News & Events | Overview
- Kimberly Stegmaier named as Associate Chief of Division of Hematology/Oncology at Boston Children’s Hospital: Dr. Stegmaier was Vice Chair for Pediatric Oncology Research at Dana-Farber, Co-Director of the Pediatric Hematologic Malignancy Program at Dana-Farber and Boston Children’s Hospital, Co-Leader for the Dana-Farber/Harvard Cancer Center Leukemia Program, and a Professor of Pediatrics at Harvard Medical School.
- Food allergies in children associated with risk of anxieties and bullying: Many children with food allergies experience psychosocial burdens associated with food-allergy related bullying and anxiety.
- Dana-Farber/Boston Children’s Cancer and Blood Disorders Center recognized for exceptional outcomes in pediatric stem cell transplant: It received an outstanding review from the Center for International Blood & Marrow Transplant Research (CIBMTR), scoring +1, the highest possible score, on its annual report.
- Stuart Orkin awarded the Shaw Prize in Life Science & Medicine 2024 for groundbreaking hemoglobin research: Dr. Orkin’s discoveries made possible the world’s first FDA-approved therapy using CRISPR/Cas9 — Casgevy.
- 2 Boston Children’s Hospital researchers elected to the American Academy of Arts & Sciences: Chinfei Chen, MD, PhD, and Sun Hur, PhD, are two of only 250 individuals elected to the Academy in 2024.
- The Pediatric Physicians’ Organization at Boston Children’s Hospital names Dr. Margaret Fry as President, Chief Executive Officer: Dr. Fry will be responsible for the leadership, vision, and oversight of the PPOC, a network of physicians, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants who are dedicated to providing pediatric primary care exclusively throughout Massachusetts.
- Dr. Matthew Siegel appointed to dual leadership position at Boston Children’s Hospital, Franciscan Children’s: Dr. Siegel will be a key leader in strengthening the impact of the combined Boston Children’s and Franciscan Children’s system of care.
- Boston Children’s Hospital, Franciscan Children’s finalize new affiliation to reshape children’s mental health, rehabilitative Care: This affiliation will reshape children’s mental health and rehabilitative care in Massachusetts and throughout the region.
- Boston Children’s Hospital ranked among best in nation in 2023 by U.S. News & World Report: Boston Children’s Hospital is ranked among the best pediatric hospitals in the nation in this year’s U.S. News & World Report’s "Best Children’s Hospitals” honor roll, ranking second this year.
- 3 Boston Children's researchers elected to Association of American Physicians: Election to AAP is an honor extended to less than 100 physicians per year for their outstanding basic or translational research.
- Boston Children’s Hospital names Wendy Chung, MD, PhD, Chief of the Department of Pediatrics: In addition to her role as Chief of the Department of Pediatrics, Dr. Chung will serve as the Mary Ellen Avery Professor at Harvard Medical School (HMS), and President of the Children’s Hospital Pediatric Associates.