Children's Hospital Archive — Page 50 of 71

Dancers perform a flash mob in a children's hospital lobby while seated spectators watch; a colorful mosaic-style wall installation forms the backdrop.
July 30, 2015

Photo: Flash dance

A flash mob broke out in dance last week at Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt.

A young child in a strawberry-patterned dress examines blue and red paint on her hand beside a white Hyundai Hope vehicle covered with colorful handprints. An adult steadies her arm, while other people watch in the background.
July 30, 2015

Hyundai Hope On Wheels bolsters pediatric cancer fight

Debra Friedman, M.D., director of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology and E. Bronson Ingram Professor of Pediatric Oncology, has received a $50,000 Hyundai Hope On Wheels Impact grant recently for her track record in providing excellent patient care to families affected by pediatric cancer and to support a pediatric cancer program aimed at developing innovative therapies.

hospitalized African American child
July 23, 2015

Study shows effectiveness of pediatric stroke protocol

A system to ensure that children with stroke-like symptoms receive emergency evaluations results in faster diagnosis and treatment for patients with the condition, a team of physicians and researchers at Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt has shown.

Laura and Justin Burney pose outdoors with their infant daughter, Brooklyn, who wears a purple bow and patterned dress.
July 16, 2015

Teamwork key to treating infant’s neurovascular trauma

Laura and Justin Burney watched anxiously as the platform holding their infant daughter slowly moved into place inside the CT scanner.

Portrait of Carrie Kitko, M.D., smiling at the camera.
July 16, 2015

Kitko to lead Pediatric Stem Cell Transplant Program

Carrie Kitko, M.D., has joined Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt as associate professor of Pediatrics and director of the Pediatric Stem Cell Transplant Program in the Division of Hematology/Oncology.

Child seated in a hospital bed with a patterned pillow, holding an open book beside a container of colored markers.
July 9, 2015

Girl’s procedure a first for new pediatric liver transplant service

Eight days after the pediatric liver transplant program at the Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt was launched, 10-year-old Aubree Vanzant received her liver.