Department of Pediatrics

We are committed to giving children a bright future. We provide the highest-quality clinical care, and we improve it every day through scientific research and training tomorrow's pediatrics leaders.

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Welcome! For over a century, faculty at Emory University have provided clinical care to children in Georgia. The Department of Pediatrics is committed to providing the best clinical care, cutting-edge research, and training opportunities for tomorrow's pediatric leaders.

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From rare diseases to routine procedures, we provide advanced treatment for children and teens through our clinical facilities at Children's Healthcare of Atlanta

Leading the way in pediatric health

#3 in NIH funding

We rank among the top pediatrics departments in the U.S. for National Institutes of Health funding awards.

4 Specialties in Top 10: U.S. News & World Report 2021-2022

The Aflac Cancer and Blood Disorders Center (No. 6), Gastroenterology and GI Surgery Program (No. 8), Nephrology Program (No. 8), and Orthopaedics Program (No. 10), ranked in the top 10 for USNWR.

73 children cured of sickle cell

The largest sickle cell program in the nation gives children suffering from the disease a healthy new future.

400+ clinical trials for pediatric cancer

Our Aflac Cancer and Blood Disorders Center has one of the largest brain tumor and leukemia-lymphoma programs in the U.S.

News Feature Baricitinib treatment resolves lower-airway macrophage inflammation and neutrophil recruitment in SARS-CoV-2-infected rhesus macaques

SARS-CoV-2-induced hypercytokinemia and inflammation are critically associated with COVID-19 disease severity. In this issue, Hoang et al. (460–475) investigate the use of baricitinib as a therapeutic for SARS-CoV-2 and demonstrate that treatment of SARS-CoV-2-infected rhesus macaques with baricitinib early during infection reduces lung pathology and inflammation.

Image credit: Jason Ooi (Yerkes National Primate Research Center, Emory University).

News Feature Warp Speed chief visits Emory, urges participation in COVID vaccine trials Evan Anderson, MD

Operation Warp Speed's Chief Science Advisor visited Emory University and urged Americans to continue enrolling in ongoing COVID-19 vaccine trials. On Thursday, Nov. 12, Dr. Moncef Slaoui, chief scientific adviser for Operation Warp Speed, toured the Emory Children’s Center, where two leading COVID vaccine clinical trials are underway.

News Feature Remdesivir for the Treatment of Covid-19

A novel coronavirus, severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), was first identified in December 2019 as the cause of a respiratory illness designated coronavirus disease 2019, or Covid-19.1 Several therapeutic agents have been evaluated for the treatment of Covid-19, but none have yet been shown to be efficacious.

Pediatrics News

Emory-led collaborative puts COVID tests to the test May. 12, 2022

A facility located at 59 Executive Park in Brookhaven is home to a team of researchers testing the accuracy and safety of tests designed to detect COVID-19, as well as provide tests for the public.

Through a hurricane and pandemic, nursing school graduate kept his goals in mind May. 4, 2022

Jovaan Velez knew from an early age that he would work in health care. After weathering Hurricane Maria and navigating nursing school during COVID-19, he’s ready to step into his role as patient advocate.

Research roundup: Recent grants and publications for Emory faculty and staff Apr. 12, 2022

Research is an integral part of Emory, from the sciences to the humanities. Read a sample of recent grant awards across campus along with newly published research findings.

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