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![Dr. Mihai Puia-Dumitrescu](/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/2024/Dr.%20Mihai%20Puia-Dumitrescu.jpg?itok=GMuVWguN)
The Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia program, led by director Dr. Rebecca Stark, has recently announced the addition of a research director, Dr. Mihai Puia-Dumitrescu.
![Photo Roster Match 2024.](/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/2024/Photo%20Roster%20Match%202024.pdf_.png?itok=UYjQh0d2)
46 Applicants Chosen for the 2024 Pediatric Residency
![Dr. Abe Bergman's Family Receiving the Award](/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/2024/20240221_102936.jpg?itok=QQXspmLT)
The late Dr. Abe Bergman, a Seattle medical pioneer, was awarded the Medal of Merit by the State of Washington for his medical contributions and advocacy.
![Dr. Teresa Ward](/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/2024/f1cc27f5-8c3a-4131-b083-44384c188720-profile.jpg?itok=yJ3w8KiB)
Dr. Ward emphasizes that various factors should be considered regarding sleep health, such as sleep timing and regularity, satisfaction, duration, and alertness.
![UW pediatric team visited Kenyatta National Hospital, Nairobi. The picture shows Maneesh, Amelie, Emily, Leslie and Suzinne in front of the hospital. The team met with partners at the Dept of Paediatrics.](/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/2024/1a.png?itok=VKnlRjey)
Members of UW Pediatrics recently traveled to Kenya to visit the site for the REACH Pathway Program.
![Dr. Sarah Leary](/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/2024/4b69528a-a8c7-489f-911d-d76c54a4a712-profile.jpg?itok=vGw66tUN)
CNN interviewed Dr. Sarah Leary about medulloblastoma, the most common malignant brain tumor in childhood, after Michael Strahan shared news of his teenage daughter's diagnosis on Good Morning America.
![Dr. Alissa Darden](/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/2024/headshot%20-%20Darden%2C%20Alissa%20%28JPEG%29.jpg?itok=1RO95ksZ)
The Department of Pediatrics is thrilled to announce that Dr. Alissa Darden has been offered and accepted the UW Pediatric Residency Program Director role beginning in June 2024.
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The GHC hosted a mixer on January 11 at the Hans Rosling Center for Population Health!
![Dr. Cora Collette Breuner, a champion for holistic care. Photo by Joshua Huston](/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/2024/240103-Dr.Breuner-JHP-2142-Edit-copy-1.jpg?itok=N0NeeG6n)
"It isn’t about doing these holistic modalities “instead of” medical intervention but doing them with contemporary medical approaches," says Dr. Cora Breuner.
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Dr. Jason Deen writes the new scientific guidelines in the American Heart Association for cardiovascular health in American Indian/ Alaska Native (AI/AN) women of childbearing age.