Bone or skeletal dysplasia is an umbrella term covering approximately 700 congenital disorders of bone growth. Most are extremely rare, and more than half manifest as disproportionate short stature, known as dwarfism. One of these disorders, achondroplasia, is the most common form of dwarfism.
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Melinda Chen’s global health trainings in Rwanda help local clinicians manage common pediatric endocrine conditions
She wanted to be a professional musician, but crippling stage fright guided her back toward the field her parents had wanted her to pursue all along: medicine. A graduate of the UW School of Medicine …
Ebling Library features Ryan McAdams’ paintings in new exhibit, ‘The Weight of Air’
When Ryan McAdams was young, an aunt gave him a set of oil paints as a gift. He was transfixed and started on a path toward becoming an artist. However, medicine intervened, and Ryan McAdams, …
Jonathan Fliegel will soon retire from the Division of Hospital Medicine and Complex Care after decades of gratifying work
He loves his work. Jonathan Fliegel, MD, professor in the Division of Hospital Medicine and Complex Care, has been a member of the Department of Pediatrics since 2008. He came on as the inaugural chief …
After a long and rewarding career working with cystic fibrosis patients, Darci Pfeil will retire
Sometimes everything falls into place perfectly. Early in her nursing career, Darci Pfeil, NP, decided that she wanted to care for patients with long-term conditions. From 1989 onward, she has cared for patients and guided …
Use of point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) evolves in Department of Pediatrics divisions
Pediatrics is “playing catch-up” in POCUS use, according to Adam Bauer, MD, associate professor in the Division of Neonatology and Newborn Nursery. He is working to make that effort both rapid and effective.
Leveraging the potential of brain plasticity, the Pediatric Neuromodulation Laboratory investigates new treatments for early brain injury
In 2020, Bernadette Gillick, PhD, MSPT, PT, now professor in the Division of Developmental Pediatrics and Rehabilitation Medicine, arrived at the Department of Pediatrics and the Waisman Center with over 30 years of clinical and …
Pediatric Sedation Clinic smooths the way for anxious young patients
Established in 1991, the Pediatric Sedation Clinic is one of the longest-operating procedural pediatric sedation units in the country. Now located in the American Family Children’s Hospital (AFCH) in the Diagnostic and Therapy Center, the clinic has grown from small beginnings of one clinician and two nurse practitioners (NPs) to a staff of six physicians and two NPs offering a range of sedation and related services.
Study discovers new complexity in inflammatory pathways causing asthma attacks in children
Mepolizumab is a biologic asthma therapy that targets a type of inflammation called type 2 (T2). It was approved by the FDA in 2015 and has been shown to be effective in studies of adults …
Four-year study rigorously compared respiratory syncytial virus and human metapneumovirus, revealing their important differences for pediatric clinicians and researchers
Two major causes of acute respiratory illness in children are respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) and human metapneumovirus (HMPV). The viruses are genetically related, causing primarily upper respiratory symptoms, and for some, lower respiratory tract illness. …