Research

UVA's new Child Health Research Center brings together scientists and clinicians to uncover the causes of childhood diseases and to pioneer new treatments, personalized therapies, and cures. Your support makes fundamental discoveries possible. Learn more.

Patient Care

We want you to feel confident, not only in your child's medical care, but in the support we provide for your whole family’s emotional and psychological needs. Philanthropy is essential to sustain these comprehensive and necessary services. Learn more.

Education

UVA Health Children's faculty train and mentor medical and nursing students, as well as young doctors specializing in pediatrics. Philanthropy is a critical component medical education. Learn more.

Spotlight: Pediatric Cancer 

We have one of the state’s only Pediatric Stem Cell Transplant Programs, led by nationally-renowned pediatric cancer researcher Dr. Trey Lee, and are opening a new bone marrow transplant program for our pediatric cancer patients. Dr. Michael Engel recently joined the UVA team as division chief for our pediatric hematology/oncology program. Engel is developing a game-changing cancer therapy, with a mission to introduce new treatments for leukemia that are far less toxic than current available therapies. Learn More.

 

Pediatric Cancer Support Services

Learn about available support services for pediatric cancer patients and their families.

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The Heart Family Fund

supports pediatric heart & vascular patients and their families.

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The Soho Center

provides a free book to every UVA Health Children's patient and their sibling(s).

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Stories of Care & Discovery

Research in Motion: Linda Duska, MD, MPH - Research - Medicine in Motion News

Research in Motion: Linda Duska, MD, MPH

I’m a clinical researcher and I love clinical research for two main reasons. The first reason is that it allows me to offer my patients novel state of the art care for their cancer. And the second reason is because the research we do today will cha...

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Research in Motion: Linda Duska, MD, MPH - Research - Medicine in Motion News
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Q&A: How Technology Is Revolutionizing Care for Cleft and Craniofacial Differences

UVA researchers are using cutting-edge imaging, 3D visualization and machine learning to address speech difficulties for children with cleft lip and palate.

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Q&A: How Technology Is Revolutionizing Care for Cleft and Craniofacial Differences
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UVA RESEARCHERS CAN NOW IDENTIFY RISK OF DEADLY PREGNANCY COMPLICATION

UVA research could lead to a simple blood test that would tell doctors whether a pregnant woman is at risk for preeclampsia.

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UVA Researchers Can Now Identify Risk of Deadly Pregnancy Complication
Department of Pediatrics Welcomes Firezer Haregu, MD, the First SOM ‘Targets of Opportunity’ Hire - Medicine in Motion News

Department of Pediatrics Welcomes Firezer Haregu, MD, the First SOM ‘Targets of Opportunity’ Hire

The Department of Pediatrics recently hired Firezer Haregu, MD, through the ‘Targets of Opportunity’ (TOPS) program, a funding source created to support initiatives aligning with achievement of the University of Virginia’s 2030 Strategic Plan. ...

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Department of Pediatrics Welcomes Firezer Haregu, MD, the First SOM ‘Targets of Opportunity’ Hire - Medicine in Motion News
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SON’S RARE, OFTEN DEADLY BRAIN TUMOR DROVE HIS FATHER TO BUILD BETTER MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY

When his son was placed on an antiquated tube feeding system, Neal Piper decided he needed to build a new one. UVA alumni and friends got behind the effort.

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Son’s Rare, Often Deadly Brain Tumor Drove His Father to Build Better Medical Technology