Episodes
Wednesday Mar 23, 2022
“Research Is Our North Star”: The Future of Breakthroughs at CHOP
Wednesday Mar 23, 2022
Wednesday Mar 23, 2022
In 2021, Susan Furth, MD, PhD, was named CHOP’s Chief Scientific Officer, becoming the first woman in CHOP’s 166-year history to hold this prestigious role. She joins Madeline to discuss CHOP’s trailblazing Frontier Programs, the importance of mentorship, and what the future holds for research at CHOP.
Wednesday May 05, 2021
Discovered: Making Breakthroughs in Cardiac Care
Wednesday May 05, 2021
Wednesday May 05, 2021
The team at CHOP’s Cardiac Center has been making life-changing breakthroughs for children for many years. The center’s co-director, pediatric heart surgeon Dr. Jonathan Chen, joins Madeline to discuss his team’s latest innovations – and to share his vision for the future of pediatric cardiac care.
Wednesday May 05, 2021
Inspired: Building a World-Class Hospital, Close to Home
Wednesday May 05, 2021
Wednesday May 05, 2021
This fall, CHOP will celebrate an important milestone: the grand opening of its new hospital in King of Prussia, Pa. Dr. Jan Boswinkel, the Chief Operating Officer of the King of Prussia hospital, joins Madeline to talk about what this milestone means for patients, families and the community – and shares what it’s like to build a new hospital from the ground up.
Wednesday May 05, 2021
Realized: Delivering on the Promise of Gene Therapy
Wednesday May 05, 2021
Wednesday May 05, 2021
World-renowned hematologist and scientist Dr. Katherine High has spent much of her career focused on achieving a goal few believed was possible: developing gene therapies and getting them to patients. Dr. High joins Madeline to talk about her journey from idea to breakthrough – and what it was like to create Spark Therapeutics, a company based on her innovations.
Wednesday May 05, 2021
Transformed: Repairing Birth Defects Before Birth
Wednesday May 05, 2021
Wednesday May 05, 2021
The idea of repairing birth defects before babies are born seemed like a radical one to many. But Dr. Scott Adzick, Director of CHOP’s Center for Fetal Diagnosis and Treatment, was determined to pursue it – and today, he’s considered a pioneer in the field of fetal surgery. He shares insights from his remarkable career with Madeline and reveals some of the incredible breakthroughs that are on the horizon for his team.
Wednesday May 05, 2021
Sequenced: Using Genetics to Solve Medical Mysteries
Wednesday May 05, 2021
Wednesday May 05, 2021
Strange symptoms with no clear cause. Medical histories that mystify even the most experienced doctors. Dr. Ian Krantz, Co-Director of CHOP’s Roberts Individualized Medical Genetics Center, specializes in solving “medical mysteries” – and he and his team have found answers for many patients who had almost given up hope. He joins Madeline to discuss the latest advances in precision medicine, why it’s important to share data with other scientists, and more.
Monday Mar 15, 2021
Where We Are Now with Dr. Paul Offit: Vaccines
Monday Mar 15, 2021
Monday Mar 15, 2021
How do the COVID-19 vaccines work? How concerned should we be about the new COVID-19 variants? Dr. Paul Offit, Director of CHOP’s Vaccine Education Center, is one of the leading voices in the vaccine conversation. On this special bonus episode, he joins Madeline to discuss the COVID-19 vaccines, the cutting-edge technology used to make them, and what the future might look like as more people get vaccinated.
Thursday Aug 13, 2020
Where We Are Now with Dr. Edward Behrens: MIS-C
Thursday Aug 13, 2020
Thursday Aug 13, 2020
In the spring, doctors began noticing a mysterious inflammatory condition in children that involved fever, rashes, diarrhea and vomiting. Now known as Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children, or MIS-C, the rare syndrome seems to be a postviral inflammatory response to COVID-19. Dr. Edward Behrens, Chief of the Division of Rheumatology and Director of the Immune Dysregulation Frontier Program, discusses what his team has discovered about MIS-C and what gives him hope for the future.
Thursday Aug 13, 2020
Where We Are Now with Dr. Audrey Odom John: Research
Thursday Aug 13, 2020
Thursday Aug 13, 2020
Could dogs’ noses hold the answer to a better COVID-19 diagnostic test? Dr. Audrey Odom John, Chief of the Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases at CHOP, discusses her efforts to develop a COVID-19 breathalyzer test with help from some four-legged friends – and shares the questions CHOP researchers most want to answer about the disease.
Thursday Aug 13, 2020
Where We Are Now with Dr. Rebecca Harris: Testing
Thursday Aug 13, 2020
Thursday Aug 13, 2020
Testing is one of the most important tools we have to track and stop the spread of COVID-19, but it comes with many challenges. Dr. Rebecca Harris, Director of CHOP’s Infectious Disease Diagnostics Laboratory, shares the story of how CHOP developed its own COVID-19 test early in the pandemic and describes how her team is finding ways to do more tests, faster, as the pandemic continues.