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The Heart Center delivers world-class cardiac care

Dr. Susan DesJardins is a cardiologist at the Heart Center at Arnold Palmer Hospital. In honor of February's focus on heart health, she shares what makes The Heart Center the leader in children's cardiac care in Central Florida. 

Craniopharyngioma - Identifying Bio Targets for Medical Therapy

Advancing Treatment for Pediatric Craniopharyngioma: Prospective Pilot Study Identifying Clinically Relevant Biological Targets for Medical Therapy

Beat Childhood Cancer Specimen Banking and Data Registry

Specimen Banking With Clinical and Genomic Data Registry With the Establishment of Tumor Models for Pediatric Cancers

A 12-Week, Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled, Phase 3 Study to Assess the Safety and Efficacy of Tenapanor for the Treatment of IBS-C in Pediatric Patients 12 to 18 Years Old

A 12-Week, Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled, Phase 3 Study to Assess the Safety and Efficacy of Tenapanor for the Treatment of Irritable

A Study to Evaluate Etrasimod Treatment in Adolescents With Ulcerative Colitis

An Open-Label, Single-Arm Study to Evaluate the Efficacy, Pharmacokinetics, and Safety of Etrasimod in Adolescent Subjects with Moderately to Severely Active Ulcerative Colitis

A Study of a New Way to Treat Children and Young Adults With a Brain Tumor Called NGGCT

A Phase 2 Trial of Chemotherapy Followed by Response-Based Whole Ventricular & Spinal Canal Irradiation (WVSCI) for Patients With Localized Non-Germinomatous Central Nervous System Germ Cell Tumor

A Culturally-Tailored Mobile Health and Social Media Physical Activity Intervention for Improving Physical Activity in Hispanic or Latino/​Latina Adolescent and Young Adult Childhood Cancer Survivors

Walking Juntos: Developing and Testing a Culturally-Tailored Mobile Health and Social Media Physical Activity Intervention Among Adolescent and Young Adult Childhood Cancer Survivors

Surveillance or Treatment of Patients w/Germ Cell Tumors

A Phase 3 Study of Active Surveillance for Low Risk and a Randomized Trial of Carboplatin vs. Cisplatin for Standard Risk Pediatric and Adult Patients With Germ Cell Tumors

Fun is the name of the game! Learn about the benefits of Aquatic Therapy for your child.

One of the things I love about being an occupational therapist is using unique tools to help a child reach their full potential. One of those tools that may be a bit unexpected is a swimming pool. The properties of water offer unique benefits, are familiar to children and inherently add the unquestionable element of fun. As therapists we know that when a child is having fun, they will try harder and risk failure to reach their goals. When we treat your child, our pursuit is to build on their strengths and challenge their weaknesses while engaging them in motivating ways. Fun is the ultimate motivator! Children who have faced physical disabilities, learning difficulties or traumatic injury certainly know how fun can turn a daunting challenge into an achievable one.

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