Pediatric cardiology is a subspecialty of pediatrics focusing on the diagnosis and treatment of heart problems in infants, children, and young adults. According to the American Heart Association (AHA), pediatric cardiologists are physicians who have completed training in pediatrics with...
Pediatric cardiothoracic surgeons provide preoperative, intraoperative, and postoperative surgical care to patients under the age of 18 with structural abnormalities involving the heart and major blood vessels. Includes correction or treatment of various conditions of the heart and related blood...
Vascular surgery is the medical specialty that involves the diagnosis and treatment of diseases of the arterial, venous, and lymphatic circulatory systems, excluding the heart and intracranial vessels.
Core privileges are those procedures or privileges that any well-trained practitioner...
Pediatric critical care medicine is the subspecialty of pediatrics that focuses on treating children, from birth to young adulthood, for illnesses or injuries that result in the child being in an unstable, critical condition. Pediatric critical care medicine specialists are often referred to as...
Pediatric dentists specialize in oral and dental care for children ranging in age from infants to teenagers. Pediatric dentists are specifically qualified to provide care related to children’s teeth, gums, and mouth.
Core privileges are those procedures or privileges that any well-...
A pediatric dermatologist specializes in diagnosing and treating children, including newborns and infants, who have diseases that affect the skin, hair, or nails. Such conditions affect children differently than they affect adults, and certain skin diseases occur more commonly or even...
Pediatric emergency medicine is a medical subspecialty that focuses on the diagnosis and treatment of acute illnesses and injuries of patients under the age of 18 within the confines of the emergency department setting. These physicians provide rapid evaluations with simultaneous stabilization...
Pediatric endocrinology is a subspecialty of pediatrics that manages diseases related to hormonal regulation during infancy, childhood, adolescence, and young adulthood. Pediatric endocrinologists diagnose, treat, and manage endocrine disorders including: growth...
Pediatric gastroenterology is a subspecialty in which physicians diagnose and manage young patients with acute and chronic diseases involving organs of the digestive system (i.e., esophagus, stomach, intestines, hepatobiliary system, and pancreas) and with nutritional disorders. Pediatric...
Physicians practicing pediatric hematology/oncology provide treatment to children and adolescents presenting with diseases and disorders of the blood and immune system and provide treatment or consultative services to children and adolescents with cancerous diseases...
