A Milestone in Complex Bladder Surgery at Hopkins Children’s
Its 1,000th pediatric bladder exstrophy patient adds to a rich history for treating urogenital anomalies.
Michael Triebsch leans in for a closer look at the portrait of a robust, dark-haired man, sporting the equivalent of early 20th century bling. He reads aloud the portrait’s plaque: “Diamond Jim” Brady. “I thought Brady was a doctor,” he says, turning. “Is that who I think it is?” Yes, indeed. The famous Brady Urological Institute at Johns Hopkins is named for the American millionaire and businessman who in 1912 endowed the urological institute, in appreciation for the corrective surgery there that others had told him was impossible.
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Douglas Baker, M.D., To Serve As New Emergency Department Chief
Baker To Also Lead Community Outreach Efforts
The Johns Hopkins Children’s Center has named M. Douglas Baker, M.D., its new director of Emergency Medicine and vice president for Community Outreach. In his role as chief of the pediatric emergency department, Baker will focus on developing a premier emergency medicine division for the new Hopkins Children’s building, scheduled to open in early 2012. He will also focus on community outreach and strengthening relationships with referring physicians. Baker’s arrival at Hopkins brings him full circle. He started his career in pediatric emergency medicine when he was recruited out of fellowship training at Boston Children’s in 1984 to become the first pediatric emergency medicine physician at Hopkins and one of the first such specialists in the country.
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Help Us Fight Cancer - The Top Disease Killer of U.S. Children
September is Childhood Cancer Awareness Month
September is recognized as National Childhood Cancer Awareness Month. Marked by thousands of families, survivors and caregivers touched by childhood cancer, it is a time to honor the more than 40,000 children and adolescents currently being treated in the United States, as well as the estimated 270,000 childhood cancer survivors. Did you know that cancer is the #1 disease killer of children in the U.S. today? While we are dedicated to fighting childhood cancer all year long, we are hopeful that by focusing on the children impacted by this devastating disease during the month of September, we can truly make a difference.
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News & Events
September 07, 2010
Experts Issue Recommendations for Building a Healthier Baltimore
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September 07, 2010
Johns Hopkins Researchers Unravel Clues to Infertility Among Obese Woman
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August 05, 2010
Marfan, A ''Look-Alike'' Disorder, or Neither?
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July 26, 2010
High-Fat Diets Effectively Treat Absence Epilepsy
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July 23, 2010
H1N1 Flu Especially Hard on Children with Sickle Cell Disease
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July 20, 2010
Florida's All Children's Hospital to Integrate with Johns Hopkins Medicine
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