Jonathan Santoro, MD, is pioneering a novel treatment—and the first clinical trial— for Down syndrome regression disorder, a devastating condition in young people with Down syndrome.
Born at 29 weeks, Sam suffered from subglottic stenosis, his airway so narrowed it was 95% closed. Doctors in CHLA’s Aerodigestive Program worked to rebuild it.
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles researchers seek better strategies to mesh ventilator rhythm with patient breathing in the pediatric intensive care unit.
As parents, we never want to admit that our children are any less than perfect. That wasn’t the case with my eldest son, as no morning alarms were necessary in my home. When he was a boy, my son’s