The memory of that day remains vivid even today. My wife and I sat nervously in the waiting room, while our 2-month-old son underwent neurosurgery for craniosynostosis. It was the longest 4 hours of our lives, and impacted the way I'll practice medicine forever.
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I was recently interviewed about a subject that is receiving increasing attention: a widespread shortage of many medications in the United States.
Our introduction into the amazing world of parenthood… and then our abrupt reality check in the form of a life-threatening congenital heart defect and the successful medical interventions taken at Texas Children’s Hospital which taught us to never take a day for granted. This is our story.
Texas Children’s Hospital is a big place and sometimes it’s hard to see the little things that drive our tremendous reputation. I had the opportunity to sit down with one of my partners, Dr. Seema Mehta from the Division of Gastroenterology, who is one of those drivers of excellence. Dr. Mehta is leading our participation in a national collaborative that’s looking to improve the outcomes of kids with inflammatory bowel disease (crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis).