Peter’s story: Brain tumor neurosurgery in first-of-its-kind iMRI suite
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Peter, at age 14, was diagnosed with abnormal eye movements during an eye exam, so his ophthalmologist referred him to Children’s Minnesota for an MRI. The scans revealed Peter had a dermoid cyst, a large, slow growing, non-cancerous brain tumor, and hydrocephalus, which was caused by the large tumor acting like a dam and creating a buildup of cerebrospinal fluid in his brain. Peter was immediately admitted to Children’s Minnesota’s Minneapolis hospital for observation and eventual brain surgery.
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Amy Bruzek, MD, pediatric neurosurgeon, led the team from the Children’s Minnesota neurosurgery program that cared for Peter. During Peter’s procedure in a first-of-its-kind pediatric hybrid intraoperative magnetic resonance imaging (iMRI) suite, our neurosurgery and radiology teams were able to confirm in real time the parts of Peter’s tumor that could be safely removed so the whole procedure was done in a single surgery. Dr. Bruzek was also able to correct Peter’s hydrocephalus without placing a shunt since the fluid buildup stopped on its own once most of the tumor was gone.
Read more about Peter’s story here.
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Kid expert discusses fetal spina bifida repair in Becker’s Healthcare podcast |
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Joseph Lillegard, MD, PhD, pediatric general and thoracic surgeon at Children's Minnesota and director of research at Midwest Fetal Care Center (MWFCC), was featured on the Pediatric Leadership Podcast by Becker’s Healthcare to discuss current issues in fetal health care and fetal anomalies, including fetoscopic myelomeningocele (MMC) repair surgery. This surgery treats the most severe form of spina bifida.
Dr. Lillegard and the team at MWFCC successfully performed the 100th fetoscopic MMC repair surgery in March 2024. The MWFCC team was the first to perform this groundbreaking procedure in Minnesota in October 2020. “Being able to do fetal surgery for spina bifida opened the door to fetal surgery in general... [and] ... expanded the number of potential diseases and targets that would benefit from fetal surgery,” Dr. Lillegard said in the podcast.
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Midwest Fetal Care Center, a collaboration between Children’s Minnesota and Allina Health, is a national referral center and regional leader in fetal diagnosis, fetal intervention and comprehensive fetal care for unborn babies with complex conditions. Listen to the full podcast here.
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Register now: Midwest Fetal Symposium, Oct. 25 |
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Health professionals interested in maternal fetal medicine won’t want to miss the exciting one-day symposium from Midwest Fetal Care Center, “Midwest Fetal Symposium: Nurturing New Beginnings.” The symposium focuses on the latest in fetal care available for some of the most complex conditions. Fetal medicine expert Dr. Kenneth Moise Jr. is the keynote speaker and will present cutting-edge research and treatment for hemolytic disease of the fetus and newborn. Speakers from Midwest Fetal Care Center, a collaboration between Children's Minnesota and Allina Health, will also be featured.
Additional topics highlighted during the symposium include:
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- Complex multiple gestations
- Complex fetal surgeries
- Prenatal diagnosis and postnatal care of abdominal wall defects
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Fetal cardiac assessment
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October 25
Whitney and Elizabeth MacMillan Community and Education Center | Allina Health 2800 10th Ave S, Minneapolis, MN 55407
Register for the symposium here.
Allina Health is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
This symposium is intended for fetal specialists, OB/GYNs, family medicine OB providers, NICU providers, APRNs, RNs, sonographers, researchers, and any health professionals interested in fetal medicine.
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Children’s Minnesota named “LGBTQ+ Healthcare Equality Leader” by Human Rights Campaign Foundation |
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Children’s Minnesota has been re-designated as a “LGBTQ+ Healthcare Equality Leader” by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation (HRC). The top score recognition was part of the HRC’s 16th iteration of the Healthcare Equality Index, the nation’s foremost benchmarking survey of health care facilities on policies and practices dedicated to the equitable treatment and inclusion of LGBTQ+ patients, visitors and employees.
Some of the programs that were highlighted in Children’s Minnesota’s recognition include:
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Children’s Minnesota’s gender health program
- Using patients’ preferred names and pronouns
- Advocacy for LGBTQ+ supportive policies at state legislature
- Employee resource group for LGBTQ+ employees and allies
- Education for employees to broaden skills and knowledge to provide inclusive care
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Read more about Children’s Minnesota’s recognition here.
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Children’s Minnesota’s 2023 Annual Report |
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Children’s Minnesota recently released its 2023 annual report to share highlights and accomplishments as one of the largest independent pediatric health systems in the U.S. that cares exclusively for the health needs of kids. For example, in 2023, Children’s Minnesota:
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Became the first pediatric hospital in North America to open a hybrid intraoperative magnetic resonance imaging (iMRI) suite equipped with both moving-scanner and moving-patient MRI technology in the same surgical space.
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Was re-designated a Magnet hospital, the gold standard for excellence in nursing care and achieved by fewer than 10 percent of all hospitals in the U.S.
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Opened a second partial hospitalization program (PHP) in Roseville, bringing outpatient mental health services closer to home for kids in the east Twin Cities metro area. Children’s Minnesota opened its first PHP in Lakeville in 2021.
- Performed 23,686 surgical procedures and had 85,200 emergency department visits.
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Read the full 2023 annual report here.
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