Posts Tagged: staff stories
March 18, 2019
Heroes “fur” Real
There are few things cuter or more joy-inducing than dogs. Their ability to connect with humans — uncanny. Their cuddling prowess — unparalleled. And their positive effects on health — pretty darn undeniable. Scientific studies have shown that simply petting a pup increases one’s output of the feel-good hormones serotonin, oxytocin and prolactin, in turn…
Canine Therapy, Giving Back, Staff Stories
canine therapy, staff stories, staff volunteers, therapy dogs
February 1, 2019
Getting to Know: Justin Ryan, Ph.D. – Director of the 3D Innovations Lab
Justin Ryan, Ph.D., is an artist — a very specialized, highly technical, life-improving artist. After all, as director of the new 3D Innovations (3DI) Lab at Rady Children’s Hospital-San Diego, he and his team craft 3D models of hearts, brains, bones and more to streamline surgical plans and improve outcomes for even the Hospital’s most…
Research and Innovation, Staff Stories
3D Innovations Lab, 3D modeling, 3D printing, 3DI, 3DI Lab, staff stories, surgical innovation, surgical models
December 21, 2018
Getting to Know: Karen Miller, B.S.N., R.N., C.E.N. – Neuro-Oncology Case Manager at the Peckham Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders
Karen Miller, B.S.N., R.N., C.E.N., (pictured in the birthday hat with some of her neuro-oncology teammates), has been a nursing pro for the past 12 years, and has been overseeing all aspects of brain tumor cases at Rady Children’s Peckham Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders since June 2018. We chatted with the San Diego…
Hematology/Oncology, Staff Stories
getting to know, hematology/oncology, neuro-oncology, Peckham Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders, pediatric hematology/oncology, pediatric neuro-oncology, staff stories
December 18, 2018
Rady Children’s ECMO Expertise Goes Global
George Sutherland, M.B.A., R.R.T.-N.P.S. (pictured middle right), is going places. And while he certainly excels in his role as Rady Children’s Hospital-San Diego’s extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) coordinator, we mean this literally. That’s because in Nov. 2018, Sutherland led a group of Rady Children’s ECMO experts on a volunteer trip to China, where they helped…
Cardiology, Giving Back, Staff Stories
cardiology, cardiovascular surgery, ECMO, giving back, global health, international partnerships, staff stories, volunteering
December 12, 2018
A Continuum of Care: Kelly’s Story
If you take a walk by our inpatient pharmacy on the weekend, it’s likely you’ll catch Kelly Chan, a 23-year-old Doctor of Pharmacy candidate at UC San Diego Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, hard at work as an intern. For Kelly, vying for this role was an easy decision — after all, Rady…
NICU, Staff Stories
education, interns, neonatalogy, NICU, pharmacy, staff stories, UC San Diego
November 21, 2018
The Bedtime Cart: Creating Sweeter Dreams for Rady Children’s Patients
It’s a Wednesday night. The lights in the Peckham Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders at Rady Children’s Hospital-San Diego are low, and a lull has fallen over halls that were full of hustle and bustle just a few hours ago. But in the midst of the evening quiet, there’s still activity afoot. From patient…
Giving Back, Hematology/Oncology
giving, hematology/oncology, Peckham Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders, pediatric hematology/oncology, philanthropy, staff stories, volunteering
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