Fact Sheets

Pediatric Sepsis
Sepsis is a severe inflammatory response in the body that can cause tissue damage and organ failure. Learn about symptoms and treatment.
Pediatric Respiratory Failure
Pediatric acute respiratory failure is an emergency. It can be serious, even life-threatening, but most children recover without chronic illness.
Pediatric Crohn's Disease
Pediatric Crohn’s Disease is an inflammatory bowel disease that can stunt growth in children. Learn about symptoms and treatment.
Lead Poisoning (in Children)
Exposure to lead can harm young children and babies, even before birth
Cystic Fibrosis in Children
Cystic fibrosis is a genetic disorder affecting mucous movement in the respiratory, digestive and reproductive systems. Learn about symptoms and treatment.
Child Development
Child development is a series of skills and stages that occur in a child between birth and adulthood.
Pediatric Congenital Heart Surgery
Pediatric congenital heart surgery is a procedure to correct a structural problem in a child's heart. Learn about this procedure.
Pediatric Cancer
Pediatric cancers although common are highly treatable. Radiation therapy can be used safely and effectively to treat a variety of cancers that affect children.
Pediatric Liver Transplants
Pediatric liver transplant is a procedure that provides a donated liver to a child with a life-threatening liver disease.
Fetal Therapy
With advancements in non-invasive imaging and surgical techniques, it is now possible to treat many problems in a fetus before birth.