Episodes 39
Avg. Duration 33m
Activity Highly Active
Apple Rating 5.0 (6)
Since Jan 2021
Latest Episode Feb 2026

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Monthly
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Consistency
22%
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About This Podcast

Join Cook Children's health professionals as they present Doc Talk, a new podcast series keeping you on the edge of pediatric programs, research, life-changing treatments and the latest news that advances the care we provide to kids.

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Recent Episodes

Cochlear implants: profound loss to th gift of hearing

Feb 17, 2026 1h

Otolaryngologist Patricia Purcell, M.D. and audiologist Mandy Pendleton discuss early intervention by the specialized cochlear implant team at Cook Children's restores hearing in children ages 7-9…

S1E39 Pediatric Research: The promise, the power, the child

Feb 16, 2026 59m

Vice President, Chief Research Officer, William Stigall, MD, MA, shares the frontier-pushing pediatric research happening at Cook Children’s and its power to improve the health and wellbeing of…

S1E37 Pediatric Facial Reanimation Therapy: Restoring Smiles, Building Confidence

Dec 02, 2025 23m

Whether it's caused by a movement disorder such as Bell's Palsy or Guillain-barre syndrome, trauma, facial palsy, affects a child's look, smile, speech, eating, and self-esteem. Listen in to hear how…

S1E36 Robotic Rehabilitation: A Game Changer for Children with Hemiplegic Cerebral Palsy

Oct 22, 2025 23m

Dr. Christos Papadelis shares the strides made by robotic rehabilitation for children with cerebral palsy at Cook Children's. His team uses the Amadeo system, which improves upper extremity functions…

S1E35 Focused Ultrasound: Breaking Barriers, Changing Lives

Oct 08, 2025 29m

Can focused ultrasound send tiny bubbles beyond the blood brain barrier and destroy diffuse intrinsic pontine gliomas in children? Hear why Sibo Zhao, M.D., and John Honeycutt, M.D., believe it can,…

S1E34 3D Printing: Onsite 3D Lab gives pediatric surgeons the upper hand and patients brighter outcomes

Sep 28, 2025 1h 11m

Imagine holding a perfect 3D replica of a child's heart, spine, or skull in your hands. Cardiologist Steve Muyskens and plastic surgeon Han Zhuang Beh share the incredible advantages of having an…

S1E33 Small Baby Unit: Giving the littlest NICU babies a fighting chance.

Aug 14, 2025 31m

For babies born before 28 weeks and full-term infants born with serious complications, the small baby unit team at Cook Children’s NICU adds an extra level of care, and a fighting chance for a bright…

S1E32 Selective Dorsal Rhizotomy: Making Bigger Strides in Spastic Cerebral Palsy

Jun 19, 2025 38m

Cook Children’s pediatric neurologist, Stephanie Acord, M.D., delves into selective dorsal rhizotomy for children with spastic cerebral palsy with a deep dive into the evaluation of each patient, the…

S1E31 On the Frontlines: Improving the Future for Immunocompromised Kids

May 02, 2025 36m

When a child's immune system doesn't work properly, it can cause problems like severe, frequent or unusual infections and autoimmune disorders. Immunologist, Dr. Natalia Chaimowitz, and Pediatrician,…

S1E30 Diagnostic Mysteries: The Secrets in Our DNA

Oct 09, 2024 41m

A podcast on DNA, diagnosing genetic conditions, optical genome mapping for diagnostic accuracy, comprehensive patient histories, and equitable genetic research participation across all ethnicities.

S1E29 Diagnosing, Treating and Researching Exercise Induced Laryngeal Obstruction (EILO)

Oct 02, 2024 32m

Dr. John Robertson and his team at Cook Children's Exercise Respiratory Center specialize in diagnosing and treating exercise-induced laryngeal obstruction (EILO) and dysfunctional breathing in…

Gene Therapy for Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy

Aug 02, 2024 22m

Dr. Rhem shares a promising new gene therapy for children living with Duchenne.

Bariatric Surgery in Adolescents with Severe Obesity

Jun 27, 2024 41m

Childhood obesity is a significant national epidemic, with approximately 20% of children and teens in the U.S. classified as obese. This condition, if untreated, leads to severe comorbidities such as…

S1E26 Interprofessional camaraderie - advancing pediatric leukemia care

Apr 08, 2024 53m

A look at the importance of interprofessional care to improve the outcomes of young people with leukemia, with pediatric leukemia specialists Paul Bowman, M.D. and Kenneth Heym M.D.

Confronting the Growing Fentanyl Crisis and Saving Lives

Mar 06, 2024 1h 5m

As the fentanyl and opioid crisis continues to grow here in the U.S., those on the frontlines have seen firsthand the impact of drug overdoses on young people, families, first responders, law…

Research, Oncology, Pharmacology and the Pediatric Precision Medicine Journey

Apr 28, 2023 41m

The causes of tumors in children and young adults are different than those in adults. Yet, much of the diagnoses and treatments for pediatric patients have been based on those from adults. But thanks…

S2E23 Treating pediatric pelvic floor dysfunction: constipation, incontinence and pain, oh my!

Mar 17, 2023 38m

Children and teens can have difficulty with bladder and bowel incontinence (leaking urine or stool), constipation, pain when using the restroom (dysuria) or pelvic pain. There are myriad reasons why…

S1E22 Hyperinsulinism. Blazing new trails in treating and curing this rare disease.

Aug 12, 2022 41m

Join Cook Children’s team of experts on blazing new trails in treating and curing hyperinsulinism (HI) for children across the nation and around the globe. Hear what’s being done to cure more…

S1E21 Pediatric palliative epilepsy neurosurgery – giving kids a brighter quality of life

Jul 27, 2022 41m

There is a misconception that palliative means end of life care.  But that's not how we think about palliative surgery at all. Palliative surgery is when we're looking at not necessarily curing…

Breaking barriers in pediatric surgery, and beyond

May 13, 2022 27m

Any surgery can be challenging and come with risks. But when that surgery involves children, it comes with a unique set of things the surgery team has to consider that are very different from adults.…

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