Visiting Cincinnati Children's

Dentistry

Offers comprehensive dental and orthodontic care for well patients and patients with special medical, mental and physical conditions. Includes our nationally recognized craniofacial team, which cares for children and young adults with abnormalities of the head, face and mouth.

Dermatology

Focuses on skin diseases, managing conditions such as acne and atopic dermatitis with long-term treatment. Also evaluates and manages congenital disorders. Conditions treated include acute disorders like scabies and warts, and viral and bacterial infections.

Developmental Disabilities

Provides complete diagnostic evaluation and services for developmental problems including autism, cerebral palsy, spina bifida, Down syndrome, learning disabilities and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).

Eating Disorder Team

Offers comprehensive eating disorder treatment programs for those under the age of 21 dealing with anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, binge eating disorders and more.

Endocrinology

Offers a comprehensive range of evaluation and treatment programs for infants, children and adolescents with a variety of conditions. Tests include biochemical procedures for the measurement of circulating hormones and radiologic evaluation via CT, MRI and isotopic scanning.

Gastroenterology

Treats digestive, liver and nutritional problems in children from newborn to teens.

Genetics

Offers comprehensive, multidisciplinary services and genetic testing for a variety of conditions, including inherited disorders, birth defects, chromosome disorders, hearing loss and mental retardation.

Nephrology

Provides diagnostic and treatment services for the entire range of kidney and urinary tract disorders, with special expertise in treating acute and chronic glomerulonephritis and nephrotic syndrome.

Neurology

Provides comprehensive diagnostic evaluation and management of neurologic conditions, including epilepsy, seizure disorders, muscular dystrophy, headaches and neural tumors.

Nutrition Therapy

Meeting the nutritional needs of all patients at Cincinnati Children's is the goal of all of our pediatric nutrition staff who have specialized training to understand families and how their community settings and cultures interact with health issues.

Occupational Therapy

Helps children, adolescents and young adults with injuries, physical challenges or developmental disabilities develop "Skills for the Job of Living" to increase their level of independence and quality of life.

Ophthalmology

Specializes in diagnosing and treating all types of eye disorders in children, including those systemic diseases that also affect the eye. Pediatric care ranges from routine eye exams to complex diagnoses.

Orthopaedics

Provides consultation, diagnosis and management of orthopaedic diseases and conditions, including congenital or acquired spinal deformities, dwarfism and dysplasias, and limb deficiency.

Otolaryngology (ENT)

Provides medical and surgical treatment of the ear, nose, throat and related structures of the face and neck. Specialties include sinus, laryngeal, thyroid and esophageal disorders, hearing, balance or speech-related disorders and facial plastic reconstruction, including rhinoplasty, cleft lip and palate problems.

Pediatric Surgery

Provides comprehensive general and specialized surgical treatment of congenital (existing at birth) and acquired conditions including appendicitis, hernias and multiple congenital anomalies.

Physical Therapy

Offers children facing physical challenges, long-term disabilities or injuries, the opportunity for life-changing progress by helping them develop or recapture muscle strength and endurance needed for daily living.

Plastic Surgery

Provides diagnostic and treatment services for congenital and developmental anomalies of the head and neck and the hand and reconstructive procedures and cosmetic surgery, such as rhinoplasty.

Psychiatry

Provides care using therapeutic techniques including behavioral intervention, child-focused family and interpersonal therapy to children and adolescents with mental health diagnoses such as: depression, anxiety disorders and trauma-related disorders. Specifically, we provide care to those diagnosed with bipolar and mood disorders, eating disorders, post-traumatic stress and obsessive-compulsive disorders.

Psychology

Provides behavioral health services focusing on psychological assessment, diagnostic work-up and treatment for disorders such as attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), depression, anxiety and oppositional defiant disorder.

Pulmonary Medicine 

Offers consultation, treatment and diagnostic testing for children with pediatric pulmonary diseases such as cystic fibrosis, congenital malformations of the lung, recurrent pneumonia and asthma.

Rehabilitation

Provides care for a wide range of patients with congenital and acquired conditions resulting in childhood disability, from the severely disabled patient to the fully functional patient with musculoskeletal complaints.

Special Needs

Offers a holistic approach to the care of children and young adults with significant chronic illness. We also help create a medical home involving the family, patient, physicians, therapists and all persons involved in the care of the patient.

Speech Pathology

Provides consultations, parent counseling and treatment for patients with communication disorders. Also provides services for children with feeding or swallowing dysfunction.

Sports Medicine

Offers a full spectrum of care to support the young athlete, including sports medicine physicians, sports physical therapy and a human performance lab.

Urology

Provides excellent, state-of-the-art diagnostic and therapeutic services for pediatric conditions that affect the urinary and genital systems.

Voiding Dysfunction

Evaluates patients for enuresis (bed wetting), urinary tract infections and voiding dysfunction.