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Cleft Lip on the Neck? Lurie Children’s Surgeon Corrects Girl’s Rare Condition
Everything about Sami’s pregnancy had gone smoothly, so when her second daughter was born, the delivery room doctor’s reaction was frightening. “The doctor held her out and said ‘oh no,’” Sami recalled. Her... Read More
Lurie Children’s Prom 2019 – Written in the Stars
Once again our Children’s Programs Team hosted an unforgettable evening. Planned by our Activity Coordinators and Skylight TV team, this year’s prom Written in the Stars treated our teen patients to the full... Read More
Things Nicco Taught Me: One Father Reflects on Time With His Son
Nicco and Pete are a dynamic father and son duo who frequently visit Lurie Children’s for appointments and overnight stays. Nicco, 9, has Down syndrome and Hirschsprung’s disease, a condition that affects the... Read More
The Promise of Research: Conversation with Dr. Tom Shanley
The Stanley Manne Children’s Research Institute, the research arm of Lurie Children’s, moved to its new home just blocks away from the hospital. It occupies floors 3, 4 and 10 in the brand... Read More
Growing Our Capacity To Serve More Children
Children and their families are at the center of all we do. It is what we care most deeply about. And it was the driving force for expanding our inpatient capacity throughout the... Read More
After Dog Bite, Lurie Children’s Plastic Surgeons Reconstruct Jaysen’s Ear
Jaysen was four years old when a friend’s dog lunged off a couch toward him, biting off part of his right ear. Brooke will never forget the frantic 911 call that followed, and... Read More