Pediatrics

The Department of Pediatrics at Rochester Regional Health provides a broad range of diagnostic and treatment services for children from birth through 21 years of age. Much of the clinical and research activities of the department center on community pediatrics.

Subspecialty services within the department include Adolescent Medicine, Behavioral Pediatrics, Infectious Diseases, Lead Poisoning Prevention and Treatment, Neonatology, Neurology and Pediatric Rheumatology. The department is fully integrated with the Golisano Children's Hospital at URMC.

Rochester Regional's Department of Pediatrics has received grant support exceeding $7 million for projects involving:

• Childhood lead poisoning
• Breastfeeding promotion
• Environmental health
• AIDS prevention activities
• Health systems reorganization for disadvantaged children
• Training of academic general pediatricians

Funding sources include:

• Centers for Disease Control
• Housing and Urban Development
• Federal Bureau of Maternal and Child Health
• National Institute of Mental Health
• W.T. Grant Foundation
• Pew Memorial Trust
• Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
• Federal Bureau of Health Professions