Pediatric Medical Specialties
and Areas of Specialized Care
- Adolescent Medicine
- Allergy
- Cardiology
- Child Development
- Dermatology
- Endocrinology
- Forensic Medicine
(including Sexual Assault Program)
- Gastroenterology
- General Pediatrics
- Genetics
- Hematology/Oncology
- Infectious Diseases
- Inpatient Pediatrics
- Mental Health (Child and Adolescent)
- Neonatal Intensive Care
- Nephrology
- Neurology
- Pediatric Critical Care
- Pulmonology (including cystic fibrosis
multidisciplinary clinics)
- Radiology
- Rheumatology
- Urgent Care
Dr. Javier Kane, director of
the Division of Pediatric
Hematology/Oncology, joins
Children’s Hospital Scott &
White from St. Jude
Children’s Research Hospital
in Memphis, Tennessee.
Pediatric Surgical Specialties
- Anesthesiology
- General Pediatric Surgery
- Gynecology
- Neurosurgery
- Ophthalmology
- Orthopedics and Scoliosis
- Otolaryngology and Cochlear Ear Implants
- Plastic Surgery (including cleft lip/palate
multidisciplinary team)
- Podiatry
- Urology
Pediatric Therapies
Children’s Hospital from St. Jude
Children’s Research Hospital in Memphis,
Tennessee. He joins Guy Grayson, MD,
assistant professor of pediatrics, Texas
A&M Health Science Center College of
Medicine, and Melissa DeLario, MD,
assistant professor of pediatric hematology/
oncology, Texas A&M Health Science
Center College of Medicine. Dr. Grayson
and Dr. DeLario are also pediatric
hematology/oncology specialists who care
for children with blood disorders and all
types of cancer. “These are children who
are severely ill with diseases that can be
considered catastrophic,” says Dr. Kane,
who is also a professor of pediatrics at the
Texas A&M Health Science Center
College of Medicine. “The pediatric cancer
and blood disorder team delivers the best
treatment that science has to offer, while
being mindful of offering the best possible
quality of life during treatment, and not
losing hope for a cure. There’s always
hope,” he says.
- Audiology
- Occupational Therapy
- Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
- Physical Therapy
- Psychology
- Sleep Medicine
- Speech-Language Pathology
Additional Services
- 64-bed inpatient facility: 48 private medical
and surgical rooms, 16 pediatric ICU rooms
- Advanced surgical suites
- 14-bed Pediatric Emergency Department
- Helipad for air transport of critically ill infants,
children, and expectant mothers
- New 128-slice Flash CT scanner
and 8-channel MRI scanner
- Respiratory therapy, physical therapy,
occupational therapy
- Comprehensive laboratory services
- Child Life Department
- Spiritual guidance and social work support
- State-of-the-art security system
(NOTE: The Neonatal Intensive Care Unit remains
at Scott & White Memorial Hospital in Temple.)
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