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Doc Talk
by Cook Children's
Join Cook Children's health professionals as they present Doc Talk, a new podcast series keeping you on the edge of pediatric programs, research, life-changing treatments and the latest news that advances the care we provide to kids.
Episodes
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Pediatric precision health: Beyond the diagnostic odyssey
Cook Children’s AVP executive scientist and director of pediatric precision health, Dennis Lal, PhD, shares innovative strategies for tackling today's complex, data-driven research challenges. The goal? Turn data into direct impact on patients’ lives and end the diagnostic odyssey for families...
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Tracheomalacia: Early Intervention Strategies - Lifelong Outcomes
Discover how Cook Children’s utilizes a multidisciplinary team—including Pulmonology, ENT, and GI—to manage tracheomalacia. Drs. Mokdad and Pancham review long-term outcome research and surgical innovations designed to prevent chronic lung damage and improve pediatric quality of life.
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Cochlear implants: profound loss to th gift of hearing
Otolaryngologist Patricia Purcell, M.D. and audiologist Mandy Pendleton discuss early intervention by the specialized cochlear implant team at Cook Children's restores hearing in children ages 7-9 months and up with profound hearing loss.
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Pediatric Research: The promise, the power, the child
Vice President, Chief Research Officer, William Stigall, MD, MA, shares the frontier-pushing pediatric research happening at Cook Children’s and its power to improve the health and wellbeing of children in Texas, the nation, and internationally.
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Pediatric Facial Reanimation Therapy: Restoring Smiles, Building Confidence
Whether it's caused by a movement disorder such as Bell's Palsy or Guillain-barre syndrome, trauma, facial palsy, affects a child's look, smile, speech, eating, and self-esteem. Listen in to hear how the speech language pathologists at Cook Children’s facial reanimation program provide therapy…
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Robotic Rehabilitation: A Game Changer for Children with Hemiplegic Cerebral Palsy
Dr. Christos Papadelis shares the strides made by robotic rehabilitation for children with cerebral palsy at Cook Children's. His team uses the Amadeo system, which improves upper extremity functions through video games. The project focuses on children with congenital hemiplegia and is showing...
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Focused Ultrasound: Breaking Barriers, Changing Lives
Can focused ultrasound send tiny bubbles beyond the blood brain barrier and destroy diffuse intrinsic pontine gliomas in children? Hear why Sibo Zhao, M.D., and John Honeycutt, M.D., believe it can, why this research is so important, and what its future applications might be.
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3D Printing: Onsite 3D Lab gives pediatric surgeons the upper hand and patients brighter outcomes
Imagine holding a perfect 3D replica of a child's heart, spine, or skull in your hands. Cardiologist Steve Muyskens and plastic surgeon Han Zhuang Beh share the incredible advantages of having an onsite 3D printing lab that creates precise, unique detailed models so surgeons can map out a clear...
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Small Baby Unit: Giving the littlest NICU babies a fighting chance.
For babies born before 28 weeks and full-term infants born with serious complications, the small baby unit team at Cook Children’s NICU adds an extra level of care, and a fighting chance for a bright future.
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Selective Dorsal Rhizotomy: Making Bigger Strides in Spastic Cerebral Palsy
Cook Children’s pediatric neurologist, Stephanie Acord, M.D., delves into selective dorsal rhizotomy for children with spastic cerebral palsy with a deep dive into the evaluation of each patient, the neurosurgical process, role of the motion lab, and rehab therapies post-surgery. She also…
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On the Frontlines: Improving the Future for Immunocompromised Kids
When a child's immune system doesn't work properly, it can cause problems like severe, frequent or unusual infections and autoimmune disorders. Immunologist, Dr. Natalia Chaimowitz, and Pediatrician, Dr. Alice Phillips, discuss the roles of primary care, immunology and fast-breaking medical...
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Diagnostic Mysteries: The Secrets in Our DNA
A podcast on DNA, diagnosing genetic conditions, optical genome mapping for diagnostic accuracy, comprehensive patient histories, and equitable genetic research participation across all ethnicities.
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Diagnosing, Treating and Researching Exercise Induced Laryngeal Obstruction (EILO)
Dr. John Robertson and his team at Cook Children's Exercise Respiratory Center specialize in diagnosing and treating exercise-induced laryngeal obstruction (EILO) and dysfunctional breathing in children and young adults. They use the Continuous Laryngoscopy During Exercise (CLE) test, a…
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Gene Therapy for Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy
Dr. Rhem shares a promising new gene therapy for children living with Duchenne.
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Bariatric Surgery in Adolescents with Severe Obesity
Childhood obesity is a significant national epidemic, with approximately 20% of children and teens in the U.S. classified as obese. This condition, if untreated, leads to severe comorbidities such as type 2 diabetes, hypertension, sleep apnea, and cardiovascular diseases, among others.…
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Interprofessional camaraderie - advancing pediatric leukemia care
A look at the importance of interprofessional care to improve the outcomes of young people with leukemia, with pediatric leukemia specialists Paul Bowman, M.D. and Kenneth Heym M.D.
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Confronting the Growing Fentanyl Crisis and Saving Lives
As the fentanyl and opioid crisis continues to grow here in the U.S., those on the frontlines have seen firsthand the impact of drug overdoses on young people, families, first responders, law enforcement and health providers. While the fight to end the flow of illicit drugs continues, there is a...
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Research, Oncology, Pharmacology and the Pediatric Precision Medicine Journey
The causes of tumors in children and young adults are different than those in adults. Yet, much of the diagnoses and treatments for pediatric patients have been based on those from adults. But thanks to great strides in research, that's changing. Dr. Anish Ray, Dr. Kelly Vallance. and Dr. Heidi...
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Treating pediatric pelvic floor dysfunction: constipation, incontinence and pain, oh my!
Children and teens can have difficulty with bladder and bowel incontinence (leaking urine or stool), constipation, pain when using the restroom (dysuria) or pelvic pain. There are myriad reasons why kids have pelvic floor issues. This could be due to pelvic floor dysfunction, muscle imbalance or...
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Hyperinsulinism. Blazing new trails in treating and curing this rare disease.
Join Cook Children’s team of experts on blazing new trails in treating and curing hyperinsulinism (HI) for children across the nation and around the globe. Hear what’s being done to cure more patients and expand treatment most difficult cases.
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Pediatric palliative epilepsy neurosurgery – giving kids a brighter quality of life
There is a misconception that palliative means end of life care. But that's not how we think about palliative surgery at all. Palliative surgery is when we're looking at not necessarily curing something, but alleviating something. Cook Children’s Palliative epilepsy neurosurgery explains how kids...
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Breaking barriers in pediatric surgery, and beyond
Any surgery can be challenging and come with risks. But when that surgery involves children, it comes with a unique set of things the surgery team has to consider that are very different from adults. Dr. Kanika Bowen-Jallow delves into how those differences impact both the surgical team and…
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Exploring pediatric audiology and advancing development for children with hearing loss
Dr. Lisa Vaughan, manager, Cook Children’s Audiology Program takes us on a deep dive into the exciting research, osseointegrated devices and technological advancements, the latest treatments in pediatric audiology, along with the challenges and rewards for children with hearing loss.
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Exciting endomicroscopic breakthroughs for children with rare or complicated gastrointestinal conditions
Cook Children's pediatric gastroenterologist, Clifton Huang, M.D., shares fascinating insights into the advancing treatments and procedures, including endomicroscopy, that are bringing new hope for children with rare or complicated conditions.
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Beyond neuroscience research boundaries. Creating limitless possibilities.
Dr. Scott Perry, Medical Director of Neurosciences and Dr. Christos Papadelis, Director of Neurosciences Research along with Dianna Grado, Clinical Coordinator for Neurosciences Research, explore how breaking research boundaries creates limitless possibilities, paving the way for world-class...
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As pediatric congenital heart patients age out, where do they go?
With the growing number of pediatric congenital heart patients growing up thanks to ever improving medical care, Dr. Scott Pilgrim takes us inside one of the few programs in the nation that bridges the gap to adult care without missing a beat. Meet the speaker Meet Dr. Pilgrim Related information...
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Talking Cellular Immunotherapy, CAR T-Cell Therapy and Eradicating Pediatric Cancer
Dr. Holly Pacenta, Pacenta takes us into the future of curing and treating pediatric cancer through the use of the patient's own immune system to target the cancer. At the forefront of the technology is CAR T-cell therapy targeting relapsed and refractory B-ALL cells to eradicate cancer with...
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Heart Attack Prevention Begins in Early Childhood
Listen Now Preventing adult heart attacks in early childhood? Don Wilson, M.D., explains why it's absolutely within REACH. Children with high cholesterol, especially those who have a genetic cause, such as familial hypercholesterolemia, also know as fH, are at a higher risk for developing…
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Endoscopic Corpus Callosotomy: Breaking Boundaries to Stop a Child’s Daily Seizures
Neurosurgeon, Daniel Hansen, M.D. shines a light on this barrier breaking approach to epilepsy surgery. Using an endoscopic method to disconnect the left and right brain, this minimally invasive procedure has the same chance of seizure freedom post-surgery as traditional callosotomy, while…
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New Dimensions in Pediatric Heart Surgery
Listen Now Dr. Steve Muyskens, Medical Director, Cardiac MRI, 3-D aPPROaCH Lab, Cook Children's, takes us into the world of 3D heart printing. It’s a fascinating journey into how this advancing technology can take the guess work out of pediatric heart surgery, helping more young patients can…
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Pediatric Brain Tumors Through the Lens of a Neuro-Oncologist
Listen Now Dr. Sibo Zhao takes us on an exploration of new, novel, treatments and research in pediatric neuro-oncology. She also brings into focus the added complexities in brain tumors in children and how those complexities both challenge and benefit what physicians are learning in order to...
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Fertility Preservation | A Promising Future for Young Cancer Survivors
Listen Now As more young people survive cancer, the issue of fertility preservation is front and center. Dr. Karen Albritton and her team explore the challenges of preserving fertility in children, teens and young adults undergoing cancer treatment and the latest breakthroughs in oncofertility…
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Unraveling the Complexities of Sickle Cell Care
Listen Now Dr. Clarissa Johnson peels back the curtain on the unique challenges for pediatric patients with sickle cell disease, the risks involved with transitioning to adult care, and clinical trials and research that offer hope for a brighter future here and around the world. Meet the speaker...
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An Exceptional Approach to Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia
Listen Now Dr. Paul Thornton and Dr. Blake Palmer lead a lively round-table discussion on reaching clinical excellence through exceptional interdisciplinary care for patients and families. Dr. Paul Thornton Dr. Blake Palmer Cortney Wolfe-Christensen PhD Emily Haddad LCSW Related Information...
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Discover the incredible promise of Total Therapy XVII
Listen Now Dr. Heym gives insight into Total Therapy XVII and why this all important breakthrough in precision medicine and targeted treatment approaches offers the promise of more cures for acute lymphoblastic leukemia and acute lymphoblastic lymphoma patients. Kenneth Heym, M.D. Related...
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Pediatric Renal Transplant: A Unique View
Listen Now Go inside the challenging world of pediatric renal transplant with Dr. Robert Gillespie and Dr. Blake Palmer and explore how their unique approach goes beyond traditional care. Robert Gillespie, M.D. Blake Palmer, M.D. Related Information: Cook Children's Nephrology and Dialysis Cook...
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Creating individualized care so cerebral palsy patients can live their fullest life
Listen Now Dr. Stephanie Acord discusses how early identification and new diagnostic methods and therapies for children with mild to severe cerbral palsyare helping to improve life-long outcomes. Dr. Stephanie Acord Related Information: Cook Children's Neurosciences Movement Disorders Research…
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Targeted therapy research offers promise of more cures for kids with cancer
Listen now Dr. Kelly Vallance takes us through the most advanced and promising targeted therapy research and clinical trials available to pediatric cancer patients. She explores how this research is leading to higher response rates, less toxicities, more cures and the hope for a long and happy...
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Unique approach in pediatric stroke care improves awareness, diagnosis and treatment
Listen Now Dr. Marcela Torres and Dr. Fernanco Acosta, Jr. take us on a deep dive into the causes of pediatric stroke and how their unique B.E.F.A.S.T. approach is improving awareness, diagnosis, treatment and risk of recurrence. It’s a life changing journey for provider, families and especially...
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Transformative treatments open the door to a new era in hemophilia
Listen Now Dr. Timothy McCavit reveals incredible discoveries taking place in the world of hematology and how the latest clinical research in hemophilia is developing transformative treatments that are opening the doors to a new era not only for how patients are cared for, but for the future that...
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A rare look into the world of Dravet research
Listen Now Renowned neurologist Scott Perry M.D. takes us into the rare world of Dravet Syndrome patients and the exciting new treatments available now and on the horizon. Also, peek into the wide range of research, medications that are making a difference in seizures. He also does a deep dive…
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Join Cook Children's health professionals as they present Doc Talk, a new podcast series keeping you on the edge of pediatric programs, research, life-changing treatments and the latest news that advances the care we provide to kids.
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