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Florence and Herbert Irving Clinical Research Career Award: Finding New Uses for Existing Therapies

Columbia researchers are exploring ways to repurpose drugs approved by the FDA for other conditions and existing experimental therapies in difficult-to-treat pediatric cancers.

Topic

Cancer
Patient Spotlight: Kelli MacTaggart

High school junior Kelli MacTaggart's life changed suddenly when she went into cardiac arrest in the hallway of her high school.

Topic

Heart Health
Anna Penn, MD, PhD, to Lead Neonatology at Columbia

Source:

CUIMC Newsroom

Anna Penn, MD, PhD, a leading clinical neonatologist and developmental neuroscientist, has been named chief of the Division of Neonatology in the Department of Pediatrics at Columbia.

Topic

Pediatrics
Dr. Sharon Oberfield Named President-Elect of the Pediatric Endocrine Society

Dr. Sharon Oberfield will begin her year-long term as president-elect at the society’s annual meeting in April 2020.

Topic

Pediatrics

Latest News

When a Teenager’s Irregular Periods Are Cause for Concern

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New York Times

March 3, 2020

“You don’t have to label to treat,” said Dr. Sharon Oberfield, a professor of pediatrics at Columbia University who co-authored a recent update on the diagnosis and treatment of PCOS in adolescents.

Topic

Pediatrics
How a Mother and Son With the Same Heart Condition Learned to Embrace Their Scars

Source:

NYP Health Matters

March 3, 2020

After Cynthia Vander Molen’s son underwent open heart surgery, she wrote a book to help him and other children see how their scars make them stronger.

Topic

Heart Health
$4 Million Research Grant for Pediatric Neuro-Oncology Launches Initiative for Drug Delivery Innovation

February 27, 2020

Columbia’s pediatric hematology/oncology/stem cell transplantation team is launching a groundbreaking program in pediatric neuro-oncology, the Brain Tumor Technology Research (BTTR) initiative.

Topic

Brain Cancer
Innovative Research for Precision Bone Marrow Transplants

February 4, 2020

Columbia's Dr. Prakash Satwani is researching ways to reduce immediate and late-stage complications in bone marrow transplantation for children with leukemia/lymphoma.

Topic

Cancer
6 Things You Need to Know about Kids and the Flu Shot

Source:

CUIMC Newsroom

December 4, 2019

Here are 6 things Melissa Stockwell, MD, MPH tells families and other physicians to encourage more families to get their children vaccinated against the flu.

Topic

Infectious Diseases
Leading IBD Experts Join Columbia

Source:

CUIMC Newsroom

November 29, 2019

Columbia’s pediatric and adult IBD programs are expanding services with two new nationally recognized experts to improve interdisciplinary care for patients.