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Leadership Read more about David A. Williams, MD Chief, Division of Hematology/Oncology, Boston Children’s Hospital; Associate Chairman, Department of Pediatric Oncology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute; Institute Physician Leland Fikes Professor of …
Physicians Read more about Roger Breitbart, MD Chief Emeritus, Division of Inpatient Cardiology; Senior Cardiologist, Department of Cardiology Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School Read more about David Kane, MD Chief, Division of …
Contact the Vascular Anomalies Center 617-355-5226 Fax 617-730-0752 International 1-617-355-5209 Email vascular@childrens.harvard.edu Request an Appointment Request a Second Opinion What is Kasabach-Merritt phenomenon (KMP)? Kasabach-Merritt phenomenon …
U.S. patients Eosinophilic Gastrointestinal Disease Program Boston Children’s Hospital 300 Longwood Ave., Fegan 5 Boston, MA 02115 To request an appointment, call 617-919-9958 or send an email with your name and telephone number to …
Contact the Lysosomal Storage Disorders (BoLD) Program 617-355-6394 Fax 617-730-0466 Request an Appointment Request a Second Opinion What is Krabbe disease? Krabbe disease is a rare genetic condition in which an abnormal accumulation of fat molecules …
DNA repeat sequences in our genome resemble viral DNA, yet the functional significance of these virus-like repeats remains a mystery. Abnormal repeats have also been found at unstable genomic regions implicated in cancer and genetic diseases. Again, how …
Contact the Rheumatology Program 617-355-6117 Fax 617-730-0249 International 1-617-355-5209 Request an Appointment Request a Second Opinion What is lupus? Like all autoimmune diseases, lupus causes the immune system — our natural protection against …
Contact the Brain Tumor Center 617-355-0462 Fax 617-730-6280 International +1-617-355-5209 Email Email us Request an Appointment Request a Second Opinion What are low-grade gliomas? Low-grade gliomas are brain tumors that originate from glial cells, which …
Contact the Lactation Support Program 617-355-0005 Request an Appointment Request a Second Opinion What is mastitis? Mastitis is an infection or inflammation of the breast. Breast infections commonly occur in women who are breast-feeding when bacteria …
Contact the Mitochondrial Program 617-355-6388 International +1-617-355-5209 Request an Appointment Request a Second Opinion What is mitochondrial disease? Mitochondrial disease is not a single disorder but an umbrella term for dozens of individual …