Our Washington University physicians are dedicated to improving the health of children and adolescents through groundbreaking research. Whether your child is coming to St. Louis Children’s Hospital for a radiology procedure, same day surgery, a late-night emergency or an extended hospital stay, you can count on your child receiving care that is among America’s best.
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The Department of Pediatrics is recognized by the National Institutes of Health as a Child Health Research Center of Excellence, one of only 12 pediatric centers nationwide with this status.
St. Louis Children’s Hospital, affiliated with Washington University School of Medicine:
- Recognized as one of America’s top pediatric hospitals by U.S. News & World Report.
- Continuously awarded Magnet designation by the American Nurses Credentialing Center since 2005, the nation’s highest honor for nursing excellence.
- Nationally recognized by the American College of Surgeons (ACS) as a Level 1 Pediatric Trauma Center.
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Academic Pediatrics
The Division of Academic Pediatrics at Washington University and St. Louis Children’s Hospital is the home of the several different pediatric services, including the Complex Care Clinic and its outpatient services for general pediatric patients, Pediatric Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (physiatry) and Behavioral and Developmental Pediatrics.
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Complex Care Clinic | Pediatric Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation | General Academic Pediatrics | Community Pediatrics | Developmental & Behavioral Pediatrics
Adolescent Medicine
The specialty of adolescent medicine has developed in response to the unique health care needs of adolescents. Knowledge of the physical, cognitive, emotional and social changes that adolescents undergo, as well as the disease processes that occur during adolescence, is vital when caring for patients in this age group. Typical concerns for adolescents that we see include sexual and reproductive health concerns, depression, anxiety and eating disorders.
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Adolescent Center @ SLCH | The SPOT | Pediatrics Transgender Center @ SLCH
Allergy & Pulmonary Medicine
The multidisciplinary Washington University Division of Pediatric Allergy and Pulmonary Medicine at St. Louis Children’s Hospital is a premier academic program, and its commitment to excellence in patient care, teaching, and research was recognized by our inclusion as one of America’s best pulmonary services, according to Parent magazine’s survey and the US & World Report Best Hospitals ranking. Some key clinical services: Pediatric Asthma and Allergy Center, Cystic Fibrosis Center, Pediatric Lung Transplantation Center, Pediatric Sleep Clinic and Laboratory, Pediatric pulmonary clinics and laboratories, Pediatric Bronchoscopy and the Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia (PCD) & Rare Lung Disease Center.
Cardiology
The Division of Cardiology at St. Louis Children’s Hospital offers the families of infants and children with heart disease the benefit of a world-class team of pediatric cardiologists and health care professionals. We provide a full range of diagnostic studies and therapeutic interventions that cover all pediatric heart problems. Our Fetal Congenital Heart Center accommodates women with fetal diagnoses of congenital heart disease.
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Heart Station | Cardiac Catheterization | Cardiothoracic Surgery | Heart Transplantation
Critical Care Medicine
The Division of Pediatric Critical Care Medicine provides an academic structure for the activities involved in the care of critically ill children in the Washington University School of Medicine Department of Pediatrics and the St. Louis Children’s Hospital Pediatric and Cardiac Intensive Care Units.
Emergency Medicine
The Division of Emergency Medicine provides clinical care to patients seen at two locations: St. Louis Children’s Hospital Emergency Department, an ACS-verified Level 1 pediatric trauma center and Northwest Healthcare in North St. Louis County. The division also includes the Section of Child Abuse Pediatrics, whose members care for children with suspected physical or sexual abuse in inpatient and outpatient settings.
Endocrinology & Diabetes
The Division of Pediatric Endocrinology and Diabetes provides comprehensive specialty care and consultative services children from the greater St. Louis area and the four-state surrounding region each year. We also provide outpatient services at locations throughout the bistate area. We offer the very latest in diagnostic and therapeutic services for the full range of endocrine-metabolic disorders.
Gastroenterology, Hepatology & Nutrition
The Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition at Washington University and St. Louis Children’s Hospital provides comprehensive care for infants, children and adolescents with gastrointestinal, liver, pancreatic and nutritional disorders. Its full-time staff is supported by extensive experience in diagnostic and therapeutic services and special training.
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Liver Transplantation | Pediatric Parenteral Nutrition | Specialized Clinical Services | Specialized Procedures
Genetics & Genomic Medicine
The Division of Genetics & Genomic Medicine provides care for children and adults with a variety of medical problems, including: birth defects, abnormalities of newborn screening, inborn metabolic diseases, genetic syndromes, familial cancer syndromes, chromosomal abnormalities, and many other genetic disorders. Our division has the distinction of being a NORD Rare Disease Center for Excellence.
Hematology & Oncology
The division offers a full range of clinical services for pediatric patients and draws from a population of more than 2 million in the greater St. Louis area, with additional referrals from surrounding Missouri, Illinois and throughout the Midwest. We care for more than 150 new oncology patients each year and evaluate more than 300 new hematology patients per year, resulting in more than 600 children who are actively followed and treated by the division.
Hospital Medicine
Our pediatric hospital medicine division is affiliated with the Washington University Medical Center and serves St. Louis Children’s Hospital (SLCH), Barnes-Jewish Hospital, Missouri Baptist Medical Center, Progress West HealthCare Center, Memorial Hospital Shiloh and Memorial Hospital Belleville. The group is composed of board-eligible and board-certified pediatricians who are exclusively hospital-based.
Infectious Diseases
The Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases provides a full-time consultation service for patients admitted to St. Louis Children’s Hospital. Patients referred for evaluation or management of a variety of other infectious diseases are seen in our general infectious disease clinics. Arrangements can also be made for urgent outpatient consultations.
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Project A.R.K. (AIDS/HIV Resources and Knowledge) | Ortho/ID clinic @ SLCH | Travel Clinic @ SLCH | International Adoption Clinic @ SLCH
Nephrology, Hypertension & Apheresis
Our division provides comprehensive treatment for children who suffer from kidney or genitourologic disorders, both acute and chronic. This includes evaluation, specialized testing, education and ongoing care, such as the provision of dialysis and kidney transplantation as treatment for chronic kidney disease.
Newborn Medicine
The clinical services of the division are anchored in the 125-bed level IV Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at St. Louis Children’s Hospital (SLCH) that provides care to newborn infants born at Barnes-Jewish Hospital, as well as those transported by the St. Louis Children’s Hospital Transport Team from all over the U.S. and abroad.
Rheumatology & Immunology
Children with rheumatic disease or issues with immunodsyregulation are cared for by an experienced team of physicians, nurse practitioners, and clinical nurse coordinators. The care and evaluation of our patients is supported by a state-of-the-art diagnostic laboratory which includes all available serologic and cellular testing for rheumatic diseases and immunodeficiencies.
Additionally, the pediatric clinical immunology program at St. Louis Children’s Hospital provides the highest quality multi-disciplinary care for children with primary immunodeficiencies. This clinic is staffed by Washington University physicians and a dedicated nurse practitioner. Our clinic specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of primary immunodeficiencies that lead to increased infections and immune dysregulation. We offer a range of treatments including replacement immunoglobulin infusion therapy and evaluation for hematopoietic stem cell therapy.
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