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Travel Medicine We ensure travel vaccines are up to date and provide travel specific vaccines such as Typhoid, Yellow Fever, Japanese Encephalitis, Rabies and others. We provide advice on the prevention of Malaria and other Mosquito-borne infections as well as prescribe antimalarial medications

Antimicrobial Stewardship Connecticut Children’s antimicrobial stewardship program helps providers at Connecticut Children’s deliver optimal therapy to their patients with infectious diseases. We do this through: Monitoring antimicrobial resistance trends and local antimicrobial usage Education to

NICU Transitional Medical Care Program The Transitional Medical Care Program provides continuing multidisciplinary care for ongoing medical problems to high-risk infants after their discharge from the NICU. In collaboration with subspecialists from Connecticut Children’s, our neonatal experts evaluate and manage

Nutrition & Breastfeeding Support NICU registered dieticians and lactation consultants work closely with an infant’s care team to ensure he or she is getting the proper nutrition for growth and development. Many babies in the NICU cannot be fed by mouth due to their health issues. Babies who are too small or sick

Dialysis Center Children and adolescents with renal disease often need dialysis on their path to kidney transplant. The state-of-the-art Robert R. Rosenheim Foundation Dialysis Center offers our patients tailored treatment plans and a highly specialized care team comprised of pediatric dialysis

Pediatric Kidney Transplant Program Connecticut Children’s partners with Hartford Hospital to offer one of the leading pediatric kidney transplant programs in the U.S. For over 20 years, our providers have performed successful pediatric kidney transplants with some of the best clinical outcomes in the country. Our

Center for Kidney & Bladder Disorders The Center for Kidney & Bladder Disorders merges two of Connecticut Children’s premier programs: urology and nephrology. This consolidation of disciplines allows us to better serve patients in the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of kidney disease, while we continue to

Epilepsy Center At Connecticut Children’s Epilepsy Center, our highly skilled neurologists care for children who experience seizures caused by a diverse set of neurological disorders. Using a variety of assessment measures, we are able to diagnose the cause of seizures and develop an appropriate

MDA Care Center Connecticut Children’s Neuromuscular Program is program that is funded by the Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA). This multidisciplinary team evaluates and treats children of all ages affected by neuromuscular conditions, including: Ataxia Inherited and acquired neuropathies

Charcot-Marie-Tooth (CMT) Center of Excellence The Pediatric Charcot-Marie-Tooth (CMT) Center of Excellence at Connecticut Children’s provides comprehensive diagnostic evaluation and treatment of inherited neuropathies. The center is designated as a Clinical Center of Excellence by the Inherited Neuropathy Consortium, which

Neurogenetics Clinic

Weight Management Programs Our family-based Fit 5 weight management programs are tailored to address the specific needs of families with children of different ages—Fit 5 Tykes (age 3-5), Fit 5 T.E.A.M. Club (age 6-9), and Fit 5 Teens and Tweens (age 10-12 and 13-18). We also provide individualized

Bariatric Surgery Program Performing weight loss surgery on adolescents since 2008, Connecticut Children’s Bariatric Surgery Program offers the adjustable gastric banding procedure and sleeve gastrectomy to select youth ages 10 and older who have a BMI of 40 or greater, or have a BMI of 35 with a medical

Feeding Team

Optical Shop Connecticut Children’s ophthalmology clinics in Farmington and Glastonbury are home to our Optical Shops. We provide high-quality, professional optical services for Connecticut Children’s Pediatric Ophthalmology and Optometry patients. Pediatric Optical Services Personal service