Children's Hospital Archive — Page 5 of 71

Esophageal surgery patient Lily Hale with her parents, Jessica and Wesley
June 1, 2023

Novel surgery helps infant’s esophageal condition

Surgeons at Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt recently performed an innovative surgery to repair a rare esophageal condition in a 9-month-old patient.

A smiling woman sits in a red golf cart on a gravel path beside a grassy meadow with yellow wildflowers.
May 31, 2023

Pediatric trauma experts add multipassenger UTVs, golf carts to list of dangerous vehicles that includes ATVs

While ATV accidents are commonly associated with high-profiled injuries, trauma prevention advocates at Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt want the community to add UTVs and golf carts to the list of motorized vehicles that can be dangerous.

Group of adults and a child pose outdoors at a steeplechase event, holding an award plaque and a silver trophy; a large screen and event equipment are visible behind them.
May 16, 2023

Steeplechase 2023

The 83rd Running of the Iroquois Steeplechase benefiting Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt was Saturday, May 13.

Side-by-side spinal X-rays: the left image shows a curved spine before the procedure, while the right shows the spine after surgery with metal rods and screws stabilizing it.
May 11, 2023

Procedure uses patient’s own growth to treat scoliosis

Vanderbilt pediatric orthopaedic surgeons are the first in Tennessee to perform an innovative procedure to treat scoliosis that uses the patient’s own growth to correct the curve.

Group of people posing onstage with an oversized Smile180 Foundation check for $1,000,000 benefiting Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt’s cleft and craniofacial program.
May 4, 2023

Smile180 Foundation directorship

Representatives from Delta Dental of Tennessee and their charitable arm, the Smile180 Foundation, visited Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt recently to present a check of $1 million to hospital leadership.

Portrait of a smiling woman with long, wavy blonde hair wearing a blue top against a brown studio background.
May 4, 2023

Pediatric Oral Immunotherapy Clinic launched

Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt has launched a new pediatric Oral Immunotherapy Clinic, which offers a special therapy to peanut-allergic children to reduce risk of a harmful immune response in the event of accidental exposure to peanuts.