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Thirteen surgeries in 13 months was just the beginning: Carter’s journey with hydrocephalus

Just one day after Carter entered the world, his care team performed what would be the first of 13 surgeries during the first 13 months of his young life. One operation was the first of its kind in the state of Minnesota.

Beating the odds and navigating the unknowns: baby Aria’s story

Baby Aria's parents learned their unborn child had a rare combination of medical diagnoses which she overcame with the help of a multi-disciplinary care team at Children's Minnesota and the Midwest Fetal Care Center.

Children’s Minnesota ranks among Best Children’s Hospitals in U.S. News & World Report

The Kid Experts at Children’s Minnesota have once again been recognized as a Best Children’s Hospital by U.S. News & World Report, sharing a ranking for cardiology and heart surgery with Mayo Clinic, as well as ranking for pulmonology and lung surgery and nephrology.

Former patient’s dad donates $20,000 to Children’s Minnesota to honor his son’s memory

Jack Lester – the father of Marcus Tolbert, a former patient at Children’s Minnesota – donated $20,000 worth of money and gifts to Children’s Minnesota in the name of his late son.

Children’s Minnesota ranks among Best Children’s Hospitals in U.S. News & World Report

Children’s Minnesota’s pulmonology and diabetes programs recognized among the best programs in the country

Children’s Minnesota launches anti-vaping campaign, warns of public health risk

The campaign includes a partnership with a TikTok influencer and other strategies to educate teens, parents and health care professionals about the dangers of vaping.

Grand Rounds: Vaping inhalational injury

October 31, 2019, 8 a.m. – 9 a.m., Minneapolis

Anne Griffiths, MD

Grand Rounds: Respiratory commotion

March 23, 2017, 8 a.m. – 9 a.m., Minneapolis

William B Wheeler, MD

Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia

Primary ciliary dyskinesia (PCD) is a rare and under-diagnosed genetic condition, likely occurring in 1 in 20,000 individuals in the United States. Primary ciliary dyskinesia in children results in a number of symptoms related to the abnormal motion of cilia (the tiny hair-like structures that line the respiratory tract and are found in other organ systems). Cilia play many roles in the body, including: organ arrangement during fetal development, filtration of the outside environment, and movement of secretions.

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