Conditions We Treat

An adjustment disorder is an unhealthy, excessive behavioral or emotional reaction, usually in children or adolescents, to a difficult and/or stressful major life event, or change in life, which may be sudden or ongoing for some time (and normally occurs within 3 months of the event). Learn more about Adjustment Disorders.

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.

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Asperger's syndrome describes a group of symptoms in children who have difficulties with social, behavioral and communication skills who have only mildly abnormal/good language and cognitive skills with average/above average intelligence. Learn more about Asperger's Syndrome.

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Bladder exstrophy is a complex congenital (before birth) defect that develops in which the bladder is inside out and lies exposed on the outside of the abdomen. The disorder also usually involves abnormalities of the urinary tract, skeletal muscles and bones, and the intestinal system. Epispadias, usually seen with exstrophy of the bladder, is a defect in which the urethral opening (the tube that drains urine from the bladder to the outside) is found either on the top side of the penis (in boys) or in girls, is larger than normal and placed closer to the bladder. These defects frequently occur together. Learn more about Bladder Exstrophy and Epispadias.

Bullying is an intentional and aggressive behavior by a person that causes physical or emotional harm to the victim being bullied. Learn more about Bullying.

Cognition is the mental process that allows us to acquire information and knowledge. Perceptual deficits are one of the types of learning disorder. Both may be mild, moderate or severe. Learn more about Cognitive and Perceptual Deficits.

Depression is a common clinical condition that affects a child/adolescents mood and mental health, for more than two weeks, severe enough to interfere with everyday living. Learn more about Depression.

Disruptive behavior disorders (DBD) are common behavioral and mental health disorders easily identified in children because they involve behaviors that are readily seen. Learn more about Disruptive Behavior Disorders.

Depression is a common (2% of preschool and school age children; higher in adolescents) clinical condition that affects a child/adolescents mood and mental health, for more than two weeks, severe enough to interfere with everyday living.

The term “Eating disorder” refers to a variety of persistent and different eating or eating related behaviors that result in a change in the way a child/adolescent/young adult consumes or absorbs food and which significantly causes poorer physical and psychosocial functioning. Learn more about Eating Disorders.

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Fragile X syndrome is a genetic disorder caused by a mutation (change) on the X chromosome that affects brain development and function. Learn more about Fragile X Syndrome.

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Intractable abdominal pain is abdominal pain that arises in the absence of a structural blockage or inflammation in the intestinal tract, and which bears no or only occasional relationship to bodily processes such as eating, stooling, or menstrual periods. Pain can vary in both frequency and severity. Learn more about Intractable Abdominal Pain.

When a newborn baby or an infant's head is found to be much smaller than normal for its age, the condition is known as microcephaly. Learn more about Microcephaly.

Mood and anxiety disorders cover a wide range of conditions that fall under the umbrella of mental health disorders. Learn more about Mood and Anxiety Disorders.

Any condition that adversely affects the function of any part of the nervous system is called a nervous system disorder. Learn more about Nervous System Disorders.

Neuropsychiatric disorder is a blanket medical term that encompasses a broad range of medical conditions that involve both neurology and psychiatry. Common neuropsychiatric disorders include seizures, attention deficits, cognitive deficits, palsies, uncontrolled anger, migraine headaches, addictions, eating disorders, depression, and anxiety and others. Learn more about Neuropsychiatric Disorders.

Obsessive-compulsive disorder is a common chronic mental health disorder in children, most being diagnosed in adolescence or young adulthood, characterized by the almost uncontrollable urge to repeat the same behaviors (compulsions) or have the same thoughts (obsessions) or emotions over and over again such that they interfere with day-to-day functioning. Learn more about Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder.

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This syndrome is a very rare group of a number of conditions all of whom have congenital (occuring before birth) malformations of the tongue, upper and lower jaw (maxilla and mandible), with some having variable limb abnormalities as well. Learn more about Oromandibular Limb Hypoplasia Syndrome.

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Learn more about Phobias.

All children and adolescents have bad, stressful experiences which may affect them physically and emotionally. Mostly they recover quickly without any further problems. Sometimes, particularly after a threatened or actual catastrophic incident (whether involving themselves or being a witness to such an event), children/adolescents may experience ongoing difficulties/symptoms which are called post-traumatic stress disorder or PTSD. Learn more about Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder.

Severe mental problems that interfere with a child/adolescent’s ability to think clearly, respond emotionally, communicate normally, have unusual perceptions (hallucinations), have delusions (a false, fixed, odd belief), understand reality and behave appropriately, are known as psychotic disorders. Learn more about Psychotic Disorders.

Schizophrenia is an uncommon but severe, serious and disabling chronic psychiatric disorder where children (before the age of 18 years-rare before age 13 years) and young adults (mid to late 20’s) interpret reality abnormally, have strange thinking, (cognitive difficulties) and feelings (psychotic symptoms), and unusual behavior and emotions. Learn more about Schizophrenia.

A seizure is a sudden abnormal burst of electrical activity in one or more parts of the brain that interrupt the normal brain signals and result in a wide variety of symptoms such as loss of conciousness and uncontrollable muscle spasms. Learn more about Seizures.

Selective mutism is a complex childhood anxiety disorder in which the child will speak at certain times when in a comfortable secure and relaxed environment, but not necessarily in other situations (lasting for more than one month). Learn more about Selective Mutism.

Separation anxiety is normal in the very young child (particularly between 8 and 14 months of age). When this fear, anxiousness or distress when not being with a parent or caregiver occurs in children over the age of 6 years, and lasts longer than 4 weeks, the child may suffer from separation anxiety disorder. Learn more about Separation Anxiety Disorder.

90% of adults smokers begin cigarette smoking in their teens; some starting even earlier, with children being particularly susceptible to cigarette advertising. As cigarettes contain nicotine, a highly addictive substance, your Pediatrician can advise you and be a resource for and help you/your child stop smoking. Learn more about Smoking/Tobacco Cessation.

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SSD is a group of common conditions, occurring in all cultures, where children/adolescents have physical symptoms worse than those usually associated with any existing medical condition or where no clear medical problem exists. Symptoms, and the thoughts and behaviors associated with them are sufficiently severe and distressing to interfere with a child’s/adolescents’ ability to have a normal life. Learn more about Somatic Symptom and Related Disorder.

Tourette's disorder is a nervous system condition that causes children (boys three times more than girls, frequently starting between 2-15 years of age; average 6 years) with the condition to make sudden unwanted repetitive motions or sounds sometimes referred to as “tics”. Blinking the eyes repeatedly or blurting out sounds loudly are common symptoms of Tourette's disorder. Learn more about Tourette's Disorder.