Books authored or edited by Children’s Memorial Hospital staff

Cardiology/ cardiac topics

Pediatric Cardiac Surgery, 3rd Edition — Constantine Mavroudis, MD, and Carl Backer, MD
The completely revised, expanded, and updated edition of this trusted resource comprehensively covers all aspects of the surgical management of both congenital and acquired heart disease in children. Features 50 world-renowned experts discuss the latest developments in pediatric cardiac surgery — from basic science…through classification…to postoperative care — making this the single source to consult in this dynamic and demanding specialty.

Pediatric ECG Interpretation: An Illustrative Guide — Barbara Deal, MD, Christopher Johnsrude, MD, and Scott Buck, MD
In this handbook, Drs. Deal, Johnsrude and Buck aim to address the issue of pattern recognition as an important learning tool in the interpretation of ECGs by illustrating many of the ECG patterns a pediatric practitioner is likely to encounter. ECG illustrations with interpretations are presented in several categories: normal children of all ages, acquired abnormalities such as hypertrophy or electrolyte disorders, and common congenital heart disease lesions.

Dermatology

Hurwitz Clinical Pediatric Dermatology: A Textbook of Skin Disorders of Childhood and Adolescence — Amy S. Paller, MD, and Anthony J. Mancini, MD
This thoroughly updated classic text covers the full range of pediatric diseases, with special emphasis on management and which methods work best. The expert author team have maintained the steadfast tradition of Sid Hurwitzs ground-breaking work. The text delivers over 700 pages and more than 1,000 illustrations for today's most effective guidance in this specialized field.

History/General medical interest

Ward 41: Tales of a county intern — John Raffensperger, MD
Tales of a County Intern offers a glance back at Chicago's charity institution, Cook County Hospital, in the 1950s. A provacative look at a venerable Chicago teaching hospital for the poor — an ill-equipped, sometimes corrupt system — providing a rare glimpse into the life of nurses, residents and surgeons struggling to care to the poorest sick despite meager conditions.

Pediatrics (general)

Food Chaining: The Proven 6-Step Plan to Stop Picky Eating, Solve Feeding Problems and Expand Your Child's Diet (Paperback) – Cheri Fraker, CCC-SLP; Mark Fishbein, MD; Sibyl Cox, RD; and Laura Walbert, CCC-SLP

A breakthrough approach for dealing with picky eating and feeding problems, Food Chaining emphasizes the relationship between foods in regard to taste, temperature, and texture. In Food Chaining , the internationally known feeding team behind this unique method shows how to help children enjoy new and nutritious foods. The guide also includes information on common food allergies, improving eating skills, advice specific to special needs kids, and a pre-chaining program to help prevent food aversions before they develop.

Pediatrics: Just the Facts — Edited by Thomas Green, MD, Wayne Franklin, MD, and Robert R. Tanz, MD
Everything a resident or clinician needs-to-know about pediatric medicine in a concise bulleted format. Written by a preeminent team of clinicians from the top children's hospitals in the country, this quick-reference and board review is organized according to the clinical issues tested on the Board of Pediatrics Examination.

Psychiatry/psychology

American Psychiatric Publishing Textbook of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Third Edition — Jerry Weiner, MD, and Mina Dulcan, MD

The third edition of this contemporary core textbook continues to be an invaluable addition to the libraries of generalist and specialist alike, from medical students and psychiatry residents to practitioners (e.g., child and adolescent psychiatrists, pediatricians, family physicians, general psychiatrists, advanced practice child psychiatric nurses, psychiatric social workers) and family law attorneys.

Concise Guide to Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Third Edition — Mina K. Dulcan, MD, D. Richard Martini, MD, and MaryBeth Lake, MD
The book is an ideal resource for novices — practical, easy-to-understand, and small enough to carry in a jacket pocket. The Third Edition of this invaluable reference summarizes fundamental information on mental health issues affecting children and adolescents.

Essentials of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry — Edited by Mina K. Dulcan, MD, and Jerry M. Wiener, MD
This book distills the authoritative advice found in the third edition of The American Psychiatric Publishing Textbook of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. Updating and pruning that volume's detailed and comprehensive content, Essentials omits those chapters directed primarily toward subspecialists and retains what is immediately useful to general psychiatrists, pediatricians, neurologists, and nonphysician mental health clinicians such as nurses, psychologists, social workers, and family therapists.

Helping Parents, Youth, and Teachers Understand Medications for Behavioral and Emotional Problems - A Resource Book of Medication Information Handouts, 3rd Edition — Edited by Mina K. Dulcan, MD
This book of practical handouts is an essential resource for psychiatrists, pediatricians and others who prescribe medicine for youth with behavioral and emotional problems. Written in language that lay readers — parents, teachers and youth — can understand, this book covers today's most effective medications for pediatric behavioral and emotional disorders.

The Sensory-Sensitive Child: Practical Solutions for Out-of-Bounds Behavior — Karen A. Smith, PhD, and Karen R. Gouze, PhD
This book, written for parents and professionals, provides insight into children whose sensory processing difficulties compromise their functioning at home, at school, and with peers. The authors elaborate on the identification, treatment, and daily management of sensory processing difficulties and their academic and behavioral sequelae. Filled with practical, hands-on advice for parents, teachers, and professionals this book places sensory processing difficulties in a developmental and psychological context

Urological topics

Getting to Dry: How to Help Your Child Overcome Bedwetting — Max Maizels, MD, Diane Rosenbaum, PhD, and Barbara Keating, RN, MS

In this book, the experts at the country's leading center for treating childhood wetting show that parents can speed up the clock and children can wake up happy and dry. They cover the pros and cons of wetting alarms, drug therapies, and changes in diet and sleeping schedules. They also provide warmhearted advice on how to replace punishment and shame with rewards and praise. Above all, they offer proven techniques that really work.