The Department of Pediatrics

Premier Pediatrics Programs

When it comes to their children’s health, parents have made their choice – Saint Barnabas Medical Center, New Jersey’s number one provider of pediatric care.

Every day, more and more parents are choosing Saint Barnabas Medical Center for their children’s care. In fact, Saint Barnabas treats more kids than any other hospital in the state. Our team of pediatric experts is specially trained in treating the smallest patients, and personally dedicated to making them well.

When your child is sick, you only want one thing: the very best care – and that’s exactly what you will find at Saint Barnabas Medical Center.

• The Pediatrics Department includes virtually every major pediatric sub-specialty.
• More than 250 pediatricians and an integrated residency program with the Children’s Hospital of New Jersey at Newark Beth Israel Medical Center provide care for children and adolescents.
• A new state-of-the-art $8 million Children’s Center designed to meet the medical and emotional needs of young patients.
• A specialized, child-oriented Pediatric Emergency Department equipped for medical emergencies, minor illnesses and pediatric trauma.
• Dedicated Pediatric Anesthesiologists provide pediatric sedation as well as perioperative and post-operative pain management for neonates, infants and adolescents.
• State-of-the-art diagnostic and therapeutic Imaging Services available in a child friendly environment.
• The Valerie Fund Children’s Center provides comprehensive, compassionate, and state-of-the-art diagnostic and therapeutic services for infants, children and adolescents with cancer and blood disorders.
• A Level III Regional Perinatal Center offers the most advanced intensive care for premature and ill infants.
• A 50-bed Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, one of only a few in the nation with the lowest rate of chronic lung disease, a common complication for extremely low birth-weight infants.
• The Craniofacial Center, New Jersey’s first designated center for the evaluation and treatment of craniofacial impairments in children.
• The Speech and Hearing Center treats children with hearing, speech and language impairments.
• The Pediatric Pulmonary Laboratory performs specialized testing for children with breathing and respiratory disorders.
• The Kazmir Center for Sleep Disorders offers a full range of services to evaluate, diagnose and manage many sleep-related disorders in children.
• The Institute of Neurology and Neurosurgery at Saint Barnabas is dedicated to diagnosing and treating disorders of the brain and nervous system in children.
• Kids Win!, A pediatric weight loss program offered by Outpatient Nutrition helps children and adolescents lose weight and develop a healthy lifestyle.
• The Division of Pediatric Nephrology and Transplantation provides state-of-the-art medical care, including advanced diagnostic assessment and testing, and sensitive support for the family and child.
• The Pediatric Specialty Center, a comprehensive outpatient center encompassing advanced pediatric medical and surgical specialties such as: Development Medicine, Genetics, Diabetes and Endocrinology, Gastroenterology, Surgery, Infectious, Disease and Immunology, Lyme Disease and Rheumatology, Neurology, Orthopedic Surgery and Pulmonology.

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