Meet the biventricular repair team
The biventricular repair team at Boston Children’s is made up of clinicians from different cardiovascular specialties and staff members who help families throughout the process.
What tests are needed before a biventricular repair?
An echocardiogram, cardiac MRI, cardiac CT, and other tests will help heart surgeons decide whether a child is a candidate for a complex biventricular repair.
What is a biventricular repair?
A child who has only one functioning ventricle could be a candidate for a biventricular repair that aims to give them a two-ventricle circulation system.
Meet Dr. Brian Labow
Dr. Brian Labow is a pediatric plastic surgeon at Boston Children’s Hospital. Here, he talks about growing up in a family deeply rooted in medicine, his passion for the diverse challenges of plastic surgery, and the joy of following his patients…
What is a posterior fossa tumor?
Dr. Katie Fehnel, the director of the spinal cord tumor program at Boston Children’s Hospital, explains what a posterior fossa tumor is and its significance.
What is spinal cord surgery and aftercare?
Dr. Katie Fehnel, the director of the spinal cord tumor program at Boston Children’s Hospital, explains what spinal cord surgery is like and the aftercare involved for spinal cord tumors.
How do we diagnose spinal cord tumors?
Learn how Boston Children’s Hospital diagnoses and treats spinal cord tumors, with Dr. Katie Fehnel, director of the spinal cord tumor program.
Meet Benjamin Warf, MD
Dr. Benjamin Warf is a pediatric neurosurgeon, director of neonatal and congenital anomaly neurosurgery, and a professor of neurosurgery at Harvard Medical School. Throughout Dr. Warf’s career, he has specialized in hydrocephalus, spina bifida,…
What is Urodynamics?
Dr. Hsin-Hsiao (Scott) Wang, Director of the Computational Healthcare Analytics Program (CHAP) and affiliated faculty for the Computational Health Informatics Program (CHIP), explains what urodynamics is and how it can provide answers.
What is an endoscopic strip craniectomy?
Join Dr. Mark Proctor, neurosurgeon-in-chief at Boston Children’s, Hospital, as he discusses what you need to know endoscopic strip craniectomy, an innovative approach to treating craniosynostosis, or premature fusion of the skull bones. Hear him…
A look inside the Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology &…
A leader in both clinical care and research, the Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition at Boston Children's Hospital offers individualized treatment plans and specialized care for our patients. Our multidisciplinary team treats a…
Meet Dr. Jessica Yasuda
A childhood diagnosis of Crohn’s disease inspired Dr. Jessica Yasuda to pursue medicine. Sharing her journey as a pediatric gastroenterologist and therapeutic endoscopist, Dr. Yasuda offers insight into her work helping children manage eating,…
Riley’s double comeback from gymnastics injury
Riley devoted hours to gymnastics every day until she developed an injury gymnasts often don’t come back from, osteochondritis dissecans of the elbow — twice. Today, she’s landing flips and winning medals. Learn how orthopedic surgeon Dr. Andrea…
Meet Hsin-Hsiao (Scott) Wang MD, MPH, MBAn
Dr. Hsin-Hsiao (Scott) Wang, has a passion for technology and healthcare. He uses innovated technology to better care for his patients. Dr. Wang is a pediatric urologist, he specializes in general pediatric urology conditions, Spina Bifida,…
Meet Hatim Thaker, MD
Dr. Hatim Thaker, is a pediatric urologist at Boston Children’s Hospital. He specializes in neurogenic bladder, minimally-invasive surgery, genitourinary oncology as well as general urologic conditions in children.
Meet Mélise Keays MD, MSc
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 developing patient-reported outcome measures for…
Meet Julia Finkelstein MD, MPH
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 expertise is in the breadth of urology patients such as…
Talking with Tate: Life with short bowel syndrome
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, which can make it difficult to absorb the nutrients…
A look Inside the Pectus and Chest Wall Treatment Program
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 program, explains how we treat pectus excavatum and carinatum,…
Meet Dr. John Meara
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 impact on patients and…
Comfort positions for children during medical procedures
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 various medical procedures. If you would like to use a comfort position…
What happens during combined rhizotomy surgery?
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 of the Cerebral Palsy…
What are the ways a neurosurgeon can treat cerebral palsy?
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 patient, but common treatments are…
Meet Dr. Denis Chang
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 his work with celiac disease, esophageal and airway…
Meet Dr. Jill Zalieckas
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 their families. Sharing her journey as a surgeon and…