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For Patients & Families At Kentucky Children’s Hospital, kids come first. Every member of our staff is dedicated to caring for your child, from head to toe and everything in between. We want to help make your experience at Kentucky Children's Hospital a pleasant one. Just click on any item to find out more about these topics:
Our Health Care TeamsIn order to give you the best possible care, the specialists at Kentucky Children's Hospital are divided into teams. By concentrating on one special area of children's health and working together when those areas overlap, our teams make sure every child receives the most advanced care to fit their specific needs. Adolescent Medicine - specializing in comprehensive care for teenagers. Allergy and asthma - specializing in the diagnosis and treatment of childhood allergies and asthma. Behavioral and developmental medicine - specializing in the diagnosis and treatment of behavioral and developmental problems like ADHD and autism. Cardiology - specializing in treating children's hearts. Critical care - specializing in emergency care for children with life-threatening acute illnesses or organ failure. Endocrinology and metabolism - specializing in treating metabolic problems like diabetes and growth disorders. Gastroenterology and nutrition - specializing in kids' stomachs, digestive care, and nutrition. General pediatrics - specializing in treating kids before they get sick. Every kid should have a doctor who knows all about them, and our pediatricians are the very best. Genetics and dysmorphology - specializing in treatment and counseling for inherited and genetic disorders. Hematology-oncology - specializing in the diagnosis and treatment of blood cancers like leukemia and blood disorders like hemophilia. Infectious diseases - specializing in the immune system and the diagnosis and treatment of infections. Neonatology - specializing in the treatment of premature newborns. Nephrology - specializing in diagnosing and treating kidney diseases and disorders. Neurology - specializing in diagnosing and treating disorders that affect a child's brain and nervous systems. Orthopaedics - specializing in caring for children's bone, joint and spine problems. Plastic surgery - specializing in plastic surgery for kids. Pulmonology - specializing in the diseases and disorders that affect children's lungs. Pediatric surgery - specializing in the most advanced pediatric surgical techniques and technology. Weight management - High BMI ( Body Mass Index) Diagnostic Clinic will serve children and adolescents, age 2 to 18, who are overweight/obese (i.e. with BMI's above the 85th percentile). Young parents program - specializing in addressing the special needs of young mothers and their children. |
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