 months to predict autism at age two.
March 16, 2017
Early pregnancy treatment of subclinical thyroid dysfunction has no impact on infant cognitive outcomes
A comprehensive clinical trial, published in the New England Journal of Medicine, challenges three decades worth of observational studies by conclusively demonstrating that treatment between eight and 20 weeks of gestation does not have an impact on adverse outcomes in children through five years of age.
June 27, 2014
Mystery diagnosis brings family to UNC Children’s
Claire's troubling and recurrent symptoms led her family to UNC, where pediatric rheumatologists identified a rare autoimmune disease.
June 27, 2013
Child Health Month: 10 ways parents can promote a healthy lifestyle at home
National Child Health month promotes the benefits of good health, educating parents to protect their children with good nutrition and year-round exercise. In this month’s health highlight, Michael Steiner, MD, chief of General Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, shares 10 tips on how parents can promote a healthy lifestyle at home.
June 27, 2013
Meet pediatrician-in-chief, Kevin Kelly, MD
Kevin Kelly, MD, a recent transplant from Wisconsin, adjusts to life in North Carolina (complete with startling wildlife encounters) and settles into his new role as pediatrician-in-chief of N.C. Children's Hospital and vice chair for clinical operations of the UNC Department of Pediatrics.