Children’s National Ranked No. 6 Overall by U.S. News

Children’s National ranked No. 6 overall and No. 1 for newborns by U.S. News Children’s National is the nation’s No. 6 children’s hospital and, for the third year in a row, its neonatology program is No.1 among all children’s hospitals providing newborn intensive care, according to the U.S. News Best Children’s Hospitals annual rankings for 2019-20. This is also the ninth straight year that Children's National has ranked in all 10 specialty services, with five specialty service areas ranked among the top 10. Cognitive function does not predict weight-loss outcome for adolescents A study in Pediatrics authored by psychologists at Children’s National finds that young people with intellectual disabilities or cognitive impairment, including those with Down syndrome, have similar weight-loss trajectories to those with typical cognitive function after bariatric surgery. The study is the first to look at post-surgical outcomes for this subgroup of adolescent bariatric surgery patients. Kurt Newman, M.D., shares journey as a pediatric surgeon in TEDx Talk In an independently-organized TEDx event, Kurt Newman, M.D., president and chief executive officer of Children’s National, shared his poignant journey as a pediatric surgeon, offering a new perspective for approaching the most chronic and debilitating health conditions. Children’s National and Johnson & Johnson launch JLABS In April, Children’s National and Johnson & Johnson Innovation LLC announced a collaboration to launch JLABS @ Washington, DC, a 32,000-square foot facility that will be located at the new Children’s National Research & Innovation Campus.

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