October 6, 2026

A New Path Forward

Personalized Gene Therapy Gives Hope to Families of Kids With a Rare Form of Epilepsy Mutations in the gene that controls the flow of sodium ions into neurons can cause a rare and severe form of childhood epilepsy that can’t be controlled by traditional anti-seizure medications. Kids who develop the condition, officially called SCN2A-related developmental…

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October 6, 2026

A Clearer View

Next-Generation Technology Adds New Precision to the Operating Room When a child needs brain surgery, clarity is a must. Michael Levy, MD, PhD, chief of pediatric neurosurgery at Rady Children’s Hospital San Diego and UC San Diego School of Medicine, and a professor at UC San Diego School of Medicine, and his team are integrating…

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July 26, 2026

Research & Innovation: A Custom-Built Therapy Designed at Rady Children’s Quiets a Rare Form of Epilepsy

A therapy designed at Rady Children’s for one patient’s genetic signature cut a San Diego teen’s seizures by about 90 percent. Read the Union-Tribune story.

Genomics Institute, Neurology, Research and Innovation
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July 9, 2026

Research & Innovation: Function-Based Rehabilitation for Pediatric Chronic Pain and Functional Neurological Disorder at Rady Children’s Health

Children who graduated from the program reduced pain scores from 6.4 to 3.4 and increased school attendance from 11.5 percent to 85.2 percent at follow-up As pediatric chronic pain and Functional Neurological Disorder (FND) diagnoses rise nationwide, health systems are seeking effective nonpharmacologic treatment options. Research supports a multidisciplinary model for pediatric chronic pain and…

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January 8, 2026

Research & Innovation: New Research Out of Rady Children’s Health Reveals How 3D Ossification Shapes Acetabular Growth in Adolescents

A new study from Rady Children’s Hospital San Diego, published recently in The Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery, provides the most detailed 3D analysis to date of how the hip socket develops during adolescence. The study was led by Vidyadhar Upasani, MD, director of Pediatric Orthopedics and Scoliosis Clinical Fellowship at Rady Children’s and professor of…

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January 3, 2026

Research & Innovation: Long-Term Outcomes from Rady Children’s Health Highlight Spinal Fusion as Effective Treatment in Complex Cerebral Palsy

A multicenter study published recently in The Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery, which included contributions from clinicians at Rady Children’s Hospital San Diego, provides important insights into the long-term outcomes of spinal fusion in children with severe cerebral palsy (GMFCS levels IV and V). These children face a high risk for progressive neuromuscular scoliosis and…

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December 8, 2025

Research & Innovation: Innovative Use of Coronary GuideLiner Enables Complex PDA Stent Reintervention at Rady Children’s Hospital San Diego

A recent case series from Rady Children’s Hospital San Diego highlights a novel approach to reintervention in neonates with previously placed PDA stents—an area traditionally fraught with anatomical and technical challenges. Published in the Journal of the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions (JSCAI), the article—“Innovative Use of Coronary GuideLiner to Facilitate Patent Ductus Arteriosus Stent…

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January 18, 2024

The CURE Community

Mother of a child with a rare disease unites other families on the same path. The Yiu family knows all too well the struggles that come with having a child with an undiagnosed disease. When Caroline Cheung-Yiu and Bandy Yiu’s son, Alex, began to progressively lose motor function at age 2 1/2, it was the…

Genomics Institute
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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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October 5, 2022

How Rady’s is Shaping Next-Gen Spinal Surgery

Advancing the Next Generation of Scoliosis Care Rady Children’s Hospital-San Diego recently recruited Michael Kelly, MD, to its nationally ranked Orthopedics and Scoliosis Center — a move that strengthens one of the country’s leading programs for treating spinal deformities in children. A feature in Nature spotlights Dr. Kelly, director of scoliosis and spinal deformities at…

Orthopedics & Scoliosis
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August 26, 2019

Local Conversation, Global Influence: How Rady Children’s Experts Are Helping to Innovate the Future of Care for a Rare Orthopedic Disease

Most health care professionals are accustomed to sharing their expertise with one patient at a time. But recently, two such professionals — V. Salil Upasani, MD, co-director of the International Center for Pediatric and Adolescent Hip Disorders at Rady Children’s Hospital-San Diego and an associate clinical professor at University of California San Diego School of…

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