Scoliosis Surgery: The Scoop on Poop

Dr. Afshin Aminian talks about the effects of pain medication on bowel movements after scoliosis surgery. Pooping is important after your spine surgery.

Scoliosis Surgery: We Want You to Poop

Scoliosis surgery isn't just hard on your spine. Your pain meds can mess with your ability to go to the bathroom. See why it's so important after surgery.

Birth Defects

Common birth defects include: heart defects, cleft lip, cleft palate, Down syndrome and spina bifida. Congenital heart defects are the most common in the U.S.

Kids and Concussions: Learn How to Play it Safe

The word concussion comes from the Latin word to shake violently. A lot of times, people may hit their head and don’t realize it was a concussion.

Orthopedic Medicine: What Every Pediatrician Should Know

A full day of educational teaching and hands-on training in basic orthopedic exams. Simple diagnosis could be  made by a PCP if they had the basic tools and skill set to examine the upper and lower extremities correctly.  Early diagnosis ensures good patient outcomes.

Taraman, Sharief MD

Dr. Sharief Taraman is board-certified in neurology with special qualifications in child neurology. He is director of the neurology concussion clinic.

Zadeh, Neda MD

Dr. Zadeh is a medical geneticist at CHOC and the associate director of the Molecular Diagnostic Laboratory at Genetics Center.

Fernandez, Amanda N. MD

Dr. Fernandez is a board certified neurologist who treats kids with the full range of child neurologic disorders, neuromuscular diseases and seizures.

Galion, Anjalee MD

Dr. Galion is board certified in child neurology and pediatrics who treats kids and teens in Orange County and specializes in pediatric neurology.

Totoiu, Minodora MD

Dr. Totoiu is board certified in pediatrics and neurology with special qualification in child neurology who treats kids and teens in Orange County.

Facts About Concussion: Symptoms and Treatments

The signs of a concussion range from the obvious to the not-so-obvious. They can include headache, dizziness and feeling “foggy” as well as unusual symptoms like sadness, repeating questions, tingling and trouble falling asleep.

Kim, Keun-young MD

Dr. Keun-Young Kim specializes in neurosurgery and sees kids and teens at CHOC at Mission Hospital.

Loudon, William G. MD, PhD

Dr. William Loudon is a board-certified pediatric neurosurgeon at CHOC Hospital.

Massoudi, Farzad MD

Dr. Farzad Massoudi is a board certified physician specializing in neurosurgery. He sees patients at CHOC Hospital in Orange.

Muhonen, Michael G. MD

Dr. Michael Muhonen is a board certified neurosurgeon at CHOC, treating babies, kids and teens with neurological disorders.

Yanni, Daniel MD

Dr. Daniel Yanni specializes in neurosurgery and treats kids and teens in Orange County.

Ashkenaze, David MD

Dr. David Ashkenaze is a board certified physician specializing in orthopedic surgery. He sees kids and teens at CHOC at Mission Hospital.

Claveria, Richard J. MD

Dr. Richard Claveria is a board certified physician specializing in orthopedic surgery. He sees kids and teens at CHOC at Mission Hospital.

Deckey, Jeffrey E. MD

Dr. Jeffrey Deckey is a board certified physician specializing in orthopaedic surgery. He sees kids and teens at CHOC Hospital in Orange.

Kids and Window Falls: What You Need to Know

11 Facts About Concussions

The signs of a concussion aren’t always obvious. And neither is the recovery. Even a mild concussion should be evaluated by a doctor.

Naderi, Nassim MD

Dr. Nassim Naderi is board certified in Neurology (ABPN), Clinical Neurophysiology (ABPN) as well as Epilepsy (ABCN) and treat kids and teens with epilepsy.