October 11, 2025

Two Times the Care

Kids with complex musculoskeletal tumors benefit from specialized, coordinated care Rady Children’s Hospitals in San Diego and Orange County have long partnered to expand access to highly specialized pediatric care across Southern California. Now united under Rady Children’s Health*, the organization is poised to make an even greater impact for generations to come. For children…

Peckham Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders
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March 10, 2025

Lights, Camera, Resilience

A Temecula girl with cerebral palsy takes the stage with the help of Rady Children’s Emery Lapinskas, a vibrant 10-year-old from Temecula, loves to tell jokes, hang out with her sisters, and spend time with her service dog, Skip. Diagnosed with cerebral palsy (CP) at just a year old, Emery has faced many challenges. CP…

Cerebral Palsy
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August 16, 2023

Ethan’s Journey: From Bike Injury to Off-Road Racing Success

Ethan is a boy who lives for adventure and off-road racing. Ethan and his family were no strangers to the thrill of exploring the desert in their quads, Jeeps, and UTVs. In 2015, for Christmas, they gifted Ethan a Polaris 170 Rzr, which he and his younger brother cruised around the desert in, creating countless…

Orthopedics & Scoliosis
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May 24, 2023

New Research Sheds Light on Defining Normal Sagittal Spinal Alignment for Better Surgical Outcomes

The importance of sagittal plane alignment in treating spinal disorders is widely recognized. However, much of our current understanding of sagittal alignment is derived from studies of patients with disease, degenerative change, or known deformity, when the goal is a normal prole. Recent research led by Michael P. Kelly, MD, MSc, at Rady Children’s Hospital-San…

Orthopedics & Scoliosis
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April 28, 2023

A Focus on Youth Shapes Next-Generation Spinal Surgery

Rady Children’s Hospital-San Diego has recruited a prominent surgeon-researcher within its Orthopedics & Scoliosis program to advance knowledge of the genetic and biomechanical factors behind scoliosis; advances in patient care can lead to better outcomes and quality of life. When Michael Kelly, MD, director of scoliosis and spinal deformities at Rady Children’s Hospital, is asked…

Orthopedics & Scoliosis
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