Rare Diseases in Children

Nicklaus Children’s Hospital is a regional leader in providing diagnosis and care for children with rare diseases.

Treatment of Rare Diseases in Children

Nicklaus Children’s Hospital is a regional leader in providing diagnosis and care for children with rare diseases. Families come to us from throughout Florida, the nation and around the world in search of our specialty care excellence.

The hospital offers a wide array of specialized programs and clinics to support the care of children with uncommon medical conditions, providing hope and advanced care for those we serve. Many of our specialty clinics bring together a multidisciplinary medical team to collaborate in the care of each individual child. To learn more about individual programs please follow the links below.

Brain Institute

• Chromosome 22q Clinic
• Congenital and Spine Diseases Program
• Epilepsy Center
• Rare Chromosomal Disorders Program
• Rasmussen Syndrome
• Tuberous Sclerosis Complex
• Velo-Cardio-Facial Syndrome

Cancer and Blood Disorders Institute

• Anaplastic Astrocytoma
• Astrocytoma
• Atypical Teratoid Rhabdoid Tumor
• Choroid Plexus Brain Tumor
• Craniopharyngioma
• Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma (DIPG)
• Dysembryoplastic Neuroepithelial Tumor
• Embryonal Brain Tumors
• Ependymoma
• Ganglioglioma
• Germinoma of the Central Nervous system
• Glioblastoma Multiforme
• Glioma
• Gliomatosis Cerebri
• Hemophilia Center
• Hereditary Paraganglioma-Pheochromocytoma Syndrome
• Leukemia and Lymphoma Program
• Low-Grade Gliomas
• Malignant Glioma
• Medulloblastoma
• Meningioma
• Neuro-Oncology Program
• Oligodendroglioma
• Optic Pathway Glioma
• Pilocytic Astrocytoma
• Pleomorphic Xanthoastrocytoma
• Primitive Neuroectodermal Tumors (PNET)
• Relapsed or Refractory Neuroblastoma
• Sarcoma and Solid Tumors Program
• Sickle Cell Disorders Program
• Spinal Cord Tumors
• Tectal Gliomas
• Thalamic Astrocytoma and Hypothalamic Astrocytoma

Orthopedics, Sports Medicine and Spine Institute

• Avascular Necrosis
• Bone Dysplasia (Dwarfism)
• Cerebral Palsy and Neuromuscular Program
• Cleft Foot
• Congenital Femoral Deficiency
• Congenital Pseudarthrosis of the Tibia
• Fibrous Dysplasia
• Fibular Hemimelia
• Foot Deformities
• Jarcho-Levin Syndrome
• Klippel-Feil Syndrome
• Larsen Syndrome
• Limb Deformities
• Limb Deformities Program
• McCune-Albright Syndrome
• Madelung's Deformity
• Scoliosis and Complex Spine
• Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA)
• VATER Syndrome

Heart Institute

• Anomalous Left Coronary Artery from the Pulmonary Artery
• Aortic Stenosis
• Aortopulmonary Window
• Atherosclerosis
• Atrial Flutter
• Atrial Septal Defect
• Atrioventricular Canal Defect
• Autonomic Dysfunction
• Bacterial Endocarditis
• Barth syndrome
• Bradycardia
• Cardiac Tumor
• Cardiomyopathy
• Cerebral Venous Thrombosis (CSVT)
• Channelopathies
• Chylothorax
• CLOVES Syndrome
• Coarctation of the Aorta (COA)
• Congenitally Corrected Transposition of the Great Arteries (CCTGA)
• Conjoined twins
• Coronary Artery Fistula
• Dextrocardia
• Double Aortic Arch
• Double Inlet Left Ventricle
• Double Outlet Right Ventricle (DORV)
• Ebstein's Anomaly of the Tricuspid Valve
• Eisenmenger Syndrome
• Generalized Arterial Calcification of Infancy
• Heart Block
• Hemitruncus
• Heterotaxy Syndrome (Isomerism)
• Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome (HLHS)
• Inherited Rhythm Disorders
• Interruption of the Aortic Arch (IAA)
• Interstitial Lung Disease
• Kawasaki Disease
• Lipodystrophy
• Loeys-Dietz Syndrome
• Long QT Syndrome (LQTS)
• Lymphatic Malformation
• Marfan Syndrome
• Myocarditis
• Overriding Aorta
• Patent Ductus Arteriosus (PDA)
• Patent Foramen Ovale
• Pericarditis
• Peripheral Pulmonary Stenosis
• Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome (POTS)
• Pulmonary Atresia (PA)
• Pulmonary Hypertension
• Pulmonary Stenosis
• Septal Defects
• Tachycardia
• Tetralogy of Fallot
• Transposition of the Great Arteries
• Tricuspid Atresia
• Turner Syndrome
• Twin Reversed Arterial Perfusion
• Ventricular Septal Defect
• Ventricular Tachycardia
• Williams Syndrome

The International Vascular Birthmarks Institute

• Angiokeratomas
• Arteriovenous Malformation (AVM)
• Ataxia-Telangiectasia
• Bannayan-Riley-Ruvalcaba Syndrome
• Cobb Syndrome
• Cutis Marmorta Telangiectatica Congentia (CMTC)
• Glomus Tumor
• Gorham Syndrome
• Hemangiopericytoma
• Kaposiform Hemangioendothelioma
• Klippel-Trenaunay and Parkes-Weber Syndrome
• Lymphatic Malformation
• Maffucci Syndrome
• NICH
• PELVIS Syndrome
• PHACE Syndrome
• Proteus Syndrome
• RICH
• Sturge-Weber Syndrome (SWS)
• TIBI
• Tufted Angioma
• Venous Malformation

Craniofacial Center

• Anotia
• Apert Syndrome
• Beckwith-Wiedermann Syndrome
• Bell's Palsy
• Binder Syndrome
• Cerebrocostomandibular Syndrome
• CHARGE Syndrome
• Complex Cutis Aplasia
• Congential Radioulnar Synostosis & Radial Head Dislocation
• Craniofacial Microsomia
• Craniosynostosis
• Crouzon Syndrome
• Cryptotia
• Dermoid Cyst
• Disorders of the Facial Nerve and Skull Base
• Goldenhar Syndrome
• Hemihyperplasia
• Larsen Syndrome
• Macroglossia
• McCune-Albright Syndrome
• Metopic Synotosis
• Microtia
• Moebius Syndrome
• Muenke Syndrome
• Oculo-Auriculo-Vertebral Spectrum (OAVS)
• Oral Facial Digital Syndrome (OFD)
• Orbital Hypertelorism
• Palatal Tumors
• Pfeiffer Syndrome
• Pierre Robin Sequence
• Pilomatrixoma
• Smith-Lemli-Opitz Syndrome
• Syndromic Craniosynostosis
• Treacher Collins Syndrome
• Van der Woude Syndrome

NCPS Services

Gastroenterology and Inflammatory Bowel Disease Center

• Anorectal Malformation

Brachial Plexus Program

• Neurofibromatosis
• Schwannoma

© 2024 Nicklaus Children's Hospital. All Rights Reserved.