Packard Children’s Named a Top Children’s Hospital in the Nation
Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital Stanford has been recognized once again in the U.S. News & World Report 2024–25 Best Children’s Hospitals survey, published in October. …
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Dr. Mitchell B. Cohen to Join Stanford Children’s as Chief Medical Officer
In January 2025, Mitchell B. Cohen, MD, will join Stanford Medicine Children’s Health as chief medical officer. He will also serve as senior associate dean…
Dr. Marc Melcher Named Chief of the Division of Abdominal Transplantation
Stanford Medicine recently appointed Marc Melcher, MD, PhD, the new chief of the Division of Abdominal Transplantation. He oversees all aspects of abdominal transplant programs,…
Welcoming First Chief Health Equity Officer to Stanford Children’s
In July, Stanford Medicine Children’s Health welcomed Ndidi Unaka, MD, MEd, as the inaugural chief health equity officer. Unaka also joined the Department of Pediatrics…
Heart Transplant Recipient Celebrates 40 Years
Elizabeth “Lizzy” Craze recently celebrated an incredible milestone—40 years since her heart transplant at Stanford. In 1984, only a handful of transplant centers were performing…
Summer Scamper Attracts Thousands, Raises Over $660K
Summer Scamper Attracts Thousands, Raises Over $660K Thank you to the nearly 3,000 Scamper-ers who walked, ran, rolled, and sprinted across the finish line on…
The ‘ME’ in Social MEdia
On a recent Friday afternoon, about 30 young people attended the first #GoodforMEdia Maker Day at allcove, an integrated youth health center in San Mateo….
Christine Tao, 2024 Hospital Hero
Mikayla, 6, spent March through June 2023 in our Betty Irene Moore Children’s Heart Center while she waited for a heart transplant. One comfort to…
The Healing Power of Nature
Hospital gardens provide solace for patients and families Dappled light on swaying leaves, bright blue sky peeking between trees, the scent of lavender, calming quiet….
Mapping the Human Heart, Cell by Cell
Xiaojie Qiu, PhD, joins Stanford’s bold initiative to cure congenital heart disease Growing up in a remote town in rural China, Xiaojie Qiu’s early life…