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Primary care for infants, children and adolescents are available from General Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine as well as from community pediatricians and family medicine physicians.

Many of the medical conditions listed below may range from mild to severe, temporary to chronic. When a common childhood problem becomes severe or chronic, your primary care provider may refer your child to a subspecialist. We have marked those diseases or disorders as severe/chronic and identified the subspecialists who are expert in managing them.

If a medical problem is so severe that you believe it to be life threatening, call your local ambulance or dial 911. Our Children's Emergency Department is open 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

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Abdominal pain (severe/chronic)

Pediatric Gastroenterology

Abnormal bleeding and clotting Pediatric Hematology/Oncology;
Pediatric Genetics
Achondroplasia Pediatric Orthopaedics;
Pediatric Genetics
Acne (severe/chronic) Pediatric Dermatology
Acquired immune deficiency syndrome - AIDS Pediatric HIV Program;
Pediatric Infectious Diseases
Acute lymphoblastic leukemia - ALL Pediatric Hematology/Oncology;
Pediatric Blood and Marrow Transplant Program
Acute lymphocytic leukemia - ALL Pediatric Hematology/Oncology;
Pediatric Blood and Marrow Transplant Program
Acute myeloblastic leukemia (AML) Pediatric Hematology/Oncology;
Pediatric Blood and Marrow Transplant Program
Acute renal failure Pediatric Nephrology;
Pediatric Critical Care
Adolescent adjustment reaction Adolescent Medicine;
Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Program
Adolescent anterior knee pain Pediatric Orthopaedics
AIDS - Acquired immune deficiency syndrome Pediatric HIV Program;
Pediatric Infectious Diseases

Allergies (severe / chronic);
Questions To Ask Your Doctor About Allergies

Pediatric Pulmonology/
Allergic Diseases
Alopecia areata Pediatric Rheumatology/Immunology;
Pediatric Dermatology
Ambiguous genitalia

Pediatric Endocrinology;
Pediatric Urology

Amblyopia - Lazy eye Pediatric Ophthalmology
Anemia (severe/chronic) Pediatric Hematology/Oncology
Anemia in newborns

Neonatology;
Pediatric Hematology/Oncology

Angelman syndrome

Child Neurology Program;
Pediatric Genetics;
Strong Center for Developmental Disabilities;

Pediatric Speech Pathology

Ankyloglossia - Tongue-tie Pediatric Otolaryngology
Anorexia Child and Adolescent Eating Disorders Program;
Adolescent Medicine
Anxiety (severe / chronic) Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Program
Aortic stenosis Children's Heart Center at Strong
Apert syndrome Pediatric Cleft and Craniofacial Center
Aphasia Child Neurology Program;
Pediatric Speech Pathology
Aplastic anemia Pediatric Hematology/Oncology;
Pediatric Blood and Marrow Transplant Program
Apnea of prematurity
Neonatology
Apnea, pediatric obstructive

Pediatric Pulmonology;
Pediatric Otolaryngology
;
Pediatric Cleft and Craniofacial Center;
Pediatric Sleep Medicine Services

Appendicitis Pediatric Emergency Medicine;
General Pediatric Surgery
Apraxia Pediatric Speech Pathology
Arrhythmia Children's Heart Center at Strong
Arthritis, juvenile Pediatric Rheumatology/Immunology
Ascariasis - infection caused by a parasitic roundworm

Pediatric Infectious Disease

Asperger syndrome Strong Center for Developmental Disabilities

Asthma;
Questions To Ask Your Doctor About Asthma

General Pediatrics;
Pediatric Pulmonology
Atrial septal defect - ASD Children's Heart Center at Strong
Atrioventricular canal defect Children's Heart Center at Strong
Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder - ADHD

Strong Center for Developmental Disabilities;
Child Neurology Program

Aural atresia - closed ear canal Pediatric Cleft and Craniofacial Center;
Pediatric Otolaryngology
Autism

Autism Center of Central New York;
Strong Center for Developmental Disabilities;
Child Neurology Program
;
Pediatric Speech Pathology

Autoimmune diseases Pediatric Rheumatology/Immunology
Baby bottle tooth decay Pediatric Dentistry
Back pain (severe / chronic);
Questions To Ask Your Doctor About Back Pain
Pediatric Orthopaedics
Bacterial meningitis Pediatric Emergency Medicine;
Pediatric Critical Care;

Pediatric Infectious Diseases
Balance/dizziness problems

Child Neurology Program;
Pediatric Audiology;
Pediatric Otolaryngology

Behavior - sudden and unusual

Pediatric Emergency Medicine;
Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Program

Behavior disorders Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Program;
Strong Center for Developmental Disabilities
Behcet's disease Pediatric Rheumatology/Immunology
Biotinidase deficiency Inherited Metabolic Disease Specialty Center;
Pediatric Genetics
Bipolar disorder Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Program
Birth defects Neonatology;
Pediatric Genetics
Birth trauma Neonatology
Bladder disorders Pediatric Urology
Bleeding disorders - conditions of the blood clotting/coagulation system Pediatric Hematology/Oncology
Blood cancer - see Leukemia and Lymphoma

Pediatric Hematology/Oncology;
Pediatric Blood and Marrow Transplant Program

Blood stream infection - sepsis Pediatric Infectious Diseases;
Pediatric Emergency Medicine
;
Pediatric Critical Care
Blount's disease Pediatric Orthopaedics
Bone and joint infections Pediatric Infectious Diseases;
Pediatric Orthopaedics
Bone marrow failure Pediatric Hematology/Oncology;
Pediatric Blood and Marrow Transplant Program
Bone tumors Pediatric Hematology/Oncology;
Pediatric Blood and Marrow Transplant Program
Bone, joint, and muscle disorders Pediatric Orthopaedics
Bowel disorders Pediatric Gastroenterology
Bowlegs - Genu varus Pediatric Orthopaedics
Bradycardia Children's Heart Center at Strong
Brain and head injuries Child Neurology Program;
Pediatric Neurosurgery
Brain and nervous system disorders Child Neurology Program;
Pediatric Neurosurgery
Brain tumors Comprehensive Brain Tumor Center;
Pediatric Hematology/Oncology;
Child Neurology Program
;
Pediatric Neurosurgery
Breathing difficulties (severe / chronic) Pediatric Pulmonology;
Pediatric Emergency Medicine
;
Pediatric Critical Care
Bronchiolitis (severe / chronic)
Pediatric Pulmonology
Bronchitis (severe / chronic) Pediatric Pulmonology
Bronchopulmonary dysplasia - BPD Pediatric Pulmonology
Bronchopulmonary dysplasia - BPD in newborns Neonatology
Bulimia Child and Adolescent Eating Disorders Program;
Adolescent Medicine
Bullous pemphigoid Pediatric Dermatology
Bullying

General Pediatrics;
Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Program

Burns

Strong Regional Burn and Trauma Center;
General Pediatric Surgery
;
Pediatric Critical Care

 

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Calcium disorders - see Hypercalcemia and Hypocalcemia Pediatric Endocrinology
Carbohydrate metabolism disorders
Pediatric Endocrinology;
Pediatric Genetics
Cardiomyopathy Children's Heart Center at Strong

Cat scratch disease

General Pediatrics;
Pediatric Infectious Disease
Cataracts, congenital Pediatric Ophthalmology
Celiac disease Pediatric Gastroenterology
Cellulitis General Pediatrics;
Pediatric Infectious Disease
Central auditory processing disorders Child Neurology Program; 
Pediatric Audiology;
Pediatric Otolaryngology;
Strong Center for Developmental Disabilities
Central nervous system tumors Child Neurology Program;
Pediatric Neurosurgery
Cerebral palsy

Child Neurology Program;
Strong Center for Developmental Disabilities;

Pediatric Orthopaedics;
Pediatric Speech Pathology

Chalasia - Gastroesophageal reflux Pediatric Gastroenterology
Chemical dependency Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Program;
Adolescent Medicine
Chickenpox;
Questions To Ask Your Doctor About Chickenpox
General Pediatrics
Childhood disintegrative disorder Child Neurology Program; 
Strong Center for Developmental Disabilities
Chlamydia infections - female
General Pediatrics;
Adolescent Medicine
Chlamydia infections - male

Pediatric Urology;
General Pediatrics;
Adolescent Medicine

Chondromalacia patellae Pediatric Orthopaedics
Chromosomal abnormalities Pediatric Genetics
Chronic respiratory failure/insufficiency Pediatric Pulmonology
Chronic myelogenous leukemia - CML

Pediatric Hematology/Oncology;
Pediatric Blood and Marrow Transplant Program

Chronic pain syndromes

Adolescent Medicine;
Pediatric Rheumatology/Immunology

Chronic renal failure Pediatric Nephrology
Cleft lip

Pediatric Cleft and Craniofacial Center;
Pediatric Sleep Medicine Services

Cleft palate Pediatric Cleft and Craniofacial Center;
Pediatric Sleep Medicine Services
Clubfoot Pediatric Orthopaedics
Coarctation of the aorta Children's Heart Center at Strong
Cognitive communication disorders Pediatric Speech Pathology
Conduct disorder Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Program;
Adolescent Medicine

Congenital lung abnormalities:
-Congenital cystic adenomatoid malformation
-Pulmonary sequestration
-Bronchogenic cyst
-Congenital lobar emphysema

Neonatology;
Pediatric Pulmonology;

Congenital adrenal hyperplasia - CAH Pediatric Endocrinology;
Pediatric Genetics
Congenital cataracts Pediatric Ophthalmology
Congenital glaucoma Pediatric Ophthalmology;
Pediatric Genetics
Congenital heart disease Children's Heart Center at Strong;
Pediatric Cardiac Surgery
Congenital immune deficiencies

Pediatric Rheumatology/Immunology;
Pediatric Genetics

Congenital ptosis - Upper eyelid drooping present since birth
Pediatric Ophthalmology
Congenital torticollis - Twisted neck

General Pediatrics;
Pediatric Orthopaedics

Congestive heart failure Children's Heart Center at Strong;
Pediatric Emergency Medicine;

Pediatric Critical Care
Conjunctivitis (pink eye) General Pediatrics;
Pediatric Ophthalmology

Constipation (severe / chronic);
Questions to Ask Your Doctor About Constipation

General Pediatrics;
Pediatric Gastroenterology
Corneal injuries Pediatric Ophthalmology
Craniofacial disorders

Pediatric Cleft and Craniofacial Center;
Pediatric Genetics;
Pediatric Sleep Medicine Services

Craniosynostosis Pediatric Cleft and Craniofacial Center;
Child Neurology Program;

Pediatric Neurosurgery
Crohn’s disease Pediatric Gastroenterology
Croup;
Questions To Ask Your Doctor About Croup
General Pediatrics
Crouzon syndrome Pediatric Cleft and Craniofacial Center;
Pediatric Genetics
Cryptosporidiosis General Pediatrics;
Pediatric infectious Disease
Cyclic vomiting syndrome Pediatric Gastroenterology;
Child Neurology Program
Cystic fibrosis

Cystic Fibrosis Center;
Pediatric Pulmonology
;
Pediatric Genetics

Cytomegalovirus - CMV / Infectious mononucleosis;
Cytomegalovirus - CMV / Pneumonia

General Pediatrics
Decay, early childhood tooth decay
Pediatric Dentistry
Decay, tooth Pediatric Dentistry
DeMorsier's syndrome - see Septo optic dysplasia Pediatric Ophthalmology
Dental - general Pediatric Dentistry
Dental cavities Pediatric Dentistry
Dental emergencies and injuries Pediatric Dentistry;
Pediatric Emergency Medicine
Depression (severe / chronic);
Questions To Ask Your Doctor About Depression

Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Program;
Adolescent Medicine

Dermatitis General Pediatrics;
Pediatric Dermatology
Dermatomyositis Pediatric Rheumatology/Immunology
Developmental delay

Child Neurology Program;
Pediatric Genetics;
Strong Center for Developmental Disabilities

Developmental dislocation (dysplasia) of the hip - DDH Pediatric Orthopaedics
Developmental dyspraxia Strong Center for Developmental Disabilities
Developmental glaucoma Pediatric Ophthalmology;
Pediatric Genetics
Developmental speech and language delays Pediatric Speech Pathology;
Strong Center for Developmental Disabilities
Diabetes - Type 1

Children's Diabetes Center;
Pediatric Endocrinology

Diabetes - Type 2 Children's Diabetes Center;
Pediatric Endocrinology
Diabetic retinopathy Pediatric Ophthalmology
Diarrhea (severe / chronic);
Questions to Ask Your Doctor About Diarrhea

Pediatric Gastroenterology

Digestive diseases Pediatric Gastroenterology
Diphtheria

Pediatric Emergency Medicine;
Pediatric Infectious Diseases

Dislocations Pediatric Orthopaedics
Dizziness and balance problems Child Neurology Program;
Pediatric Audiology;
Pediatric Otolaryngology
Dizziness/fainting/syncope Children's Heart Center at Strong
Down syndrome Strong Center for Developmental Disabilities;
Pediatric Sleep Medicine Services
Drug abuse

Pediatric Genetics;
Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Program

Dysarthria Pediatric Speech Pathology
Dysphagia Pediatric Gastroenterology



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Ear malformations Pediatric Cleft and Craniofacial Center;
Pediatric Otolaryngology

Ear infections - Otitis media (severe / chronic);
Questions To Ask Your Doctor About Earaches/Ear Infections;
Ear Infection and Vaccines

Pediatric Otolaryngology

Ear, nose and throat disorders Pediatric Otolaryngology
Eating disorders:
- Anorexia
- Bulimia
Child and Adolescent Eating Disorders Program;
Adolescent Medicine
Eczema Pediatric Dermatology
Ehlers-Danlos syndrome
Pediatric Genetics
Electrolyte abnormalities:
- Hypernatremia
- Hyponatremia
- Hyperkalemia
- Hypokalemia
Pediatric Nephrology
Emotional disorders Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Program
Encephalitis Pediatric Emergency Medicine;
Pediatric Critical Care
Eosinophilic esophagitis Pediatric Gastroenterology
Epilepsy

Strong Epilepsy Center;
Child Neurology Program
;
Pediatric Neurosurgery

Epispadias Pediatric Urology
Erb's palsy - Brachial plexus injury Neonatology;
Child Neurology Program
Esophagitis

Pediatric Gastroenterology

Ewings sarcoma Pediatric Hematology/Oncology
Exercise and sports injuries Pediatric Orthopaedics
Extracranial germ cell tumor Pediatric Hematology/Oncology
Eye diseases Pediatric Ophthalmology
Eye cancer

Pediatric Ophthalmology;
Pediatric Hematology/Oncology

Eye injuries Pediatric Ophthalmology;
Pediatric Emergency Medicine
Eye pain Pediatric Ophthalmology
Failure to thrive

General Pediatrics;
Pediatric Gastroenterology

Farsightedness - hyperopia Pediatric Ophthalmology
Feeding disorders (severe / chronic)

Pediatric Gastroenterology;
Pediatric Speech Pathology

Fetal alcohol syndrome

Neonatology;
Strong Center for Developmental Disabilities

Fever (prolonged / recurrent)

Pediatric Infectious Diseases
Fibromyalgia syndrome Pediatric Rheumatology/Immunology
Fibrous dysplasia Pediatric Orthopaedics
Fifth disease - Erythema infectiosum General Pediatrics
Flatfoot Pediatric Orthopaedics
Flu General Pediatrics;
Adolescent Medicine
Food allergies Pediatric Gastroenterology
Food poisoning

Pediatric Emergency Medicine;
General Pediatrics

Foot and ankle injuries/disorders Pediatric Orthopaedics
Fractures Pediatric Orthopaedics
Fragile X syndrome

Strong Center for Developmental Disabilities; Pediatric Genetics

 

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g22 Deletions Pediatric Cleft and Craniofacial Center;
Pediatric Genetics
Galactosemia

Inherited Metabolic Disease Specialty Center;
Pediatric Genetics

Gallbladder disease Pediatric Gastroenterology
Gastroenteritis - stomach flu

General Pediatrics

Gastroesophageal reflux disease - GERD Pediatric Gastroenterology
Gastroesophageal reflux disease - GERD in infants Pediatric Gastroenterology
Gastrointestinal bleeding

Pediatric Emergency Medicine;
Pediatric Gastroenterology

Genital sores (female) General Pediatrics;
Adolescent Medicine
Genital sores (male)

General Pediatrics;
Adolescent Medicine;
Pediatric Urology;

Genital warts General Pediatrics;
Adolescent Medicine;
Pediatric Urology;
Genu valgus - Knock knees Pediatric Orthopaedics
Genu varus -Bowlegs Pediatric Orthopaedics
Giardiasis - Beaver fever General Pediatrics;
Pediatric Infectious Disease
Glaucoma, developmental Pediatric Ophthalmology;
Pediatric Genetics
Glomerulonephritis Pediatric Nephrology
Gonococcal infections

General Pediatrics;
Adolescent Medicine;
Pediatric Urology;

Growth disorders Pediatric Endocrinology
Gynecologic disorders General Pediatrics;
Adolescent Medicine
Hair loss and scalp disorders Pediatric Dermatology
Hand and shoulder injuries/deformities Pediatric Orthopaedics
Hand, foot and mouth disease - Coxsackie virus
General Pediatrics

Head and face disorders:
- Apert syndrome
- Cleft lip
- Cleft palate
- Craniosynostosis
- Crouzon syndrome
- Fibrous dysplasia
- Hemifacial microsomia
- Jaw deformities
- Malocclusion
- Neurofibromatosis - NF1
- Trauma
- Treacher-Collins Syndrome

Pediatric Cleft and Craniofacial Center;
Pediatric Otolaryngology;
Pediatric Genetics;
Pediatric Sleep Medicine Services
Head (other than brain) and neck cancers:
- Lymphoma
- Rhabdomyosarcoma
- Thyroid malignancies
- Nasopharyngeal carcinoma
- Neuroblastoma
- Non-rhabdomyosarcoma soft-tissue sarcoma
- Salivary gland malignancies
- Malignant teratoma

Pediatric Hematology/Oncology;
Pediatric Otolaryngology

Headache (severe / chronic);
Questions To Ask Your Doctor About Headaches

General Pediatrics;
Child Neurology Program

Hearing loss Pediatric Audiology;
Pediatric Otolaryngology
Heart failure Children's Heart Center at Strong
Heart murmurs Children's Heart Center at Strong
Heart valve disease Children's Heart Center at Strong
Heel injuries and disorders Pediatric Orthopaedics
Heller's syndrome Strong Center for Developmental Disabilities
Hematuria Pediatric Nephrology
Hemifacial microsomia Pediatric Cleft and Craniofacial Center
Hemolytic uremic syndrome - HUS

Pediatric Nephrology

Hepatitis Pediatric Gastroenterology;
Pediatric Infectious Diseases
Hepatoblastoma Pediatric Hematology/Oncology;
General Pediatric Surgery
Hereditary fructose intolerance - HFI Pediatric Gastroenterology;
Pediatric Genetics
Heritable disorders of connective tissue

Pediatric Rheumatology/Immunology;
Pediatric Orthopaedics
;
Pediatric Genetics

Hernia, inguinal General Pediatric Surgery
Hernia, umbilical General Pediatric Surgery

Hip injuries and disorders:
- Developmental dislocation (dysplasia) of the hip -DDH
- Slipped capital femoral epiphysis - SCFE
- Transient synovitis of the hip

Pediatric Orthopaedics
Hirschsprung's disease Pediatric Gastroenterology;
General Pediatric Surgery
Hodgkin's disease Pediatric Hematology/Oncology;
Pediatric Blood and Marrow Transplant Program
Homocystinuria

Inherited Metabolic Disease Specialty Center;
Pediatric Genetics

Human immunodeficiency virus - HIV

Pediatric HIV Program;
Pediatric Infectious Diseases

Hydrocephalus