R. Ariel Gomez, MD, a professor of pediatrics and director of the School of Medicine’s Child Health Research Center, studies how cells change identity to preserve health or may go awry to cause disease. Ariel Gomez UVA Department of Pediatrics Child Health Research Center UVA Health #ResearchInMotion

For the 3rd year in a row, UVA Health Children’s is #Virginia's No. 1 children’s hospital! U.S. News & World Report’s 2023-24 “Best Children’s Hospitals” guide ranks 9 out of 10 specialties among the top 50 nationally. UVA Department of Pediatrics UVA NICU UVA PICU ow.ly/HBgV50OTkCV

Congratulations UVA Health Children's for the incredible honor of being Virginia's No. 1 children's hospital! We have an outstanding group of pediatric faculty who serve our patients far and wide. Thank you for your excellence! Melina Kibbe UVA Department of Pediatrics UVA Health

Dr. Elisa Hampton giving a talk to a full room on how to Do Less Safely with hyperbilirubinemia. #phm23 #uvapeds

Yesterday, we told you about baby Josie, who needed a liver transplant. What is #BiliaryAtresia, and what are the treatment options? Learn more: ow.ly/pUsy50Psoy0 American Liver Foundation National #KidsHealth #ChildrensHospital

Dr. Kelsey Berry represented #uvapediatrics well at #phm23 in Philadelphia highlighting a clinical conundrum. Awesome chief resident!

Pediatric Nephrologist Dr. Charlton and Renal Dietician Jackie Zema spoke at the Virginia Neonatal Nutrition Association (VANNA) 13th Annual Conference on 9/22/23. UVA Health UVA Department of Pediatrics Jennifer Charlton

Dr. Swiatecka-Urban published a manuscript in the Journal of Innate Immunity: “TGF-β1 inhibition of ACE2 mediated by miRNA uncovers novel mechanism of SARS-CoV-2 pathogenesis.” Hejenkowska et al., DOI: 10.1159/000533606 UVA Health UVA Department of Pediatrics

The Urban Lab at the CFF Charlottesville’s Finest & Brewers’ Ball supporting a great cause and looking forward to study kidney health in PwCF. UVA Health UVA Department of Pediatrics

Great IROC Fall 2023 Learning Session IROC - Improving Renal Outcomes Collaborative.org in Cincinnati, OH. Reconnecting with old friends and making new friendships. UVA Department of Pediatrics UVA Health

Congratulations to our own Dr. Sam Minnicozzi!! UVA Health

Congratulations to Dr. Ann Kellams on becoming among the first cohort of physicians to be Board Certified in Breastfeeding and Lactation Medicine! UVA Health

Check out the below article featuring our own Dr. Ann Kellams! UVA Health UVA School of Medicine time.com/6553508/baby-f…

Over 1,000 stuffed animals were delivered to UVA Health Children's! Thanks to a fundraiser in Harrisonburg, VA, teddy bears and more were collected at local Dairy Queens and at the JMU men's basketball game.

We are thrilled to announce two beautiful pieces of artwork have been placed in the lobby of UVA Battle Building in honor of Jim Nataro MD, PhD, MBA. Dr. Nataro is the former Chair of the Department of Pediatrics. The artwork was painted by Eric Bolsmann. UVA Health

Great seeing Peds Alumni at the 2024 PAS reception!

Exciting discoveries and groundbreaking work! UVA’s Pediatrics Research Day celebrates excellent scholarly research by faculty and trainees. From innovative treatments to understanding childhood diseases, our researchers are making a difference. Kudos to all! UVA Department of Pediatrics

It has been an eventful few days at UVA, but we are so proud of our teams! They were all smiles and continued to provide the best patient care through the nationwide IT challenges. Go Hoos!

Today marks the end of an era as we wished goodbye to our Vice Chair for Academic Affairs and former Division Director of Neonatology, Dr. Robert Sinkin, who retired after 6,611 days in the NICU at UVA. We are lucky to have had him here!

Please join us for The Third Annual Nancy McDaniel Lectureship on Women in Leadership on October 28th, 2024! UVA Health