A newly published multi-center study in the authoritative Journal of the American Medical Association Pediatrics found that extremely premature infants who received a complete or even an incomplete course of steroids before birth experienced "significantly lower" rates of death and brain injury, compared to those premature infants who did not get the steroids.  Dr. Sanjay Chawla, M.D., staff neonatologist at the Children's Hospital of Michigan, was the lead author of the JAMA study.

 

For the full study, click here.

Pediatric Bypass Surgery Helps Prevent Strokes

Great things are always happening here. You may have heard the remarkable story about a young boy named Devon Robinson. Devon was just a few months old when his mother, Jasmine, received distressing news that no parent wants to hear. Devon had sickle cell disease and was showing classic symptoms associated with a stroke.

Devon was evaluated by Abilash Haridas, M.D., pediatric neurosurgeon on staff at the Children's Hospital of Michigan. Dr. Haridas recommended that bypass surgery be performed on Devon to prevent any future strokes from occurring, since children with sickle cell disease are at risk for developing strokes as they age.

Click here for Devon's full story, or watch his journey in the video here.

A special treat awaits the Children's Hospital of Michigan neurology patients on Monday, October 31st. The Neurology Clinic is moving from the main hospital to the Children's Hospital of Michigan Specialty Center-Detroit  located across the street at 3950 Beaubien, Detroit, MI 48201.

 

The Neurology clinic  is home to some of the nation's leading authorities on pediatric neurological diseases. The Neurology and Neurosurgery programs at the Children's Hospital of Michigan at the Detroit Medical Center, are consistently ranked among America's best in U.S. News & World Report's Best Children's Hospitals rankings.

 

James P. Stenger, DDS, MSD, who has served as chief of the Division of Developmental Dentistry at Children's for 16 years, is stepping down from this role. The Children's Hospital of Michigan has been fortunate to have Dr. Stenger's leadership and to witness his commitment to our mission of serving patients, particularly those with special or complex medical needs. Although Dr. Stenger has stepped down as chief of Dentistry, he will continue seeing patients in the Craniofacial Clinic and teaching residents. It has been our privilege to have the leadership of a pediatric specialist like Dr. Stenger, an expert who has spent 50 years in his field serving children, leading Dentistry at Children's.

Tom Veraldi, DDS, DMD has been appointed as the new chief of the Children's Hospital of Michigan's Department of Dentistry. Dr. Veraldi joined the department last September as Residency Program Director and brings significant experience to his new role with expertise in both pediatric dentistry and orthodontics. We look forward to working with Dr. Veraldi and congratulate him on his new leadership role.

John Roarty, M.D. , chief of ophthalmology at the Children's Hospital of Michigan - Detroit Medical Center (DMC) -- recommends that parents add a vision check to the child's back-to-school list.

 

 "Many children may have good vision in one eye and weak vision in another eye and parents may never know unless a child received a vision exam," Dr. Roarty says.

The American Academy of Ophthalmology suggests that school age children get a vision screening every one or two years by a family doctor, pediatrician, school nurse, optometrist or ophthalmologist.

 

Signs of vision problems in children can include:

In these cases, children should be referred for a vision screening. If a child fails the vision screening, the Academy recommends seeing an ophthalmologist to get a comprehensive pediatric eye exam to check for diseases and conditions, including lazy eye .

Watch this medical moment video on school age vision screening.

For a "Call Today. No Delay" appointment for your child, call (313) 745-KIDS (5437) or (888) 362-2500 toll-free.

The Children's Hospital of Michigan Premier Network (CHMPN) is a clinically integrated network of highly respected pediatric physicians who, along with the Children's Hospital of Michigan, have chosen to actively collaborate and participate in ongoing clinical initiatives designed to improve the quality and efficiency of care provided to patients.   The CHMPN is a unique pediatric clinical integrated network in our area and one of only a few in the country specifically designed for pediatric patients.