Medical Resources
The resource list below is provided as a courtesy to those interested in learning more about Special Needs. The information in each listing was provided either directly by the entity listed or was obtained from public websites. LWB does not verify the information and does not endorse any book, group, physician or medical facility. If you know of a resource that should be added, please email us.
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The center has three pediatricians that specialize in adoption medicine: Julia Bledsoe, MD, Julian Davies, MD, and Cynthia Kertesz, MD. They perform pre-adoption consultations by telephone for families adopting from abroad or domestically. They also provide post-placement evaluations and ongoing pediatric care at their Seattle clinic.
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Children's Hospital Colorado has been ranked nationally by U.S. News & World Report every year since the inception of its pediatric hospital rankings edition in 1993. In 2012, five of Children’s specialty areas were among the country’s top 10, including diabetes and endocrinology (4), pulmonology (7), cancer (8),orthopedics (9) and gastroenterology (10). Children’s also ranked among the top 10 on the U.S. News & World Report Best Children’s Hospital’s 2012-13 Honor Roll.
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The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia has an International Adoption Health Program which provides pre and post-adoption services to families. They offer child referral reviews and consults on medical and developmental concerns.
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Children's provides patient care for a wide range of health conditions. It ranked in the top 10 in the nation in 3 areas – Orthopedics, Nephrology and Urology in the new 2012-13 Best Children's Hospitals from U.S.News & World Report. Children's is also a major pediatric kidney, liver, intestine, heart and bone marrow transplant center. It is the primary pediatric teaching facility for The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas.
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Emily Todd, Contributing Section Editor at American Academy of Pediatrics, through Comprehensive Medicine Adoption Consultants, helps families and agencies to understand potential medical issues a child may have. As both a pediatrician and a medical geneticist, Ms. Todd can comment on everything from growth and development to potential complications and recurrence risk. She also helps families find adoption friendly pediatricians and other resources as needed. Although located in Denver, phone, email, and Skype availability can help families get their questions answered.
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To educate families about the heart, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center offers an interactive, 3D app for iPhones and iPads. The app shows anatomically accurate images of congenital heart defects and repairs of those defects. Heartpedia is free.
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The International Craniofacial Institute, led by Dr. David G. Genecov, is recognized nationwide as one of the most advanced centers for craniofacial and cleft lip and palate repair. They have treated over 17,000 patients from more than 30 countries and strive to provide aesthetic and functional correction, practical instruction, and real hope. They have been offering their services to patients and their families for nearly 40 years.
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From website: "There are several pediatric conditions amendible to pediatric surgical treatment. In order to better help you understand what these conditions are, and how they can be treated, we've compiled a number of guides below -- neither list is comprehesive of the conditions some children face or treatments we offer."
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Rainbow Babies & Children’s Hospital is a dedicated pediatric hospital in the Cleveland, OH area. For the fifth consecutive year in the U.S.News & World Report’s annual rankings, Rainbow Babies & Children’s Hospital ranked among the top five children’s hospitals for the care of newborns in its neonatal intensive care unit. The hospital also ranked in the top 10 for Pulmonology and Orthopedics.
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This site provides information about ostomies; answers questions about nutrition and intimacy; and provides useful knowledge about being an ostomate.