The project focuses on creating an outreach event/day to a local middle school to help teach children more about nutrition, healthy eating habits, and to teach them about the medical field/pediatric GI. The goal is not only teach them about nutrition but also to hopefully spark interest in the medical field and also have kids see multiple diverse members/doctors who are part of this field who they may identify with. 

The DEI committee of NASPGHAN helped to make this event possible. The...

The most common congenital viral infection in children is cytomegalovirus infection (CMV). Oftentimes the mother will experience little to no symptoms, but the virus can significantly affect the newborn, with outcomes ranging from no symptoms to severe systemic and intercranial complications. What if we could prevent this infection all together with a vaccine? A candidate mRNA vaccine against CMV has elicited promising immune responses to date and is on a pathway towards FDA approval...

The Department of Pediatrics and the Departments of Ophthalmology and Neurology are pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Dhristie Bhagat as Assistant Professor in the Division of Pediatric Neurology concurrently with an appointment as Assistant Professor in the Division of Neuro-ophthalmology, effective October 1, 2024. She will be seeing patients in both divisions.