Using a full array of diagnostic procedures, including color-flow Doppler echocardiography, to evaluate children with suspected heart disease, pediatric cardiology colleagues from Temple University provide consultative services to our inpatient units. They also coordinate a series of teaching conferences for residents. Child Psychiatry Child psychiatrists from the Einstein Department of Psychiatry provide expert consultation in outpatient and inpatient settings. Einstein pediatric residents rotate in the child psychiatry emergency unit, one of few in the area. A full-time pediatric endocrinologist oversees inpatient and outpatient evaluation and treatment of children with a broad range of endocrinological problems including diabetes, growth disorders, thyroid disorders, delayed or precocious sexual development, cryptorchidism, adrenal disorders, and disorders of bone and mineral metabolism.
Residents participate in endocrine clinic and a monthly case-based endocrine conference.
Gastroenterology Residents can participate in a busy outpatient pediatric gastroenterology practice where children are evaluated and treated for disorders of nutrition, the gastrointestinal tract, and the liver. The Genetics Division provides comprehensive services in several areas. In depth evaluation, with ongoing counseling and support of both pediatric and adult patients with birth defects, developmental delay, metabolic disease and failure to thrive is available. Prenatal counseling and cancer genetics counseling are also offered. A genetics counselor coordinates a comprehensive risk assessment program for menopausal women with a history of breast cancer.