Our pediatric neurosurgery program provides specialized care to children with conditions affecting the brain, spine or nervous system. At UMass Memorial Medical Center – Children’s Medical Center, we tailor treatment for all stages of your child’s development.
Working together with youth and their families, we offer comprehensive inpatient and outpatient services to improve and transform the lives of young people struggling with psychiatric conditions. Our dedicated clinicians evaluate children and adolescents to offer a variety of evidence-based interventions across many conditions, including:
Urologic issues affect the urinary system, kidneys and genitals. Some begin in the womb, while others become apparent later in childhood. Our team of fellowship-trained surgeons at UMass Memorial Medical Center – Children’s Medical Center provides personalized and compassionate care close to home. Your child has access to a range of evidence-based services, including the latest surgical techniques and technologies.
Common pediatric urologic conditions we treat include:
A life-limiting illness in a family is difficult for everyone involved. When it is your child who has one, you need support and care to help you through the challenges. To meet your needs, UMass Memorial Children’s Medical Center offers pediatric palliative care services. The program offers services to meet the physical, emotional and spiritual needs of children with life-limiting illnesses and their families.
A life-limiting illness is defined as an illness that can limit normal life expectancy such as:
UMass Memorial Children’s Medical Center specialists in pediatric neurology can evaluate and treat your child for neurology problems, which are disorders with the central nervous system.
Our pediatric neurology team treats children up to 18 years old. Physicians have expertise in various neurological disorders including:
Working closely with your family and your child’s referring physician, experienced UMass Memorial Children's Medical Center pediatric dietitians (registered by the Commission on Dietetic Registration) provide a broad range of nutritional services.
Conditions we treat include:
Pediatric nephrologists care for children with kidney, bladder and urinary tract conditions. Your child’s team may include several providers working together, including pediatric nephrologists, urologists, hematologists, endocrinologists and dietitians.
At our Children’s Medical Center, our clinicians specialize in treating young patients. We help your child feel as comfortable as possible.
Your child's immune system fights infections. If it's not working the way it should, your child may suffer from many kinds of health problems. In those cases, a pediatric immunologist has the special skills needed to treat your child.
If your child has primary (when the immune system is missing or does not work properly) or acquired (when diseases or medications cause problems with the immune system) immunodeficiency disorder, you can be confident in the care provided by pediatric immunology experts.
If your child refuses food or has difficulty eating, it’s concerning for both you and your pediatrician. Because nutrition is vital to your child's health and development, our experts at UMass Memorial Children’s Medical Center offers a pediatric Feeding Clinic where a team treats nutritional and feeding-related problems.