Pediatrics Archive — Page 29 of 32

August 29, 2019

Diamond named TNAAP Pediatrician of the Year

Alex Diamond, DO, MPH, has many titles and serves in multiple roles — associate professor of Pediatrics and Orthopedic Surgery, director of the Program for Injury Prevention in Youth Sports (PIPYS) and team physician for Vanderbilt University, the Nashville Predators and the Nashville Sounds.

By Jessica Pasley
David Morrison, MD, and colleagues are studying whether to implant an artificial intraocular lens or fit a contact lens over a baby’s cornea after cataract surgery.
June 26, 2019

Study explores treatment options for babies with cataracts

Cataracts are uncommon in babies but when they occur the cloudy lenses must be removed without delay or blindness may result.

By Bill Snyder
April 25, 2019

New technology helps pediatric patients who require frequent X-rays

Chloie Jacobs, 9, prepares for a follow-up scan of her congenital scoliosis — a sideways curvature of the spine present at birth — and climbs into a new X-ray imaging device at the pediatric orthopaedic clinic at Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt.

By Christina Echegaray
Marissa Kirkendall, Certified Child Life Specialist, presents patient Raelynn Settles, 2, with a Joy in Childhood Foundation custom Starlight Gown featuring fun and colorful artwork.
March 21, 2019

Children’s Hospital surgery waiting area receives redesign

Children and families anticipating surgery or other procedures at Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt now have a newly renovated area designed with therapeutic and diversionary activities to engage them as they wait.

By Christina Echegaray
Ray Cruz, a patient at Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt, performed the national anthem at the Nashville Predators Hockey Fights Cancer night. The event brings special guests from Children’s Hospital to Bridgestone Arena for a one-of-a-kind experience. Patients are able to tour the locker rooms, meet the team, ride the Zamboni and join the players on the ice. Over the past eight years combined, the team has provided more than $2 million in donations and in-kind contributions to Children’s Hospital and its programs.
March 14, 2019

Hockey Fights Cancer

Ray Cruz, a patient at Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt, performed the national anthem at the Nashville Predators Hockey Fights Cancer night.

By Vanderbilt Health News
January 3, 2019

Adolescent Partial Hospitalization Program provides alternative to inpatient psychiatric care

Adolescents who are struggling with intense emotional, behavioral and social difficulties may find an alternate care path to an inpatient stay through Vanderbilt Psychiatric Hospital’s Adolescent Partial Hospitalization Program.

By Kelsey Herbers