Karen Cassidy, M.D., M.P.H., assistant professor of Pediatrics, has been named director of Palliative Medicine at the Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt.
The position is a challenging one: working with families whose children have life-threatening or life-limiting illnesses.
Karen Cassidy, M.D., M.P.H., talks with patient Alex Rodriguez. (photo by Mary Donaldson)
Several weeks ago, 11-month-old Nathan Roberts was dying from heart failure. But today the infant has a second chance, thanks to the pediatric heart team and a ventricular assist device used for the first time in Tennessee.
A two-month-old baby was struggling to breathe. A hemangioma – a malformation of blood vessels – was on her head, neck and chest. To help the struggling baby, a doctor took an unusual step, giving the baby a common blood pressure medicine The results were miraculous. Barb Cramer has the story.
The tiniest of babies, the most critical of care. Meet the patients of our neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) and the professionals who care for them and search for ways to combat prematurity. Special feature: the science of prematurity with special links to Lens magazine.
The Spring/Summer issue of ...on their way magazine is out.
