Paige Stefancin, a first-time mom, only saw perfection when she looked at her newborn son. It wasn’t until her son, Jace Daniels, went to his first newborn wellness visit that Paige learned something was wrong. “I took Jace to see Rashmi Shekhawat, MD, who was a pediatrician where I worked at Mercy Health – Lorain […]
Team approach is best for gastroschisis care
When Sarah and Terrell Richardson received the news their daughter, Gabrielle, had gastroschisis, they had no idea what it was or how to help her. Their questions led them at Akron Children’s Maternal Fetal Medicine where they were connected with specialists and a care plan before Gabrielle arrived. “We met with specialists regularly to keep […]
Akron Children’s earns Children’s Surgery Verification for quality pediatric surgical care
Parents whose children need surgery can have enhanced trust in Akron Children’s now that it has been verified as a Level 1 Children’s Surgery Center by the American College of Surgeons Children’s Surgery Verification Quality Improvement Program. Akron Children’s joins other top children’s hospitals in achieving Children’s Surgery Verification, and is the only northeast Ohio […]
Honey – in the right place, at the right time for button battery emergency
Katie Jacobsen will long remember her 41st birthday. The Barberton mom, her husband and eight children had just celebrated with a take-out dinner from Cracker Barrel when 3-year-old Maggie said she had swallowed something shiny. Katie looked around to see what Maggie could be referring to and saw Elsa and Anna dolls that “sing” thanks […]
My child has a lump – What should I do?
As a pediatric surgeon, a consultation for a lump on a child is one of the most common reasons for a referral to our office. Lumps can appear anywhere. They are commonly found when bathing the child or are noticed by a parent during everyday activities. Finding a new lump triggers anxiety in everyone involved, […]
Innovations in chest wall repair shorten recovery time and improve pain control for Alex
When Alex Manda was about 9 years old, his parents, Rina and Mick, noticed his chest was slightly caved in, a condition known as pectus excavatum. Pectus excavatum is a disorder of the chest wall that causes some of the ribs and the breastbone to grow inward, forming an indentation in the chest. “By the […]
