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Q & A with Shriners Children’s Boston Chief of Plastic Surgery Branko Bojovic, M.D.
https://www.shrinerschildrens.org/en/News-and-Media/News/2023/02/Branko-Bojovic-SpotlightQ & A with Shriners Children’s Boston Chief of Plastic Surgery Branko Bojovic, M.D.
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From Burn Survivor to Burn Surgeon: Jason Heard, M.D., Encourages Burn Safety
https://www.shrinerschildrens.org/en/News-and-Media/News/2024/01/Shriners-Childrens-Physician-Urges-Safety-During-National-Burn-Awareness-WeekJason Heard, M.D., was nearly killed after playing with flammable liquids in the backyard with his childhood friends.
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Back to the Field
https://www.shrinerschildrens.org/en/News-and-Media/News/2022/12/Back-to-the-FieldShriners Children’s sports medicine collaborates across the system.
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Changing the Trajectory of Young Athletes' Lives Through Research, Technology and Treatment
https://www.shrinerschildrens.org/en/News-and-Media/News/2024/02/Changing-the-Trajectory-of-Young-AthletesMotion analysis engineer Patrick Fischer, Ph.D., is excited to be leading a multi-disciplinary team whose goal is to prevent re-injury and promote healing in young athletes.
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Shriners Children’s Northwest Classic Golf Tournament
https://www.shrinerschildrens.org/en/News-and-Media/News/2024/06/Northwest-ClassicThis centennial celebration added a special significance to the tournament, underscoring a century of dedicated service and innovative medical care for children.
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Shriners Children’s Texas Hosts a Course on Enhancing Pediatric Burn Patient Outcomes: Preparing for Stabilization and Transport
https://www.shrinerschildrens.org/en/News-and-Media/News/2024/11/Enhancing-Pediatric-Burn-Patient-OutcomesShriners Children's Texas and the University of Texas Medical Branch (UTMB) in Galveston have developed a specialized training course to provide optimal care when faced with pediatric burn injuries.
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Saving Kids From Addiction: Shriners Children’s Sets Standards for Adolescent Opioid Use Post-Surgery
https://www.shrinerschildrens.org/en/News-and-Media/News/2024/10/Adolescent-Opioid-UseDr. Tumber and colleagues from 10 other facilities within Shriners Children’s international health system are conducting a comprehensive, three-year study.
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Care Inspires Patient's Sister to Pursue Medicine
https://www.shrinerschildrens.org/en/News-and-Media/News/2021/02/Care-inspires-patients-sister-to-pursue-medicineLauren is an aspiring doctor studying pre-med at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. Her interest in medicine developed at a young age, when Lauren accompanied her sister on appointments to the Boston Shriners Hospital.
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As Families Defer Pediatric Doctor Visits, Scoliosis Diagnoses May be Missed
https://www.shrinerschildrens.org/en/News-and-Media/News/2021/01/As-families-defer-pediatric-doctor-visits-scoliosis-diagnoses-may-be-missedAs a physician, I am concerned about how the reduction in preventative care today will affect the state of our public’s health tomorrow. As an orthopedic spine specialist, I am especially concerned about how the current pandemic will affect preteens who are in the early stages of developing adolesce...
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Do you know what pollicization is?
https://www.shrinerschildrens.org/en/News-and-Media/News/2020/11/Sabes-qu-es-la-pulgarizacinPollicization is currently one of the procedures performed quite frequently at Shriners Hospital. This procedure consists in converting one of the fingers of the hand into a thumb for patients who are unfortunately born without this finger, or that have lost their thumb due to some type of trauma. T...