Child Life Child Life specialists facilitate coping and use a variety of interventions to support the emotional needs of hospitalized children, as well as their siblings. Child Life specialists prepare children for medical procedures in an age-appropriate way and provide children with
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Brendan Campbell, MD, MPH, FACS Clinical Director, Pediatric Surgery | Director of Trauma | Pediatric Surgical Quality and Safety Officer | Donald W. Hight, MD, Chair for General Pediatric Surgery
- Specialties
- Pediatric Surgery


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Mary Ann de Banate, MD Developmental-Behavior Pediatrician
- Specialties
- Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics

Transition Programs Transition programs at Connecticut Children’s enable adolescents with chronic disease and disabilities to successfully transition to adult care providers. Programs focus on educating patients on the long-term effects of their disease. Complex Endocrine Disorders and Diabetes
