This is a branch of medicine that focuses on the prevention, diagnosis, treatment and management of all types of illnesses that affect young patients – from infants and children to adolescents.
Areas of expertise include conditions at birth, conditions affecting growth and development, conditions affecting the nervous system, affecting the blood, the immune system, the kidneys, the digestive, the heart, lungs, connective tissues, conditions that are related to metabolism and hormones, oncology (cancers), sports medicine and infectious conditions.