Tag: Strong Kids

On a quiet Sunday morning in August 2023, Craig and Amy Calvert were sitting at their kitchen table when the phone rang. The screen said “Penn,” their 15-year-old son’s name. He had stayed home from ...

Inna Hughes, MD, PhD, Associate Professor of Neurology and Pediatrics, has been appointed Interim Chief of Child Neurology at Golisano Children’s Hospital. A member of the URMC community since 2007, ...

During the course of his 30-year career, Marc Lande, MD, has seen tremendous growth in the field of Nephrology, both nationally and at Golisano Children’s Hospital (GCH).

When Dr. Carl D’Angio walked into the NICU as a pediatrics intern, he didn’t know it would shape the rest of his life. He quickly fell in love—with the medicine, the procedures, and most of all, the ...

Get to know the 2025 Miracle Kids of Golisano Children's Hospital—a remarkable group of young patients whose strength, resilience, and spirit have moved and inspired everyone around them.

At Golisano Children's Hospital, more than 1,200 babies are cared for in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) every year. Most stay a few days or a few months. Few experience the journey of Levi ...

Days before Thanksgiving, Sabrina Ann Leavens received bad news. Her 11-year-old son, Cody, had fallen from a tree. Sabrina and her 7-year-old daughter, Alyssa, raced to the after-school program Cody ...

An adorable baby with a feeding problem gets help from Golisano Children’s Hospital’s Division of Breastfeeding and Lactation Medicine.

Karis Hanna never expected to perform CPR on anyone, let alone her own daughter. But on January 21, 2024, her swift actions saved the life of Mary Sarah, one of her six children.

Javen Jackson’s journey is one of incredible strength and love, sustained by a resilient family spirit. It is defined by survival, loss, and miracles that arose in the family’s despair.