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Beyond Spinal Cord Injury: Ava’s Story By Jonathan Martin, MD: Besides competing on the high school swim team and earning high honors, her chief concern was getting her driver’s license. “I was this active kid who always wanted to be out doing something, always with that competitive edge,” she says. Then, a few weeks after her 16th birthday
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Beyond Hemophilia: Adonis’s Story By Amanda Zuse, APRN-BC: When Adonis, age 7, rolls into the clinic at Connecticut Children’s Hemostasis & Thrombosis Program, something special happens. Every face lights up. Word spreads among the care team. An unofficial receiving line starts to form. “People come out of the woodwork just to say hello
Community Outreach Safe Kids Connecticut In 1993, we initiated Safe Kids Connecticut, as part of a national campaign to reduce childhood injury. Out network includes police, firefighters, public health professionals, hospitals, educators, child passenger safety technicians, community agencies, and
Neurosurgery Programs & Services Conditions & Treatments Our pediatric neurosurgeons specialize in the diagnosis and treatment of brain and spinal cord tumors, craniofacial disorders, cerebral palsy and spasticity, Chiari malformation, hydrocephalus, spinal cord malformations, spinal deformity, vascular
Speech-Language Pathology Programs & Services Augmentative-Alternative Communication The Augmentative-Alternative Communication (AAC) program provides children with the opportunity to be assessed by speech-language pathologists, occupational therapists and technology experts using a variety of low- and high-tech options. AAC
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Why Are We So Negative? By Scott Orsey: By: Scott Orsey I just lived a deeply insightful week that I believe would challenge even the most steadfast worldview. It came months into a department-wide introspection called our Pathways to Action Project, which involved holding town hall meetings for team members to reflect
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An Innovation Journey By: Allison Matthews-Wilson, LCSW Here at Connecticut Children’s Office for Community Child Health, and at Connecticut Children’s at large, there’s a lot of talk about innovation. Where to find it, how to foster it, and how to fund it. I’m proud to say, in the space I work, we Specialty
Center for Cancer & Blood Disorders At Connecticut Children’s Center for Cancer & Blood Disorders, we offer specialized care for children, adolescents and young adults with cancer and blood disorders. Our team of board-certified pediatric oncologists and hematologists provides advanced treatments, access to Condition
Fetal Arrhythmia The Fetal Arrhythmia Program at Connecticut Children’s is a collaboration between the Fetal Surgery, Pediatric Cardiology, Electrophysiology, Fetal Echocardiography, Maternal Fetal Medicine, and Cardiac Surgery. The program provides comprehensive prenatal evaluation for the full Specialty
Neurosurgery At Connecticut Children’s, our pediatric neurosurgery team provides expert care for children of all ages, from infants to young adults, who need specialized surgical treatment for conditions affecting the brain, spinal cord, and nervous system. Why should you choose Connecticut Student Nurse Internships, Student Placements, & Job Shadows College/University Degree Program For clinical and non-clinical students seeking placements as part of a required, credit-bearing course or degree program curriculum (including research placements). See the application form here: Connecticut Children's Student Placements If you
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Cochlear Implant Program Connecticut Children’s cochlear implant team has extensive experience with cochlear implant technology. Our goal is to help children who are deaf or hard of hearing and their families gain the tools they need to communicate confidently and effectively. Article
Healing Beyond Injury: The Role of Hospital-Based Violence Intervention in Hartford When a patient arrives at the hospital after experiencing violence, their recovery often involves much more than just treating physical injuries. Renee Beavers, a Hospital-Based Violence Intervention Program (HVIP) Specialist at Connecticut Children’s, plays a key role in
Neonatology Research Supported by NIH-funding and other private sources, the Division of Neonatology is improving outcomes and guiding best practices. Our team engages in basic, clinical and translational areas of investigation that include human milk, brain injury and necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC)
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Neuro-Oncology Connecticut Children’s Neuro-Oncology Program treats children and young adults with malignant, non-malignant and spinal cord tumors. Our patients receive comprehensive and coordinated care from our Neuro-Oncology team including other pediatric subspecialties such as Physical