New Program Provides Comprehensive Care for Patients with Down Syndrome Kid's Health: Fall 2009 Children with Down syndrome face many medical challenges. These can include heart defects, digestive diseases, as well as skin, hormone and vision problems. To help meet these childrens wide range of needs, CHOC Childrens recently launched the CHOC Childrens Down Syndrome Program-An Alliance with the Down Syndrome Association of Orange County.

Fellowship-Trained Pediatric Neurologists Expand CHOC Programs Physician Connection: Summer 2009 "We are very pleased to have Drs. Moorjani and Morkous join our Division of Neurology. These important recruitments expand our capacity to provide general neurology and advanced epilepsy care for children." - Ira T. Lott , M.D., Division Chief of PSF Neurology and Medical Dir ect or of Neurology at CHOC Childrens

UCI Specialty Clinics Begin Transition to CHOC Physician Connection: Summer 2009 In March, 11 UC Irvine sub-specialty physicians and their patients began transitioning to the CHOC Childrens campus in Orange for outpatient care.

Spotlight on Epilepsy Kid's Health: Fall 2008 Epilepsy is a neurological condition that is often misunderstood. As a result, children with epilepsy may face significant challenges at school.

Little Emily Making a Mark: October 2008 Everything about this two-year-old girlﾒs life seems perfectly normal, other than the fact that itﾒs taking place at Childrenﾒs Hospital of Orange County (CHOC)

CHOC Clinics Provide Comprehensive Care to Orange County Children Making a Mark: Spring 2008 CHOCﾒs community clinics provide sick visits and well-child care, including immunizations, to low-income families who would otherwise go without medical care.

Boost Your Babyﾒs Brain Power Kid's Health: Fall 2007 Forget the ﾓeducationalﾔ videos and flash cards. Your baby already has whatﾒs needed to maximize early brain development: you.

Glass Slipper Guild Pledges $1 Million to Neuroscience Institute Making a Mark: October 2007 In January, the CHOC Glass Slipper Guild pledged $1 million to create a research endowment for the CHOC Neuroscience Institute. So far, the guild has raised $260,000 toward their five-year goal.

Now On Staff At CHOC Physician Connection: Spring 2005 David Chun, M.D., Eduardo Gallegos, M.D. and Minakshi V. Chaudhari, M.D.

Research News Physician Connection: Fall 2003 Henry Klassen, M.D., PhD., a senior scientist in the CHOC neuroscience research lab, co-authored a paper published in the July issue of the peerreviewed journal Stem Cells showing for the first time that stem cells from the central nervous system are not rejected when transplanted.