As a board-certified pediatric anesthesiologist and the medical director of an outpatient surgery center dedicated exclusively to children, I’m often asked the same question by parents: Does it really ...

Surgical repair of craniosynostosis typically occurs during infancy. The procedure has a high success rate with a very low risk of long-term side effects. Most babies go on to live typical, healthy ...

Preparing your child for surgery can be a stressful time for you both. Working with your healthcare team, you can help make this scary time a little less frightening by addressing your child’s ...

HOUSTON (KTRK) -- Children born with spina bifida usually face a multitude of challenges throughout their lives, with many of them having limited mobility. But a ground breaking experimental surgery ...

After adopting young True, Dr. Amy Beethe also adopted True's sister, and then found homes for his four other siblings.

With any medical procedure—whether surgery, an MRI, or placing tubes in a child's ears—little kids don’t understand what’s happening even after it’s explained. They don’t know what’s wrong with their ...