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Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics At Connecticut Children’s, our developmental medicine specialists provide comprehensive and compassionate care for children with neurodevelopmental and behavioral challenges that range from the most common to rare. We specialize in serving patients with autism spectrum disorder
Family Advisory Council The Family Advisory Council (FAC) is a voluntary group that includes family members of current or former pediatric patients of Connecticut Children’s. Council members lend parent, patient and provider perspectives to help improve the overall patient- and family-centered health
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Endocrinology & Diabetes At Connecticut Children’s, our board-certified pediatric endocrinologists provide children and teens with world-class care for a broad range of endocrine diseases, metabolic abnormalities, and hormone conditions including: diabetes, obesity, and sexual development disorders. We Specialty
Hospital Medicine Our team of pediatric hospitalists at Connecticut Children’s care for the special needs of children during an inpatient hospital stay. A pediatric hospitalist is a pediatrician with specialized training in caring for children who are spending time in the hospital. Our physicians Article
4 Things to Know About Heart Murmurs in Children By Seth Lapuk, MD: Up to three out of four kids will have a heart murmur at some point in childhood, but in most cases, it’s nothing to worry about. To explain more, Connecticut Children’s pediatric cardiologist (and American Heart Association leader!) Seth Lapuk, MD, joins the blog. 1. Most heart
Child Health Excellence in Research and Innovative Outcomes Connecticut Children’s Scientific Center for Child Health Excellence in Research and Innovative Outcomes advances our understanding of population health through research, education, interventions, policy, and community partnerships. The Center has a multi-disciplinary group of
Diabetic Ketoacidosis Clinical Pathway Diabetic Ketoacidosis (DKA) is a potentially fatal metabolic complication of uncontrolled diabetes mellitus. DKA consists of the biochemical triad of hyperglycemia, ketonemia and metabolic acidosis, resulting from absolute or relative insulin deficiency in the presence of an