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Syncope Course

Syncope

A sudden, brief loss of consciousness is a fairly common event in children, frightening to parents but typically not a cause for medical alarm.

Things That Go Bump in the Neck: Common and Rare Masses Seen in Pediatrics Video

Things That Go Bump in the Neck: Common and Rare Masses Seen in Pediatrics

Pediatric otolaryngologist Grace Banik, MD, discusses how to assess and categorize the range of neck lumps that can affect children, presenting criteria on location, size, mobility and other features, as well as questions to ask when gathering a history.

Bone Up on Building Strong Skeletons in Kids: A Guide for Pediatricians Video

Bone Up on Building Strong Skeletons in Kids: A Guide for Pediatricians

Optimizing skeletal health during childhood will confer benefits for a patient's entire life, so it's never too soon for pediatric providers to discuss bone-building strategies with families, says sports medicine specialist Celina de Borja, MD.

Managing Type 2 Diabetes in Pediatrics: The Latest Options and Strategies Video

Managing Type 2 Diabetes in Pediatrics: The Latest Options and Strategies

Rates of “adult-onset” diabetes continue to rise among children, with some ethnicities disproportionately affected. Fortunately, providers now have more tools and techniques available to help these patients avoid the serious health risks ...

“My Head Hurts”: Secrets to Handling Headaches in Primary Care Video

“My Head Hurts”: Secrets to Handling Headaches in Primary Care

This is a practical guide to arriving at the correct diagnosis – primary condition? tension or migraine? – and savvy use of the numerous medications and other tools available to address frequent or severe headaches in the young.

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How Social Determinants Impact Liver Transplantation and Strategies for Addressing Them News

How Social Determinants Impact Liver Transplantation and Strategies for Addressing Them

To discover how socio-economic factors impact young patients undergoing liver transplantation and whether a health advocate can improve outcomes, pediatric gastroenterologist and hepatologist Sharad I. Wadhwani, MD, MPH, is leading two ...

Targeted Treatment of Rare Childhood Leukemia News

Targeted Treatment of Rare Childhood Leukemia

Juvenile myelomonocytic leukemia (JMML) is a rare but aggressive childhood leukemia. While hematopoietic stem cell transplantation is curative for some patients, approximately half of all patients will still have their leukemia return following a transplant.

How to Improve Survival for Pediatric Leukemia Patients News

How to Improve Survival for Pediatric Leukemia Patients

UCSF studies uncover effects of pre-conception smoking and racial disparities in pediatric leukemias

Q&A with Dr. Peyvandi, Pediatric Cardiologist at the Neonatal Cardiovascular Center of Excellence News

Q&A with Dr. Peyvandi, Pediatric Cardiologist at the Neonatal Cardiovascular Center of Excellence

Beginning with prenatal diagnosis and proceeding with care throughout childhood, the UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospitals Neonatal Cardiovascular Center of Excellence provides comprehensive care for neonates with complex cardiovascular conditions.

Pediatric General Surgery Document

Pediatric General Surgery

Our Pediatric General Surgery Clinic provides compassionate care designed for the unique physical and emotional needs of children.

Pediatrics

With campuses in San Francisco and Oakland, UCSF Benioff Children's Hospitals comprise one of the largest enterprises focused solely on children's health care in the world, and link a far-reaching network of medical offices and satellite pediatric specialty care clinics. We consistently rank among the country’s best in all 10 U.S. News & World Reports categories, including cancer, cardiology and heart surgery, diabetes and endocrinology, gastroenterology and GI surgery, neonatology, nephrology, neurology and neurosurgery, orthopedics, pulmonology and urology.