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First Fully-Implantable Micropacemaker Designed for Fetal Use

March 27, 2015

A team of investigators at CHLA and USC have developed the first fully implantable micropacemaker designed for use in a fetus with complete heart block.

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Children’s Hospital Los Angeles Hosts CTIP Accelerator’s Symposium on the Los Angeles MedTech Ecosystem

October 7, 2019

The West Coast Consortium for Technology & Innovation in Pediatrics (CTIP), centered at Children's Hospital Los Angeles (CHLA), presented its 2019 Symposium on “The Los Angeles MedTech Ecosystem

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When Do Children Need Pacemakers and Defibrillators?

November 4, 2021

The most difficult area we still contend with are children who we think are at risk for sudden cardiac arrest. Do they need an implantable defibrillator?

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Children’s Hospital Los Angeles Hosts CTIP Accelerator Symposium Advocating for Patient Voice in Development of Pediatric Medical Devices

July 21, 2022

The West Coast Consortium for Technology & Innovation in Pediatrics (CTIP), centered at Children's Hospital Los Angeles (CHLA), presented its 2022 Symposium entitled “Patient Impact, Patient Voice,”

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A Gift for Gabriel

October 9, 2015

Two-year-old Gabriel Lopez had been hospitalized for more than a year, hooked up to a 200-pound machine. Then, on Christmas Eve, he got the gift of a lifetime.

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Children’s Hospital Los Angeles Announces First-Ever Chief Innovation Officer

April 30, 2018

In his role, Omkar Kulkarni will be responsible for fostering innovation across CHLA's clinical and research enterprises – including finding successful new methods of care, incubating new medical

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Coleman’s Got Heart

October 28, 2015

When Coleman was just 6 weeks old, he was transported to Children’s Hospital Los Angeles for cardiomyopathy left ventricular dysfunction. Ultimately, he received a heart transplant.