Author: Ashley Roberts

Cleft Lip and Palate

Cleft Lip and Palate Awareness Month: One in a Million Bree

July is National Cleft Lip and Palate Craniofacial Awareness Month. Five-year-old Bree Brown is very special. So special, in fact, that she is literally one in a million. “Bree wasn’t breathing when she was born,” reflects an emotional Areen, Bree’s mom. During Areen’s pregnancy, Bree wasn’t measuring properly on sonograms. It was discovered that she…

Dr. Luis Rodriguez

Dr. Luis Rodriguez: Healthcare Hero Dad and Local Neurosurgeon

Modern day Brady Bunch families really do exist, just ask Luis Rodriguez, M.D., M.A.S., and his wife Lisa Moore, M.S.N., M.H.A, R.N., who both work at Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital. Dr. Luis Rodriguez is a neurosurgeon and Moore can be found in the cardiovascular ICU. This Father’s Day, Dr. Rodriguez reflects on his work as a…

heart surgery

Seven is Special: Maya’s Journey to a Healthy Heart

After two heart transplants by the age of 7, Maya is like Night and Day, thanks to her doctors at Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital.

birth defects

Liliana CHARGEs Forward During National Birth Defects Awareness Month

Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital helps an adorable local toddler with a rare condition, CHAREGE Syndrome. Her Mother shares their story.

Epilepsy

New Technology at Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital Helping Kids Battle Epilepsy

As a 15-year epilepsy patient, Ethan’s family recently elected a new, less-invasive surgery which has lessened the frequency of his seizures.

New Treatment Gives Hope to Children with Peanut Allergy

New Treatment Gives Hope to Children with Peanut Allergy

Ian became the first patient to undergo Palforzia, the first FDA-approved treatment for peanut allergy in children ages 4-17.

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One Year Later with a New Heart: Wilfre’s Back on the Soccer Field

On Jan. 6, 2021, after about four hours in the operating room, Wilfre had his new heart, and second chance at life.