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March 2016

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Just for Doctors is a Children's Hospital of Michigan publication that provides information and education that is relevant to the practice of our medical staff and community physicians. To reach any member of the Children's Hospital of Michigan Executive Team, click here.

In this issue...

The Experts are Now in Troy (Corrected)
Registration is Open for 2016 Clinic Days
Liver Transplant Recipient Receives the Ultimate Gift
Children with Cardiomyopathy could Gain Benefits from Treating Entire Family
FDA Approval Won for Drug that Can Treat Rare Hereditary Disorder in Children
Jeanne Lusher, M.D. Highlighted as "Woman Leader in Hematology"
Meet the Physician Difference Makers

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Important News & Updates

The Experts are Now in Troy!

Children's Hospital of Michigan-Troy is now open and offering the following services and specialties:

Allergy

Cardiology
CT Scan
Echo

EEG Testing

Emergency Medicine

Endocrinology/Diabetes
Fluoroscopy
Gastroenterology

Hematology/Oncology
Lab (draw station)

MRI

Nephrology

Neurology

Orthopedic Surgery

Otolaryngology of Troy

Pediatric Surgery

Rehabilitation Services (PT, OT and Speech)
Ultrasound

Urology

X-ray

Coming Soon
Genetics and Metabolic Disorders
Neurosurgery
Pulmonary Disease
Sleep Center

Click here for more information on Children's Hospital of Michigan-Troy.

Patient Success Story

Liver Transplant Recipient Receives the Ultimate Gift

At just seven weeks old, Ja'Nyla's mom took her in to see the doctor for what she thought was a simple diaper rash. The diagnosis? Biliary artresia - a life-threatening condition in infants which causes liver damage if left untreated.

The treatment to correct this was unsuccessful, and lead to Ja'Nyla's placement on a liver transplant waiting list. A supportive pediatric transplant team led by Najeeb F. Zoubi, M.D., gastroenterologist at the Children's Hospital of Michigan, and some Christmas magic lead to a positive turn of events for this toddler. READ MORE

Continuing Medical Education

Children's Hospital of Michigan 59th Annual Clinic Days

Friday, May 13, 2016

7:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

Troy Marriott

200 W. Big Beaver Rd., Troy, MI 48084

Topics : Diabetes, Newborn Vomiting, Constipation Management, Newborn Jaundice, Common Lower Extremity Congenital Anomalies in Children, Nocturnal Enuresis in Children: Facts and Myths, Obesity, Chest Pain in Children and Adolescents.

Click here to register.

Research and Innovation

New Study Suggests that Children with Cardiomyopathy Gain Significant Benefits from Treating Entire Family

A newly published national study led by Children's Hospital of Michigan Pediatrician-in-Chief and Chair of the Wayne State University School of Medicine Department of Pediatrics Steven E. Lipshultz, M.D. shows that "parental impact and family functioning" become increasingly abnormal when children with cardiomyopathy-related chronic heart disease are more severely ill than children less affected by the disease.

The findings, published in the March 2016 issue of the Journal of Pediatrics, appear to suggest that "chronic heart disease [caused by cardiomyopathy] is in many ways a family disease," and that finding ways to include the entire family in the affected child's treatment might be a more effective approach for many pediatric heart disease survivors. READ MORE

Physician Helps Win FDA Approval For Drug that Can Treat Rare Hereditary Disorder in Children

David W. Stockton, M.D., FACMG, Chief of Genetic and Metabolic

Disorders at the Children's Hospital of Michigan and Professor of Pediatrics and Internal Medicine at the Wayne State University School of Medicine played a key role in research that led to the FDA's approval of the new compound for treatment of patients with the potentially life-threatening metabolic disorder known as hereditary orotic aciduria.

The FDA approval of Xuriden, which has proved effective in treating hereditary orotic aciduria, a genetic disorder caused by a defective enzyme that helps regulate metabolism, came after Dr. Stockton and another investigator conducted a successful clinical trial that demonstrated the compound's efficacy. READ MORE

Physician Recognition

Dr. Lusher Highlighted as "Woman Leader in Hematology"

A recent supplement of the American Journal of Hematology highlighted Jeanne Lusher, M.D., Pediatric Hematologist/Oncologist and past Director of the Hemostasis Program at the Children's Hospital of Michigan as one of the "Women Leaders in Hematology".

This supplement celebrates the contributions and highlights the achievements of female leaders in the field of benign hematology,, especially in the area of hemostasis and thrombosis. It also describes how they have inspired and helped mentor other female hematologists to advance their careers and achieve their goals. READ MORE

March Physician Difference Makers


	Lydia Donoghue, M.D. Pediatric Surgery


	Roland Chu, M.D. Hematology/Oncology

Congratulations to the following Physician Difference Maker Awardees for March 2016! This recognition honors members of Children's Hospital of Michigan's medical staff for their relentless commitment to providing excellent care to patients and families. Physician Difference Makers are selected based on the positive comments they receive from patients and families.

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Executive Team