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Johns Hopkins All Children’s Researchers Receive Florida Grants for Cancer Inquiries

Johns Hopkins All Children’s basic science researchers Ranjan Perera, Ph.D., and Masanobu Komatsu, Ph.D., each recently received grants from the Florida Department of Health Bankhead-Coley Cancer Research Program.

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Jennifer Leiding, M.D., Joins Cancer & Blood Disorders Institute

Jennifer Leiding, M.D., has joined Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital in St. Petersburg, Florida, as associate director for clinical research in the Institute for Clinical and Translational Research (ICTR) and assistant director of ...

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Johns Hopkins All Children’s Acquires Maternal-Fetal Medicine Practice

Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital now provides maternal-fetal medicine services in Trinity, Florida.

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Q&A with Pediatric Heart Transplant Expert Alfred Asante-Korang

Alfred Asante-Korang, M.D., medical director of the Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital pediatric heart transplant program, discusses the bond that develops with patient families.

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Selective Dorsal Rhizotomy Expertise Adds to Johns Hopkins All Children’s Spasticity Clinic

With specialized surgical training in selective dorsal rhizotomy, S. Hassan Akbari, M.D., and the team at Johns Hopkins All Children’s are growing the spasticity expertise and attracting more patients to the St. Petersburg hospital.

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Johns Hopkins All Children’s Leads Florida in Children’s Oncology Group Enrollment

Jennifer Dean, M.D., leads Johns Hopkins All Children’s collaboration with the Children’s Oncology Group. The hospital based in St. Petersburg leads Florida in enrolling patients in studies.

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Muaz Alrazzak, M.D., Joins Hematology-Oncology Team

Muaz Alrazzak, M.D., who specializes in pediatric hematology and oncology, joined the Johns Hopkins All Children’s Cancer & Blood Disorders Institute in St. Petersburg, Florida, in March.

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Selective Dorsal Rhizotomy for Spastic Diplegia: One Patient’s Story

Lauren and Brandon had been hearing about a unique surgical procedure called selective dorsal rhizotomy (SDR). It involves cutting portions of the sensory nerves that supply sensation information from the legs to reduce overactive spinal reflexes.