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Fetal Care Center of Cincinnati In the News
The Fetal Care Center of Cincinnati has been covered by many news media outlets. Following are some of the stories written about the Fetal Care Center of Cincinnati:
- The Star
"Boy surviving despite CHAOS"
July 12, 2007
"Before he was born, Tommy Boyce was about as sick as a fetus can be and still be alive. Tommy's lungs were dangerously enlarged and his heart was failing because of a rare congenital condition called CHAOS. Doctors gave his Oak Forest parents two choices: Terminate the pregnancy or watch Tommy die within minutes of his birth..." Read the full article - The Herald News
"Boy surviving despite CHAOS"
July 9, 2007
"Before he was born, Tommy Boyce was about as sick as a fetus can be and still be alive. Tommy's lungs were dangerously enlarged and his heart was failing because of a rare congenital condition called CHAOS. Doctors gave his Oak Forest parents two choices: Terminate the pregnancy or watch Tommy die within minutes of his birth..." Read the full article - Chicago Sun-Times
"Giving a kid a chance: Birth could have meant death for Tommy because his windpipe was blocked, but surgery done as he was delivered by C-section saved his life"
July 8, 2007
"Before he was born, Tommy Boyce was about as sick as a fetus can be and still be alive. Tommy's lungs were dangerously enlarged and his heart was failing because of a rare congenital condition called CHAOS. Doctors gave his Oak Forest parents two choices: Terminate the pregnancy or watch Tommy die within minutes of his birth..." Read the full article - Medical News Today
"Timing Is Critical Factor In Success Of Treatment, Benchmark Fetal Surgery Study Finds"
February 14, 2007
"It's one of the biggest controversies in fetal surgery and the cause of heated debate among surgeons and maternal-fetal medicine physicians around the world: What's the best way to treat twin-twin transfusion syndrome (TTTS), one of the most common conditions requiring fetal surgery and the leading cause of mortality in twins? The benchmark, NIH-funded study on TTTS, conducted at 17 centers in the United States, was presented at the annual meeting..." Read the full article. - News-Medical.Net
"What's the best way to treat twin-twin transfusion syndrome?"
February 11, 2007
"It's one of the biggest controversies in fetal surgery and the cause of heated debate among surgeons and maternal-fetal medicine physicians around the world: What's the best way to treat twin-twin transfusion syndrome (TTTS), one of the most common conditions requiring fetal surgery and the leading cause of mortality in twins? The benchmark, NIH-funded study on TTTS, conducted at 17 centers in the United States, was presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine in San Francisco, and it won't likely resolve the question of which is the best procedure. The study, led by Timothy Crombleholme, M.D., director of the Fetal Care Center of Cincinnati, shows that the question isn't which surgical procedure is better, it's when the procedure is done..." Read the full article. - MedicineWorld.org
"Benchmark fetal surgery study"
February 2007
"It's one of the biggest controversies in fetal surgery and the cause of heated debate among surgeons and maternal-fetal medicine physicians around the world: What's the best way to treat twin-twin transfusion syndrome (TTTS), one of the most common conditions requiring fetal surgery and the leading cause of mortality in twin..." Read the full article. - Middletown Journal
"Entrepreneur launches business for personal cause"
December 27, 2006
"Mike Venerable is hard to miss in traffic. The sides of his van are plastered with a wood and fire motif and the logo of Dickey's Barbecue Pit, the restaurant franchise he has opened in West Chester Twp. The van is part catering vehicle, part rolling billboard and is as large as the Mason resident's plans for..." Read the full article. - Science Magazine
"Medicine: Desperate Measures"
August 18, 2006
"Twenty-five years after the first fetal surgery was performed, doctors and ethicists are trying to learn whether and when the drastic procedures work--and whether they're worth the frightening risks..." Read the full article. - Business Courier
"Children's opens fetal surgery unit"
February 20, 2006
"The Fetal Care Center housed at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center has opened a fetal surgery unit. It includes both inpatient and outpatient facilities..." Read the full article. - 9News
"New Fetal Care Center Opens"
February 20, 2006
"Medical teams from Good Samaritan, University and Children's joined together Monday for the ribbon cutting of the Fetal Care Center of Cincinnati..." Read the full article. - The Enquirer
"Unit diagnoses before birth"
February 19, 2006
"Will Bello hadn't even been born when doctors found out he had cancer, and they started planning his treatment. Now 4 months old and cancer-free, Will is one of a growing number of babies who are diagnosed with - and sometimes treated for - life-threatening illnesses while still in the womb..." Read the full article. - The Standard Times
"Treating the smallest patients"
December 4, 2005
"Timothy M. Crombleholme has made a big career out of some very small patients. The 1976 Bishop Stang High School graduate ..." Read the full article. - Research Horizons
"Timothy Crombleholme Seeks to Understand Wound Healing"
"As a fetal and pediatric surgeon at Cincinnati Children's, Timothy Crombleholme, MD, FACS, FAAP, knows that the groundbreaking clinical advances of today would not be possible without the years of extensive research that preceded them..." Read the full article. - The Indianapolis Star
"At Riley, top care starts with research: Children's hospital counting on facilities to lure specialists, provide best for kids"
September 4, 2005
"It takes big plans to care for little people. That's why Riley Hospital for Children is banking on a bold 10-year, $500 million plan unveiled this past week that could make it one of the largest pediatric hospitals in the nation ..." Read the full article. - The Eagle Tribune
"A Miracle Shared"
March 21, 2004
"Alison Golas broke down last winter when she found out a disease was afflicting the twin babies in her womb and it was likely she would lose the pregnancy. 'I couldn't breathe,' she said. 'That was the hardest I had cried in my whole life.' It was a Friday just after Christmas in 2002 and Golas was 17 weeks pregnant ..." Read the full article. - Business Courier
"Hospitals team up on fetal care"
February 10, 2004
"Three Cincinnati-area hospitals have partnered to launch a new fetal care program that is one of only three in the United States and the first of its kind in the Midwest..." Read the full article. - The Cincinnati Enquirer
"High-profile doctor to head fetal center"
February 10, 2004
"A high-profile doctor has been recruited to run a new fetal surgery service - the Midwest's first such center. Dr. Timothy Crombleholme, formerly with the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, will lead the new Fetal Care Center of Cincinnati ..." Read the full article. - The News Record
"Fetal surgery program a first in Cincinnati: University Hospital recruits physicians"
May 15, 2003
"A new type of surgery will soon be available in Cincinnati for the most fragile of patients. University Hospital, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center and Good Samaritan Hospital are pooling resources to bring a regional fetal surgery program to Cincinnati. This kind of surgery is performed through the mother's abdomen while the fetus is still gestating ..." Read the full article. - The Cincinnati Enquirer
"Hospitals looking to open door on fetal surgery center: Program could allow closer option for early lifesaving"
April 4, 2003
"Somewhere in Greater Cincinnati almost every day, a diagnostic test reveals that a baby still months from birth has developed a serious problem. A spinal column deformed by spina bifida. Twins suffering life-threatening blood flow complications. Fluid on the brain. Dangerous abdominal hernias and other potentially deadly conditions. In most cases, anxious parents must wait until after the baby is born before doctors can attempt treatment ..." Read the full article. - Twins Magazine
"Twin-to-Twin Transfusion Syndrome"
Twin-to-twin transfusion syndrome is a heartbreaking condition that can turn the joy of a multiple-birth pregnancy to despair in a flash. Sadly, from time to time, we hear from mothers who say they had never of heard of TTTS until it was too late; they lost one or both babies. Although we usually run at least one "Special Miracles" TTTS story every year, we continue to hear from readers: Why don't you do stories on TTTS ..." Read the full article.
