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Ellen E. Kim, MD
Attending physician, Endocrinology

A pediatric endocrinologist answers your questions on puberty and more...

A pediatric endocrinologist answers your questions on puberty and more...


What is the normal age for breast development in girls?
My child is shorter than all of his classmates




Ameesh A. Shah, MD
Attending physician, Gastroenterology

A pediatric gastroenterologist answers your questions on spitting up, constipation and more

A pediatric gastroenterologist answers your questions on spitting up, constipation and more


Three-month old spitting up
Problem with constipation




Youngran Chung, MD
Attending physician, Pulmonary Medicine

An expert in pediatric pulmonology answers your questions on asthma, alternative therapies and more.

An expert in pediatric pulmonology answers your questions on asthma, alternative therapies and more.


Is it asthma?
Are alternative therapies safe in treating asthma?
Croup vs. RSV




Geoffrey A. Allen, MD
Attending physician, Hematology/Oncology

An expert in pediatric blood and cancer diseases answers your questions on bruising, blood clots and more...

An expert in pediatric blood and cancer diseases answers your questions on bruising, blood clots and more...


What is causing my child's anemia?
Is my child's bruising a problem?
Should our daughter be tested for Factor V Leiden?
Prognosis for Burkitt's leukemia?




Ilana L. Cymerman, RN, MSN, CPNP
Pediatric nurse practitioner, Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition

A bedwetting expert answers your questions.

A bedwetting expert answers your questions.


Bedwetting and going to camp
Wetting during the day
Damp underwear




Mark H. Fishbein, MD
Attending physician, Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition

A pediatric gastroenterologist answers your questions on abdominal pain and more...

A pediatric gastroenterologist answers your questions on abdominal pain and more...


Recurrent abdominal pain
My baby spits up.
Is stool leakage typical?




James W. Schroeder Jr., MD
Attending physician, Otolaryngology

A pediatric ear, nose and throat specialist answers questions on ear tubes, tonsils and more...

A pediatric ear, nose and throat specialist answers questions on ear tubes, tonsils and more...


Ear tubes and adenoid removal
Does my child need to use ear plugs?
Painless tonsillectomy
Newborn with noisy breathing
Ear tube surgery
Two-year old on a plane
Getting ear tubes PLUS removing tonsils and adenoids
Nosebleeds
Recurring wax build-up in the ears
Recurrent ear infections and ear tubes
Two year old with a hoarse voice
What are the basics to consider if my child has recurrent ear infections?




Nicholas Gryfakis, MS
Manager/biomedical engineer

Motion analysis expert Nicholas Gryfakis on pitching mechanics and more...

Motion analysis expert Nicholas Gryfakis on pitching mechanics and more...


Effects of pitching
Importance of pitching technique
Pitching injury




Ellen G. Chadwick, MD
Co-medical director, Pediatric and Maternal HIV Infection

A pediatric infectious disease expert answers questions on avian flu and more...

A pediatric infectious disease expert answers questions on avian flu and more...


Mumps breakout in Iowa
What is avian flu?
What is RSV?
More on mumps ...
Shingles and the chicken pox virus
Frequent illness in child in daycare




Cecille G. Sulman, MD

A pediatric ear, nose and throat specialist answers questions on ear tubes, tonsils and more...

A pediatric ear, nose and throat specialist answers questions on ear tubes, tonsils and more...


5 year old's voice sounds hoarse
Should my child's tonsils be removed?
My child did not pass her hearing test
Is swimming allowed if my child has ear tubes?
Chickenpox
EarPopper™ device
Nodules in lymph nodes
Concern over a deep voice
Three year old with speech delay
Sinuses, adenoids and immune deficiency
Minimum age for ear tubes?
Concern for speech delay.
Tenderness in the ears
Should my 8 year old have his ear tubes replaced?
Is there a home hearing test?
Concerns over ability to hear and raspy voice
Swollen glands




Mark Rosenberg, MD
Member, Children's Community Physicians Association

Dr. Rosenberg on child development, well-child visits, temper tantrums and more...

Dr. Rosenberg on child development, well-child visits, temper tantrums and more...


Is my child developing normally?
What can I do about temper tantrums?
What should I expect from well child visits?
Lead levels; diet
Rheumatic fever
Effects of penicillin
Older child still using pacifier




Rebecca Unger, MD
Member, Children's Community Physicians Association

Dr. Unger on obesity-prevention, promoting healthy exercise and more....

Dr. Unger on obesity-prevention, promoting healthy exercise and more....


How can I help my toddler avoid obesity?
Promoting health physical activity
Sunscreen and insect repellant for babies
Getting rid of a pacifier
Buried penis
What are labial adhesions?
My one-year old has trigger thumb.
Newborn wants to nurse often.
Concern that child may have a learning problem
Inexplicable fevers in two-year old




Miller Shivers, PhD
Staff psychologist, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

A pediatric psychologist answers your questions on separation anxiety, jealousy and feeding problems ...

A pediatric psychologist answers your questions on separation anxiety, jealousy and feeding problems ...


Separation anxiety
Jealousy
Feeding problem
Defiant daughter
Toilet training at 20 months
Bed wetting - five-year-old
Three-year-old - developing friendships
Daycare - biting
Fear of test
Abusive friend
Younger/older sister
Obsessive three-year-old
Getting rid of pacifier
Spanking
Fear of needles
Teen having trouble making friends
Finding classes on oppositional defiance disorder
Talking to your toddler about your surgery




Bahram Rahmani, MD, MPH
Attending physician, Ophthalmology

A pediatric ophthalmologist answers questions concerning blocked tear ducts, pink eye and more...

A pediatric ophthalmologist answers questions concerning blocked tear ducts, pink eye and more...


Chalazion
Blocked tear ducts
Pink eye
Gray spots on eyes
Recurring stye
Ocular allergy
How long to treat chalazion at home?




Dolores A. Vitullo, MD
Attending physician, Cardiology; Outreach director

A pediatric cardiologist answers questions about heart murmers, irregular heart beats and chest pain

A pediatric cardiologist answers questions about heart murmers, irregular heart beats and chest pain


Heart murmer
Fast heart beat
Chest pain
Chest pain, slightly overweight child
Fetal heart valve
Bicuspid aortic valve
Lipid profile
Brugada syndrome
Echocardiogram




Jennifer S. Kim, MD
Attending physician, Allergy

A pediatric allergist answers questions about food allergies, colds and childhood asthma

A pediatric allergist answers questions about food allergies, colds and childhood asthma


Food allergy vs. intolerance
Recurrent bronchitis might be asthma
Cold vs. allergies




Cynthia R. LaBella, MD
Medical director, Institute for Sports Medicine

Sports medicine specialist Dr. Cynthia LaBella on heat illness, weight lifting and more...

Sports medicine specialist Dr. Cynthia LaBella on heat illness, weight lifting and more...


Glucosamine and chondroitin sulfate for children
Weight lifting
Heat Illness
Ligamentous laxity
Osgood-Schlatter Disease in young athletes




Joshua L. Goldstein, MD
Attending physician, Neurology

A pediatric neurologist answers questions about headaches, seizures and the ketogenic diet...

A pediatric neurologist answers questions about headaches, seizures and the ketogenic diet...


What about the ketogenic diet?
Outgrowing seizures
What about frequent headaches?
Recurring brain tumor




Earl Y. Cheng, MD
Attending physician, Urology

Dr. Cheng on hypospadius, undescended testicles, buried penis syndrome, teen wetting and more...

Dr. Cheng on hypospadius, undescended testicles, buried penis syndrome, teen wetting and more...


Hypospadias
What about reflux?
Undescended testis
Buried penis syndrome
Teens with wetting problems
White cells in the urine
Reflux and infection
Urinary urgency
Concealed penis
After hypospadias surgery
More on hypospadias surgery





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