Special services offered include the Sports Medicine Clinic, Workers Compensation Clinic, Spina Bifida Clinic, Running Clinic, and the Hand Rehabilitation Center. Otolaryngology Otolaryngology specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of diseases of the ear, nose and throat. Services include nasal surgery, endoscopy, laryngology, reconstructive surgery of the head and neck, thyroid surgery, endoscopic sinus surgery, removal of foreign bodies in children, smoking cessation, and rehabilitation of facial paralysis. Conditions treated include head and neck trauma, professional voice disorders, swallowing disorders, sleep apnea and vertigo. Pathology Pathology specializes in the study of the nature, cause and development of diseases through the examination of body tissues and fluids.
Pathologists act as consultants to other medical practitioners.
Most pediatricians deliver general primary care to young patients, but there also are specialty pediatricians who focus on specific areas of pediatrics, such as adolescent medicine or pediatric cardiology. Subspecialities in pediatrics largely mirror those available for adult medicine. Areas of major study may include coronary heart disease, hypertension and diabetes in populations of West African origin, left ventricular hypertrophy, genetic epidemiology, socioeconomic status and health, nutrition interventions in minority populations, and renal transplantation. Services include treatment for asthma, emphysema, chronic cough, lung cancer, dyspnea, sarcoidosis, pulmonary hypertension, acute respiratory failure and carbon monoxide poisoning. Radiology The Department of Radiology specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of diseases using X-ray and other forms of radiant energy.