Inside Pediatrics Spring/Summer 2026

Inside This Issue:

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

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Division Rounds Quick briefs and news from around the hospital

EDITORIAL Conan Gasque, Editor Amy Dabbs

Reconstruction Reimagined The modified procedure to help patients with patellar instability Paths To Better Patient Care FEATURE STORIES:

DESIGN Becca Hodges Scott LeBlanc Dana Stuckey

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ILLUSTRATION Raúl Arias

PSYCHOLOGICAL SUPPORT: PART 1 Helping Patients with Sickle Cell Disease

PHOTOGRAPY Maurice Adams Eric Gray Denise McGill CONTRIBUTORS Debra L. Gordon, MS Sarah Handzel, BSN, RN Julia Kasmirski Rhonda Lee Lother Angel Pine Maureen Salamon Heather Watts

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PSYCHOLOGICAL SUPPORT: PART 2 Addressing PTSD in Kids with Hydrocephalus

Creating a New Ecosystem How division expansion is transforming care in gastroenterology

When Nature Calls A telehealth solution for patients with bathroom issues

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

Recognitions News, honors, awards, and leadership

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