Dr. Amy Thompson, Chief Executive of Covenant Children's Hospital, highlights her focus on improving outpatient care, including advancements in intensive outpatient services. She discusses efforts to break the stigma surrounding mental health care, as well as initiatives to strengthen and streamline transfer care for patients.

In this episode, Dr. Lisa Howley, Director of the Fetal Cardiology Program at Children’s Minnesota, discusses the biggest challenges and innovations shaping fetal and pediatric cardiology, including disparities in prenatal detection, the growing adult congenital population, and the promise of AI and telehealth in expanding access to care.

This episode features Dr. Wayne J. Franklin, Senior Vice President of the Children’s National Heart Center, as he discusses the top challenges shaping cardiology today, including workforce shortages, the evolving role of AI, and the impact of private equity on healthcare. Dr. Franklin also shares his optimism for technology-driven innovation and the importance of humanism in modern medicine.

In this episode, Sean Lally, President and CEO of St. Mary’s Healthcare System for Children, shares his career journey, the organization’s mission to care for medically complex children, and the role of Medicaid policy, technology, and parent partnerships in shaping the future of pediatric care.

In this episode, Dr. Robert Insoft, Neonatologist and Chief Operating Officer at Franciscan Children’s Campus, Boston Children’s Hospital System, shares his perspective on guiding teams through healthcare integrations, prioritizing staff engagement, and evolving as a leader to ensure high quality patient care.

In this episode, Dr. Miriam Parsa, Chief Pediatric Medical Officer at Cottage Children’s Medical Center, shares how her team is collaborating with Children’s Hospital Los Angeles to expand specialty care, strengthen training, and improve access for families along California’s central coast.

In this episode, Dr. Goutham Rao, Chair of Family Medicine and Community Health at University Hospitals of Cleveland and Case Western Reserve University, shares insights on the global challenges of recruiting primary care physicians. He discusses strategies for making the work more engaging, the role of innovation and AI, and how to inspire future physicians through meaningful connections with patients.

In this episode, Dr. Douglas Graham, Chief of the Aflac Cancer and Blood Disorders Center, shares progress in pediatric leukemia and sickle cell disease treatments, the impact of a 30-year partnership with Aflac, and breakthroughs in precision medicine, CAR T-cell therapy, and gene therapy that are reshaping outcomes for children and families.