Public Relations Manager
Mostafavi leads media relations and content creation for University of Michigan Health C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital and Von Voigtlander Women’s Hospital. Prior to joining Michigan Medicine in 2012, Mostafavi spent 10 years as a journalist. Contact: [email protected]
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A high school golfer with the severe congenital heart condition, hypoplastic left heart syndrome, is getting his own Masters moment, thanks to Make-A-Wish Michigan.
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It took a nearly seven-hour surgery (called a Kasai procedure), but one tiny patient avoided the need for a liver transplant in his first year of life.
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A newly launched multicenter study analyzes the use of emergency mechanical circulatory support among critically ill children with cardiovascular conditions.
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The condition that affects a young “Stranger Things” actor has recently captured public attention. It also has inspired a child with the same condition.
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A U-M faculty member helped start a hockey team for individuals with cerebral palsy and other disabilities, supporting their athletic capacity and camaraderie on the ice.
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Read how before birth, baby Breck’s doctors detected critical aortic stenosis - found in size in 1,000 infants - and performed fetal cardiac intervention.
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Well-wishers from as far as Guam, Australia and Turkey helped spread Valentine’s Day cheer to sick kids at U-M.
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U-M study compares body cooling & active fever prevention for children after cardiac arrest. See if therapeutic hypothermia improves neurobehavioral function.
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U-M study shows conversations in health clinics about the Double Up Food Bucks program can improve healthy eating habits for low income families on food stamps.
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When is your sick kid too sick for school? See parent poll results of symptoms that keep kids home from school & learn when to keep your child home from school.
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Pregnant mother of twins suffered from twin to twin transfusion syndrome & received in utero fetal therapy from a U-M maternal-fetal specialist. See their story.
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A car accident left 18 month old Emily with fractured femurs. See her story from pediatric femur fracture & orthopedic surgery to dancing 13 years later.
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C.S. Mott poll shows parents may forgo toddler safety measures while traveling. See the toddler travel survey results & tips for traveling with toddlers safely.
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Opiate withdrawal in newborns is growing faster in rural communities than cities. See more on infant drug withdrawal and neonatal abstinence syndrome statistics.
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Every C.S. Mott patient gets access to a cardboard virtual reality headset and an Bbox. Learn more about the Jim Harbaugh Foundation and U-M cardboard viewers.
