March of Dimes, UTHealth, Children’s Memorial Hermann team up for new mother-baby safety center
The first-ever center in the United States dedicated exclusively to improving safety for pregnant women and babies has been established through grants from The Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation and Joe Kiani/Masimo Corporation to the March of Dimes in collaboration…
March of Dimes Walk
The Department of Pediatric Surgery has formed a team for the March of Dimes walk and we need DONATIONS AND WALKERS. Scottie Wahlstrom and Kim Edmonsond are the co-captains for Pediatric Surgery again this year. The walk will be April…
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,…