Your Child's Brain Podcast

March 2023: Cancer Treatment in Children

Dr. Bradley Schlaggar, president and CEO of Kennedy Krieger Institute welcomes Dr. Lisa Jacobson, a pediatric neuropsychologist and Dr. Lisa Carey, an education specialist, to discuss the late effects of cancer treatment on children, especially as it relates to school and learning.   

February 2023: KAT6a

February is nationally recognized as Rare Disease Month and to highlight this, Dr. Bradley Schlaggar, president and CEO of Kennedy Krieger Institute, welcomes Dr. Jacqueline Harris, a pediatric neurologist at Kennedy Krieger and Abby Tower, mother of five-year old Bay to discuss rare diseases and in particular KAT6a, a very rare disorder impacting Bay and her family.

January 2023: Pediatric Clinical Research

On this episode of Your Child’s Brain, Dr. Bradley Schlaggar, president and CEO of Kennedy Krieger Institute, welcomes Dr. Amy Bastian, chief science officer and director of the Center for Movement Studies at Kennedy Krieger to discuss pediatric clinical research as a way forward to better care and to developing treatments for childhood disorders and injuries.

December 2022: Rare Diseases

On this episode of Your Child's Brain, Dr. Bradley Schlaggar, president and CEO of Kennedy Krieger Institute, welcomes Drs. Ali Fatemi and Erika Augustine to discuss rare diseases. They talk about the difficulties in diagnosing rare disease and the importance of research in developing effective treatments.

November 2022: Project ECHO

On this episode, Dr. Bradley Schlaggar, president and CEO of Kennedy Krieger Institute, welcomes Drs. Mary Leppert and Joyce Harrison to discuss Project ECHO, a national program designed to address the shortage of pediatric specialists.

October 2022: Brain Injury

On this episode, our guests discuss brain injury, particularly in children.

September 2022: Adaptive Sports

On this month's episode of Your Child's Brain, adaptive sports and their physical, mental and community benefits are discussed

August 2022: Long COVID in Children

On this month's episode of Your Child's Brain, Long covid in children is discussed.

July 2022: Talking to Your Child About Trauma

On this month's episode of Your Child's Brain, guests discuss talking to your child about traumas.