Sickle Cell Disease Treatment in Central Massachusetts and Beyond

Our Children’s Medical Center is home to the Pediatric Sickle Cell program, the only program of its kind in Central Massachusetts. Our close-knit team includes board-certified pediatric hematologist-oncologists, pediatric nurses, social workers and child life specialists. We give your child a level of care and attention that is hard to find at larger institutions.

About Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy

Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD) is a genetic muscular disorder that affects many of the body’s functioning systems, including muscular, endocrine, urinary, pulmonary, digestive, respiratory, nervous, circulatory, skeletal, reproductive, etc. Duchenne primarily presents in males between the ages of 2 to 5 years old, and presents with early loss of ambulation, such as walking and upper extremity function, and, ultimately, heart failure.

Our highly specialized clinic provides comprehensive diagnostics, treatment and management of inherited cardiac disease. At the clinic, you will meet with a cardiologist, geneticist and genetic counselor to treat both pediatric and adult patients who have or may be at risk for genetic cardiac diseases. Our comprehensive team of cardiologists, electrophysiologists, and geneticists collaborate to develop a risk assessment, make screening recommendations, and identify other family members who may be at risk for cardiovascular genetic diseases.

Should Infants with Down Syndrome Be Screened More Frequently for Thyroid Dysfunction?

An estimated 5,000 individuals with Down syndrome live in Massachusetts. Of those, approximately 25 percent reside in Central and Western Massachusetts.

At UMass Memorial Children’s Medical Center, we value our relationship with referring physicians and are committed to meeting and exceeding your needs by providing timely communication and efficient service. Our goal is to remain easily accessible to referring physicians and to return your patients back to your care as quickly as possible.

The Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) Family Resource Center provides a friendly, comfortable space where parents and families with babies in the NICU can access current, high-quality resources in support of their health information needs.