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Patient Spotlight: Sakeenah and Siraj Wadood

After multiple surgeries including a kidney transplant, five-year-old Siraj is now thriving and is the "mayor" of his classroom.

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Kidney Disease
Exploring the Origins of Resilience

Pediatrician and neuroscientist Dani Dumitriu, MD, PhD is researching the developmental origins of resilience. Her goal: to design interventions that prevent disease by increasing resilience.

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Neuroscience
CUIMC's Food Allergy Program: A Center of Excellence

To meet the growing demand for advanced treatments, CUIMC’s Food Allergy Program is building its research portfolio and offering multidisciplinary specialized care.

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Food Allergy
Columbia Recognized as NY’s Only Level I Pediatric Surgery Center

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Columbia Department of Surgery

Morgan Stanley Children’s Hospital/Columbia University Irving Medical Center has been named the Northeast’s only Level I Pediatric Surgery Center - only 18 US hospitals have reached Level I status.

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Surgery

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Columbia Around the World

July 24, 2019

Columbia’s Nancy Green, MD is assessing risk of stroke and cognitive impairment through an NIH-funded research grant, “The Burden of Sickle Cell Disease on the Brains of Children in Uganda.”

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Pediatrics
Integrative Therapies Program and IIPAN

July 24, 2019

Pediatric oncology programs in Columbia's Center for Comprehensive Wellness are leading worldwide innovation in cancer care.

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Cancer
Maureen Licursi, NP: More Than a Nurse Practitioner

July 24, 2019

Maureen Licursi, NP cares for children with lifelong genetic diseases and long-term chronic illnesses, such as sickle cell disease, helping them throughout all stages of their treatment.

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Cancer
Investigating Inequities in Survival Outcomes After Cancer Treatment

July 24, 2019

Dr. Justine Kahn is investigating why race/ethnicity and socioeconomic status impact the long-term survival of children and adolescents with cancer.

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Cancer
For Complex Vascular Problems Teamwork is Key

By Beth Hanson

July 15, 2019

Columbia’s multidisciplinary Vascular Anomalies Group has provided specialized care to infants, children, and adolescents with complex vascular problems for more than 15 years.

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Pediatrics
A New Paradigm for Brain Tumors

July 15, 2019

Through new research studies Dr. Stergios Zacharoulis hopes to impact the currently dismal outlook for the 4,000 children in the US diagnosed each year with a brain or spinal cord tumor.

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Pediatrics