Families searching for pediatric expertise and compassionate care find it at Children's Hospital. The interplay of patient care, medical education and research fuels advances in care that can only be found at a leading pediatric medical center.

Our physician-scientists, our medical leaders and innovators in training and our families contribute to leading-edge programs such as:

Center for Fetal Diagnosis and Treatment
One of only a few programs in the world to perform open fetal surgery, this program has successfully pioneered new surgical techniques for treating major childhood conditions like spina bifida before birth. The center attracts referrals worldwide.

Diagnostic Imaging Center
The largest pediatric radiology program in the United States, the center applies the most advanced imaging methods to diagnosis and treatment of childhood illness.

Intensive Care
A pioneer in the development of pediatric intensive care units, Children's Hospital today operates one of the nation's largest intensive care complexes for infants and children.

Craniofacial Reconstruction Center
One of the largest in the United States, this program is renowned for its results in performing craniofacial surgeries on infants.

Cardiac Center
A multidisciplinary program providing the most advanced, comprehensive care for children with all types of acquired and congenital heart disease. The center also houses an internationally renowned program in cardiothoracic surgery, as well as the East Coast's largest heart and heart/lung transplantation program.

Center for Pediatric Airway Disorders
The first and most extensive program in the world for infants and children requiring long-term life support systems for survival and recovery.

Pediatric Oncology
One of the nation's largest cancer programs for children.

Pain Management
Understanding that for most children and their families, pain is the single most frightening aspect of illness and medical treatment, Children's Hospital has pioneered the development of pain management techniques. This interdisciplinary program is one of the nation's most comprehensive.

Neurosurgery
A world-renowned program dedicated to the surgical management and comprehensive care of children with complex neurological disorders.

Center for Pediatric Inflammatory Bowel Disease
A shining example of bringing research breakthroughs "from bench to bedside," the IBD Center is one of the nation's largest programs for treating children and adolescents with Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis.

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