Kennedy Krieger in the News
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Understanding Bullying’s Impact and Detecting Warning Signs (October 14, 2024): Dr. Emma Cole, a school psychologist with Kennedy Krieger School Programs, talks about what parents should be aware of when it comes to bullying and what signs they should look out for in their kids.
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Kennedy Krieger Institute Recognized as One of the Best Children’s Hospitals by U.S. News & World Report (October 9, 2024): Kennedy Krieger Institute has been recognized as a 2024–2025 Best Children’s Hospital by U.S. News & World Report. What’s more: The media company’s new specialty behavioral health category praises Kennedy Krieger and the Johns Hopkins Children’s Center for their joint pediatric and adolescent behavioral health program.
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Forbes Names Kennedy Krieger Among Top 10 Maryland Employers (September 4, 2024): The honor reflects Kennedy Krieger staff members’ dedication and commitment to patients and students, say senior leaders of the Institute.
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‘It Can Be Just as Exciting as the Olympics’: What a Paralympian Wishes Audiences Knew (August 30, 2024): Wheelchair racing gold medalist Daniel Romanchuk is an alum of the Bennett Blazers, Kennedy Krieger’s adaptive sports team.
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Dr. Ernestine Briggs-King
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Instagram, June 21, 2024: Please welcome Ernestine Briggs-King, PhD, to Kennedy Krieger as vice president of the Department of Family and Community Interventions, which includes the Institute’s Therapeutic Foster Care program and Center for Child and Family Traumatic Stress. Dr. Briggs-King conducts research on traumatic stress, mentors staff members and trainees, and supports psychological care for children and families.
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Awards
Top row: Dr. Siddharth Gupta, Dr. Mary Leppert and Dr. Carmen Lopez-Arvizu.
Bottom row: Dr. Albert Recio, Dr. Heather Riordan and Dr. Joyce Wong.
Baltimore Magazine recognized six Kennedy Krieger physicians in its Top Doctors list for 2024:
- Dr. Siddharth Gupta, director of our Epilepsy Monitoring Unit and an attending physician in our Center for Synaptic Disorders
- Dr. Mary Leppert, director of our Teaching Excellence in Neurodevelopmental Disabilities (TEND) Clinic and Project ECHO® programs
- Dr. Carmen Lopez-Arvizu, director of outpatient psychiatric services at our Center for Developmental Behavioral Health
- Dr. Albert Recio, medical director of our Aquatic Therapy Program and an attending physician for the Spasticity and Paralysis Functional Restoration Clinic (SPaR) at our International Center for Spinal Cord Injury (ICSCI)
- Dr. Heather Riordan, director of our Phelps Center for Cerebral Palsy
- Dr. Joyce Wong, attending physician at our Center for Development and Learning, physician champion of the Kennedy Krieger Epic system and vice president and president-elect of our medical staff
This is the first time that six Institute physicians have been named to the list. Dr. Leppert and Dr. Lopez-Arvizu have been included in previous years as well. To be considered for this honor, physicians must be nominated by fellow doctors in the Baltimore area.
