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  • Duchenne Breakthrough

    Breaking Down Duchenne

    Karson Blanchard of Hampton became the first child in Virginia, and one of the first in the nation, to receive a breakthrough gene therapy for Duchenne muscular dystrophy at CHKD.

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  • Carter Gresham - Back on the Court

    Back on the Court

    For years, Carter Gresham fought constant pain in his elbow on the volleyball court. Read more to find out how CHKD's orthopedic surgery and sports medicine team helped get him back in the game.

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  • Samirah Spivey - homepage

    Saving Samirah

    An ultrasound revealed three tumors in the sac around Samirah's tiny heart before she was even born. Find out how experts from CHKD, EVMS, and Sentara teamed up to provide lifesaving care before, during, and after her birth through CHKD’s new Fetal Diagnostic and Treatment Center.

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  • News and World Report Recognition Badge

    Cardiac Collaborative Recognized

    U.S. News & World Report has ranked the Virginia Congenital Cardiac Collaborative, CHKD’s partnership with University of Virginia Children’s hospital, one of the best cardiology and heart surgery programs in the country.   

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  • Curtis Avant

    Local Football Player Tackles ACL Recovery

    Curtis Avant can squat an impressive 345 pounds. It is hard to imagine that one year before, the 15-year-old from Virginia Beach could barely walk and was facing surgery for a torn anterior cruciate ligament (ACL). Read more about his amazing recovery.

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Exceptional Surgical Care

CHKD has been reverified by the American College of Surgeons as a Level 1 Children’s Surgery Center, the highest level of certification for pediatric hospital surgical programs. This national level of excellence encourages continuous quality improvement in pediatric surgery and identifies centers that provide the most advanced surgical care to children.

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Robotic-Assisted Surgery

Think of pediatric surgery and most of us imagine a surgeon maneuvering instruments through a large incision in the body. At CHKD, a less invasive way is on the rise: Inserting robotic instruments through much smaller incisions to perform surgery. Learn more about the new da Vinci surgical system at CHKD.

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Data Breach Announcement

CHKD received notice from a business associate, R&B Credit Control Corporation d/b/a Credit Control Corporation, of a data breach involving protected health information of its clients, including some patients from Children’s Hospital of The King’s Daughters Health System and its affiliates. If your child’s information was involved in this breach, you will receive information from Credit Control Corporation.

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