Mourning the Loss of Professor Kwaku Ohene-Frempong

With great sadness, we announce the passing of Emeritus Professor Kwaku Ohene-Frempong. Professor Kwaku Ohene-Frempong passed away just after 9 PM ET on Saturday, May 7, 2022. He died peacefully surrounded by his loved ones after a 6-month battle with aggressive cancer.

He was Director Emeritus of the CHOP Comprehensive Sickle Cell Center and Emeritus Professor of Pediatrics at CHOP and Penn. “KOF” as he was widely known, dedicated his more than four-decades long career to improving the lives of people with sickle cell disease. His impact was felt in the USA, in Ghana, and in many other settings around the world. His hard work, passion, kindness, clinical excellence, teaching skills, commitment, and humility inspired generations of colleagues worldwide to also dedicate their careers to this cause. May he rest in peace, and may the work he devoted his life to – the support of patients with sickle cell disease and their families in all settings continue and be strengthened for decades to come.

Global Pediatric Radiology Education — A Commentary on our Observership Program

Establishing an international observership program demonstrates a commitment to education and the well-being of children worldwide while also addressing the need for specialized knowledge and experience abroad.

Learning Without Limits: Andrea Braccia’s International Training Experience

Dr. Andrea Braccia of Università Degli Studi Di Napoli Federico II, Napoli (Naples), Italy, hit pause on his studies and career at home to participate in a four-and-a-half-month long observership at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) and the Division of Cardiac Anesthesiology in 2025-2026.

CHOP Observership Spotlight with Ani Sargsyan

Dr. Ani Sargsyan is a pediatric radiologist from Armenia with over five years of experience in diagnostic imaging. Dr. Sargsyan attended the 2022 and 2025 CHOP Open Medical Institute courses on Pediatric Radiology in Salzburg, Austria.

I Had to Survive: How a Plane Crash in the Andes Inspired My Calling to Save Lives

This month, we’re featuring the story of Dr. Roberto Canessa, a renowned pediatric cardiologist and a survivor of the notorious 1972 Uruguayan airplane crash. His journey through the Chilean snowcapped Andes Cordillera rescued 14 of his friends still trapped in the mountains, and inspired his career in saving the lives of pediatric patients.

New “Women Leading the Way” Podcast Series with CEO Madeline Bell

Women at our hospital are making breakthroughs that are transforming children’s lives – and changing the world. In honor of Women’s History Month, “Women Leading the Way” is a five-episode series of our CEO Madeline Bell’s podcast, Breaking Through. She talked with five women doctors and scientists from CHOP about their groundbreaking work. Hear from Susan Furth, MD, PhD, Holly L. Hedrick, MD, FACS, Diva D. De León-Crutchlow, MD, MSCE, Marni Falk, MD, and Denise Adams, MD. Browse all of the Breaking Through episodes today.

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