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What you need to know Pediatric neurosurgeon Arno Fried, M.D. has implanted the first responsive neurostimulation (RNS) device in a patient to treat drug-resistant focal epilepsy. The procedure was performed at Hackensack Meridian Joseph M. Sanzari Children’s Hospital at Hackensack
Read moreWhat you need to know The Children’s Cancer Institute (CCI) is now a member of thePacific Pediatric Neuro-Oncology Consortium (PNOC.) The CCI, whose pediatric cancer program is ranked among the best in the country by U.S. News & World Report,
Read moreWhat you need to know U.S. News & World Report, in its inaugural ranking of state and regional hospitals, has ranked the Joseph M. Sanzari Children’s Hospital at Hackensack University Medical Center #1 Best Children’s Hospital in New Jersey, and
Read moreWhat you need to know Hackensack Meridian Children’s Health will host the 38th annual Advances in Developmental Pediatrics Conference on May 24 to 26, 2021. The virtual conference will be led by a distinguished national faculty who will provide continuing
Read moreKatharine Clouser, M.D., FAAP, a pediatric specialist at the Hackensack Meridian Joseph M. Sanzari Children’s Hospital has been elected by her peers to serve as vice president-elect of the New Jersey Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP). Dr.
Read moreCheck out the list below of publications from HMH pediatricians focused on the COVID-19 pandemic. AAP New Jersey Chapter. Little Changes Go a Long Way: Re-structuring Office Practices for Ensuring Patient and Staff Safety During the Coronavirus Pandemic. Valerie J.
Read moreWhat you need to know Hackensack Meridian Children’s Health has expanded their Pediatric Hematology-Oncology Program and will now include a Thombosis Program Research into the prevalence of blood clots in pediatric patients who have had COVID-19 is among the work
Read moreWhat you need to know Hackensack Meridian Children’s Health has expanded their Pediatric Hematology-Oncology Program and will now include a Thombosis Program Research into the prevalence of blood clots in pediatric patients who have had COVID-19 is among the work
Read moreHeather Appelbaum, M.D., FACOG, recently joined Hackensack Meridian Children’s Heath as director of Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology. With more than 20 years of experience, Dr. Appelbaum specializes in minimally invasive gynecological surgery for children and adolescents, and pediatric pelvic reconstructive
Read moreHackensack Meridian Children’s Health recently welcomed new medical leaders: Mark Kayton, M.D.,chief, Pediatric General Surgery, K. Hovnanian Children’s Hospital Suzanne Touch, M.D., chief of Neonatology, K. Hovnanian Children’s Hospital Jan B. Wollack, M.D., Ph.D., chief of Pediatric Neurology, K. Hovnanian
Read moreWhat you need to know Judy Aschner, M.D., chair of pediatrics and physician-in-chief of the Joseph M. Sanzari Children’s Hospital and clinical director, Children’s Care Transformation Services has been awarded $838,489 in grant funding to pilot HealthySteps, a program of
Read moreWhat you need to know K. Hovnanian Children’s Hospital, located at Jersey Shore University Medical Center, recently welcomed Jan B. Wollack, M.D., PhD, as Chief of Pediatric Neurology. Dr. Wollack is board certified in Child Neurology and Pediatrics. He joins
Read moreWhat you need to know The St. Baldrick’s Foundation, the largest private funder of childhood cancer research grants, awarded the Children’s Cancer Institute of Joseph M. Sanzari Children’s Hospital an infrastructure grant. Under the leadership of pediatric oncologist Katharine Offer,
Read moreWhat you need to know Jersey Shore University Medical Center Foundation received a gift of $350,000 from the Morris and Clara Weshnak Family Foundation, administered by Barry and Carol Anne Cawley Weshnak, in support of the Pediatric Palliative Care Program
Read moreWhat you need to know Joseph M. Sanzari Children’s Hospital at Hackensack University Medical Center became the first hospital in New Jersey to deliver a new, life-saving treatment for spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) Type 1. Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA) Type
Read moreK. Hovnanian Children’s Hospital welcomes new pediatric specialists Marian Khrizman, D.O., pediatric neurologist; Marianna Nicoletta Gentile, D.O., pediatric endocrinologist; Anna Carmela Gironella, M.D., pediatric rheumatologist and Reena Jethva, M.D., pediatric geneticist to the team. Marian Khrizman, D.O., specializes in treating
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