Pediatric Specialty Care Spotlight

Thuan Dang, M.D., MPH, pediatric neurologist, discussed children and sleep, and pediatric sleep medical care at Shriners Children's Chicago for current patients.

Peter's journey to a Paralympics alternate for Team USA. Shriners Children's helped him navigate tough times and introduced him to wheelchair basketball.

This podcast brings together experienced staff at Shriners Children's Chicago's craniofacial program and prosthetics/orthotics team to talk about head shape concerns in newborn babies and the advanced evaluation and treatment available at Shriners Children's

Navigating the holidays and vacations may be more challenging for families of children with the juvenile idiopathic arthritis and other rheumatology conditions. This podcast provides suggestions from pediatric rheumatologist Linda Wagner-Weiner, MD, and Cathy Schroeder, BN, RSN, longtime nurse in the rheumatology and orthopedics clinics at Shriners Children's Chicago.

When your child is fitted with a spine brace, you want to know what to expect moving forward and how to best support your child. Dr. John Ghazi and Bill Craggs discuss what parents and patients should know about spine braces for children.

If your child has an abnormal spine curve physicians at Shriners Children's can help. Younger patients may receive serial casting. Others may benefit from halo traction. Spine Surgeon Michal Szczodry explains the condition, these treatments and what to expect.

When a child has an injury, a break, or needs casting to correct a deformity, it can be a lot for families to take in. Gerald Cotton offers cast care tips and what families can expect when getting a cast at Shriners Hospital for Children-Chicago.

Clinical dietician Pamela Patt shares nutrition advice to help children before and after surgery, injuries, and with complex medical conditions.

Shriners Chicago Hospital has a new genomics and precision medicine project that may provide breakthrough medical care for specific conditions in the years ahead. Learn about this program and how your child and family can participate.

Dr. Pillai shares what families need to know about chest wall deformities such as pectus excavatum and pectus carinatum. He also discusses other services pediatric surgeons can provide patients at Shriners Hospitals such as feeding tubes and vein access.