Pediatrics

Reuven Schore, M.D., assistant professor of pediatrics, along with his colleagues at Children's National Health System, received a $1.92 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to a focus on new approaches for treatment of relapsed pediatric acute myelogenous leukemia.

Gerard Martin, M.D., professor of pediatrics, was quoted in The Washington Post for an article on the importance of pulse oximetry screening to detect heart defects in newborns. This was also covered by FOX News' "The Daily Bret" blog.

Lauren Kenworthy, Ph.D., associate professor of pediatrics, was interviewed by Reuters on a new report suggesting as many as one in 68 U.S. children may have autism. 

Maryann Mazer-Amirshahi, M.D., adjunct instructor of pediatrics, was featured by HealthDay for her research finding a big increase in prescriptions for powerful narcotic painkillers given to headache patients at hospital emergency departments.

Judith Owens, M.D., professor of pediatrics, was interviewed by Radio Times on WHYY in Philadelphia on the importance of teen sleep.

Brian Jacobs, M.D., professor of pediatrics, was featured in Healthcare IT News for an article on how to solve the problem of too many notes on a patient and making sure the health care team gets all the information they need.

Judith Owens, M.D., professor of pediatrics, was quoted in The Main Line Times article on a discussion on sleep and how it effects the teenage brain at Lower Merion High School.

Shireen Atabaki, M.D., associate professor of pediatrics, was interviewed on NPR's "Tell Me More" on concussions in young children and how they have been treated over the years. 

Judith Owens, M.D., professor of pediatrics, was quoted in The Today Show Health blog post on how to help kids through daylight saving time. 

Eric Hoffman, M.D., chair and professor of integrative systems biology and pediatrics, was quoted in a Huffington Post article about treatment options for Duchenne patients.