Inside Pediatrics Fall/Winter 2024

INSIDE THIS ISSUE

ADMINISTRATION Tom Shufflebarger, President and CEO Chandler Bibb, Chief Development Officer Garland Stansell, Chief Communication Officer EDITORIAL Conan Gasque, Editor Amy Dabbs

Division Rounds Quick briefs and news from around the hospital 2

DESIGN Becca Hodges Scott LeBlanc Dana Stuckey PHOTOGRAPHY MaryMargaret Chambliss Eric Gray Denise McGill CONTRIBUTORS Corinn Cross, M.D. Leslie Feldman Debra L. Gordon, MS Sarah Handzel, BSN, RN Savanah Kirchner

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New Options for Epilepsy Patients Neurosurgeon performs procedure for the first time at Children’s

Healing Hearts in His Home Country Children’s physicians perform heart surgeries in Peru every year. For one, it’s a personal assignment. Drive for the 5% Developing treatments for the most severe cystic fibrosis cases

Rhonda Lee Lother Maureen Salamon Bob Underwood, M.D.

Heather Watts Unlock Health DIGITAL CONTENT Andre Green MEDICAL LEADERSHIP Mitchell Cohen, M.D. Katharine Reynolds Ireland Chair of Pediatrics, University of Alabama at Birmingham Physician-in-Chief, Children’s of Alabama Mike Chen, M.D. Joseph M. Farley Chair in Pediatric Surgery, University of Alabama at Birmingham Chief of Pediatric Surgery and Surgeon-in-Chief, Children’s of Alabama James Cullinan, D.O. Associate Professor Director, Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Chief of Service, Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, Children’s of Alabama

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A Creative Approach to Behavioral Health Services How the team at Children’s is responding to the mental health crisis

Building a National Leader in Clinical Trials Girish Dhall’s vision is paying off

News, Honors and Awards

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