Conditions We Treat

When a newborn infant's genitals are not clearly male or female, the infant is said to have ambiguous genitalia. The baby genitals may have external features of both sexes and/or the sex organs may not match his/her internal sex organs or their genetic sex. Learn more about Ambiguous Genitalia.

Anencephaly is a birth defect that affects the developing brain and skull bones of newborn babies. Learn more about Anencephaly.

Arteries are the blood vessels that carry blood, oxygen and nutrients to all tissues of the body. An ischemic stroke occurs when an artery supplying the brain is damaged, ruptures or is blocked, causing the flow of blood to be interrupted from reaching the brain. Strokes can occur at all ages. Learn more about Arterial Ischemic Stroke.

Congenital growth and developmental defects is the broad general term used to describe defects that occur as the fetus is growing within its mother’s womb. Learn more about Congenital Growth and Development Defects.

Congenital hepatitis B is a viral infection of a baby’s liver which occurs when a pregnant women infected with HBV passes the virus onto her unborn infant. Learn more about Congenital Hepatitis B.

It is the condition caused by the Herpes simplex virus. It is the virus that can be transmitted sexually or by direct skin contact and causes genital sores and other symptoms in adults. Learn more about Congenital Herpes Simplex.

Learn more about Congenital High Airway Obstruction Syndrome.

HIV is a potentially dangerous viral infection that can ultimately lead to AIDS if left untreated. When the virus is passed to an unborn fetus by the mother, this is known as congenital HIV. Learn more about Congenital HIV.

Encephalitis is a rare inflammation of the brain, which has a number of causes. Learn more about Encephalitis.

Erb’s palsy is a form of brachial nerve palsy that occurs in newborn babies which is characterized by weakness, loss of feeling and difficulty moving the affected arm. Learn more about Erb's Palsy.

Fetal Alcohol spectrum are a group of birth defects that occur when a woman drinks alcohol while pregnant. Learn more about Fetal Alcohol Syndrome.

Normally, the pulmonary artery comes off the right ventricle of the heart and splits into two distinct branches to carry blood to the lungs. With this very rare heart abnormality (hemitruncus), the main pulmonary artery and one branch, typically the left, are found in the correct position, however the right one comes out of the ascending aorta. Learn more about Hemitruncus.

Hemolytic disease of the newborn is a condition that occurs when a mother’s blood type is not compatible with her unborn fetus. Learn more about Hemolytic Disease.

Hydrops fetalis is an abnormal collection of fluid in at least two different organ spaces (like the skin, abdomen, around the heart and/or lungs) causing massive swelling. Learn more about Hydrops Fetalis.

IVH of the newborn is bleeding into the fluid filled cavities of the baby’s brain. Learn more about Intraventricular Hemorrhage.

Micropenis is the medical term for a smaller than a normally formed penis (1.1 to 1.6 inches in the newborn baby). Learn more about Micropenis.

Mixed gonadal dysgenesis is a sex developmental disorder where the gonads are abnormal from there being some cells with XY chromosomes and some with just a single X (chromosome Y mosaicism). Learn more about Mixed Gonadal Dysgenesis.

Tears normally drain from the eye through small openings in the corners of the eyelids, entering the nose through the nasolacrimal duct (tear duct). When the tear ducts are blocked it’s known as nasolacrimal duct (or tear duct) obstruction. Learn more about Nasolacrimal Duct Obstructions.

NAS is a group of problems that occur after delivery when a baby has been exposed during intrauterine life to illicit addictive drugs taken by his/her mother. Learn more about Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome.

Hepatitis is an inflammation of the liver. Neonatal hepatitis is a liver inflammation that occurs in early infancy; frequently between 1-2 months of age from, and in 20% of infants from a virus that infects the liver, passed during pregnancy (or soon after) from mother to baby. Learn more about Neonatal Hepatitis.

Periventricular leukomalacia is a brain disorder occurring in prematurely born babies which is characterized by brain damage with softening and death of the inner part of the brain. Learn more about Periventricular Leukomalacia.

SIDS (sometimes called crib or cot death) is the term used to describe the unpredictable sudden death of a normal infant < 1 year of age (usually between 1 month and 1 year), which remains unexplained after all causes of death have been ruled out. Most of these infants die aged < 6 months. Learn more about Sudden Infant Death Syndrome.

Thrush is the term used for a common mouth infection caused by the yeast-like fungus called Candida Albicans (yeast infections can also occur in other parts of the body like the diaper area of the baby, vagina, digestive or urinary tracts). Learn more about Thrush Candidiasis and Yeast Infections.

TORCH (or TORCH syndrome) is the short term used to describe a group of diseases that are passed from mother to baby during pregnancy (congenital). The “letters” stand for Toxoplasmosis, Other (such as syphilis, mumps, HIV, parvovirus, chickenpox virus and other viruses), Rubella, Cytomegalovirus and Herpes simplex. Learn more about TORCH.

Transient tachypnea of the newborn is a self-limiting, temporary breathing problem that occurs in full term (and near full term premature) newborn babies starting shortly after birth and lasting up to 3 days. Learn more about Transient Tachypnea of the Newborn.