Inside Pediatrics Magazine Fall/Winter 2025

Inside this issue:

ADMINISTRATION Tom Shufflebarger, President and CEO Chandler Bibb, Chief Development Officer Garland Stansell, Chief Communications Officer

Division Rounds Quick briefs and news from around the hospital 2 6 10 12

EDITORIAL Conan Gasque, Editor Amy Dabbs

Using Mitochondrial Genetics to Predict BPD Research may allow for early intervention and offer insights

DESIGN Becca Hodges, Lead

New Ways to Manage High Triglycerides in Children Children’s endocrinologist helps develop a framework and tool

Scott LeBlanc Dana Stuckey

PHOTOGRAPY Maurice Adams, Cover Eric Gray Denise McGill CONTRIBUTORS Debra L. Gordon, MS Sarah Handzel, BSN, RN

New Gene Therapy for Patients with DMD Treatment offers hope for a longer, better life

Rhonda Lee Lother Maureen Salamon Judith Thomason Heather Watts

DIGITAL CONTENT Andre Green

MEDICAL LEADERSHIP Yung Lau, M.D. Katharine Reynolds Ireland Chair of Pediatrics Chair, UAB Department of Pediatrics Physician-in-Chief, Children’s of Alabama Mike Chen, M.D., MBA Joseph M. Farley Chair in Pediatric Surgery University of Alabama at Birmingham Chief of Pediatric Surgery & Surgeon-in-Chief Children’s of Alabama Sonya Pritchard, M.D. Professor Chief of Service, Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Children’s of Alabama

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Bringing Asthma Care Closer to Home New initiative aims to help patients in underserved region

Lau’s Vision New Physician-in-Chief outlines future goals

Recognitions News, honors, awards and leadership

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