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Dr. Jill Zalieckas was always passionate about working with children. A longtime coach and volunteer, working in medicine allowed her to pursue a passion for science while helping patients and...

Dr. Denis Chang loves science, but he says that building relationships is what really brought him to medicine. Sharing his journey as a pediatric gastroenterologist, Dr. Chang offers insight into...

Dr. Weston Northam, neurosurgeon and co-director of the Cerebral Palsy and Spasticity Center at Boston Children’s, explains the different ways that neurosurgeons can treat CP. Treatment options vary for each...

Also known as dorsal/ventral rhizotomy, combined rhizotomy is a minimally invasive spinal operation that can permanently reduce leg tightness (tone) from spasticity and dystonia. Dr. Weston Northam, neurosurgeon and co-director...

Comfort positions are ways to hold a child during procedures to help them feel safer and less frightened. In this video, you will learn several different positions to use during...

Dr. John Meara is the plastic surgeon-in-chief at Boston Children's Hospital and specializes in craniofacial conditions and anomalies. Here, he discusses what drives his interest in craniofacial surgery, its life-changing...

The Pectus and Chest Wall Treatment Program evaluates and treats children and young adults with a wide variety of chest wall deformities. Dr. Farokh Demehri, surgeon and director of the...

Tate is a short bowel syndrome patient in Boston Children’s Center for Advanced Intestinal Rehabilitation. Short bowel syndrome is a condition caused by the loss of a functioning small intestine...

Dr. Julia Finkelstein is a pediatric urologist at Boston Children’s Hospital as well as the Director of Quality Improvement and Patient Safety for the department. Her areas of interest and...

Dr. Mélise Keays, is a pediatric urologist at Boston Children’s Hospital. She is also the director of clinical informatics for the department of urology. Dr. Keays primary research focus includes...