Multidisciplinary Antenatal Diagnosis And Management (M.A.D.A.M.) A program for the diagnosis and treatment of fetal anomalies, in concert with the Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine at Women & Infants' Hospital, the Department of Pediatrics and its Division of Neonatology, and many other medical and surgical specialties. This university-wide initiative is represented at the Brown Medical School level as the Program in Fetal Medicine.
Management of Short Bowel Syndrome Dr. Arlet Kurkchubasche and Neil Eid, our nurse practicioner, have developed a treatment program for infants and children who have either been born with only a small amount of small bowel, or who have lost the function of a significant amount of bowel due to illness. With appropriate nutritional and other therapy, and with the input of other pediatric specialists, many of these children can eventually tolerate a full diet and can be weaned off parenteral nutrition (i.e., nutrition through the veins).
Tracheal reconstruction Congenital and acquired malformations of the trachea (windpipe) often require complex techniques and a multidisciplinary approach. Dr. Thomas Tracy has established a tracheal reconstruction program at Hasbro Children's Hospital in collaboration with Dr. Sharon Gibson, pediatric otorhinolaryngologist (ENT-specialist).
Surgical intervention on the unborn child is now a feasible approach for the treatment of certain fetal conditions. The Division of Pediatric Surgery has developed a program with the Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine at Women & Infants' Hospital in Providence and its counterpart at New England Medical Center in Boston, which is known as the Lifespan Fetal Treatment Program. The focus of this program, for now, is the laser treatment of twin-to-twin transfusion syndrome.
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