Passion, Dedication, Expertise
Meet Dr. Concepcion Waldo Concepcion, MD, FACS, is director of Pediatric Kidney Transplantation at Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital and professor of surgery at Stanford School…
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Expanding the Realm of Possibility: 10 Breakthroughs in Pediatric Organ Transplantation Pioneered at Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital
1. Big Organs for Little Kids “Because of the chronic shortage of organs for children, we’ve had to get creative,” says Carlos Esquivel, MD, PhD….
Going the Distance: Clinic Prepares Team for a Lifetime of Good Health
Meet LaJay LaJay Phillips has a fan club at the Teen Liver Transplant Transitioning Clinic, and it’s easy to see why. Now 20 years old,…
A League of Their Own
Meet Karina Karina Barreto-Delgado was sitting in her high school English class on a typical Friday morning, taking a test, when the call came. For…
Home Videos Could Be a Powerful Tool for Diagnosing Autism
Short home videos may become a powerful tool for diagnosing autism, according to a study by Dennis Wall, PhD, associate professor of pediatrics in systems…
Support for the Journey Ahead: Stanford Autism Center Provides Hope and Help for Families
A diagnosis of childhood autism can be shattering news for many parents. But when doctors at Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital Stanford confirmed that 6-year-old Lucas…
Brains and Brawn: Understanding Concussions in Youth Sports
The next time you play Angry Birds, consider this — the same type of sensors that capture movements on your phone are also playing a…
Peace of Mind: Offering a Lifetime of Better Outcomes
The developing brain is a particularly complex organ, an interconnected network of cells that controls everything we experience, do, or say. If this intricate system…
Full Circle: Brain and Behavior Center Puts Children Back on Track to Healthy Futures
Peyton Fisher loves her brother Morgan, wants to be a princess, and decorates her cupcakes with excessive chocolate and marshmallows. In most ways, she is…
Child Life Specialists Help Patients Cope and Thrive
On a recent Tuesday, 9-year-old Sarah Grace sat on a hospital bed in a bright pink Minnie Mouse gown, waiting for a CT scan. This…
