What do Pediatric Surgeons do in their spare time? They bake!!
The Department of Pediatric Surgery hosted a Surgeon’s Bake Sale in the Leather Lounge with all the proceeds going to the March of Dimes – Walk for Babies event. Thanks to our MD Bakers: Dr. Kevin Lally, Dr. Richard Andrassy,…
Saving the Best…For Later: For health, full-term pregnancies, 39 weeks is the magic number
Outcomes have improved for premature babies over the past few decades, thanks to advances in neonatal care and surgical techniques to correct complications from prematurity. “Our ability to manage patients has improved drastically,” says pediatric surgeon Mary Austin, MD, MPH,…
Join Team Pediatric Surgery in the March for Babies Walk
Every day, thousands of babies are born too soon, too small and often very sick. We are walking in March for Babies because we want to do something about this. And we need your help. Please support our walk by…
Hope for Faith
A delicate fetal surgery gives babies a chance to improve outcomes. Read the story in Children’s Memorial Hermann Hospital, Patient Stories.
Hydrocephalus Q&A
An interview with Dr. David I. Sandberg, Pediatric Neurosurgeon at Houston’s Children’s Memorial Hospital, about the symptoms, causes, outcomes, and treatments for kids with hydrocephalus, commonly known as “water on the brain.”
Baby’s Skull Rebuilt ‘Like a Jigsaw Puzzle’ to Fix Fused Bones
Ryan Burke was born with a misshapen head – a common consequence of natural birth. But when the lopsidedness lingered for three months, his parents got worried.
Neurosurgeons remove hypothalamic hamartoma to combat hyperphagia, unhealthy weight gain
Neurosurgeons at the University of Texas-Houston and Children’s Memorial Hermann Hospital (Houston, Texas) report on the success they achieved when they removed a hypothalamic hamartoma (HH) from a 10-year-old girl to combat hyperphagia (excessive appetite and compulsive overeating) and consequent unhealthy weight gain.
Stem cell trial a first for pediatric traumatic brain injury
In conjunction with Children’s Memorial Hermann Hospital, the Medical School has begun enrollment for the first Phase I safety study approved by the Food and Drug Administration to investigate the use of a child’s own umbilical cord blood stem cells…