Kennedy Krieger Institute Appoints Patricia J. Mitchell to Its Board of Directors

Kennedy Krieger Institute, an internationally renowned organization with the mission of improving the lives of children, adolescents and adults with disorders and injuries of the nervous system, recently appointed Patricia J. Mitchell to its board of directors.

Kennedy Krieger Institute Awarded $1 Million in Federal Funding For Pediatric Post-COVID-19 Rehabilitation Clinic

U.S. Senators Ben Cardin and Chris Van Hollen worked to secure federal investment in the Institute.

Kennedy Krieger Institute’s Bennett Blazers in Spotlight at Capital One Arena

Thousands of sports fans learn more about adaptive sports.

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.

Kennedy Krieger to Open Early Childhood Learning Center in Northwest Baltimore City/County in July 2023

The innovative center will educate children ages 3-5 with and without Disabilities, serve as a statewide model.

Kennedy Krieger Institute Receives $11 Million in CDC Funding to Support Populations Underrepresented in Public Health Careers

The funds expand research opportunities for graduate and medical students.

Kennedy Krieger Institute Awards Endowed Chairs to Two Internationally Known Pediatric Specialists

Drs. Ali Fatemi and Miya Asato receive long-term funding from generous philanthropists to advance their work at Kennedy Krieger

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.

Director’s Message

Happy new year, readers! From the Maryland Center for Developmental Disabilities (MCDD), we wish you a great year ahead.