Multidisciplinary Teams Provide Comprehensive Care
When a child has a complex diagnosis, they may need a team of specialists to provide coordinated care. At RWJBarnabas Health, our experts collaborate seamlessly to provide comprehensive care.
Spina Bifida Program
Specialists in our Spina Bifida Program Team include:
- Pediatricians
- Orthopedists
- Neurosurgeons
- Urologists
- Nurses
- Nutritionists
- Social Workers
- Orthotists
- Psychologists
- Physical Therapists
- Occupational Therapists
- Child Life Specialists
Our team manages problems of hydrocephalus, bowel and urine incontinence, development, gait and ambulation.
In addition, our Spina Bifida Center provides essential psychosocial support services for patients and families, along with genetic counseling and prenatal diagnosis.
This program also offers ongoing teaching regarding disease process throughout the life cycle to the children and specialized instruction/support in various treatment modalities.
Voiding Dysfunction Program
Our Team:
- Urology
- Radiology
- Orthopedics
- Neurologists
- Neurosurgeons
- Nurses
- Social workers
- Child Life Specialists
Our team treats the most common to the most complex bedwetting and daytime wetting problems in children. Our highly specialized team offers urodynamic/videourodynamic testing in a designated pediatric setting.
Kidney Stone Program
Our Team:
- Nephrologists
- Radiology
- Dietary and Nutrition
- Gastroenterology
- Urology
We offer expertise in the management of pediatric kidney stone disease, including pediatric endoscopic, micro-percutaneous treatment of stones, and lithotripsy, as well as ongoing education to this patient population.
Urogenital Sinus and Disorders of Sexual Differentiation Program
Our Team:
- Pediatricians
- Endocrinology
- Surgery
- Social Workers
- Nurses
- Psychologists
Conditions treated include:
- Ambiguous genitalia
- Androgen insensitivity syndrome
- Bladder and cloacal exstrophy
- Cloacal abnormalities
- Congenital adrenal hyperplasia
- Gonadal dysgenesis
- Ovotesticular DSD
- Prune belly syndrome
- Severe hypospadias and epispadias
- Vaginal agenesis
- Urogenital sinus abnormalities
Perinatal Urology Program
Our Team:
- Pediatricians
- Urology
- Genetics
- Surgery
- Neonatologists
- Psychologists
- Social Workers
- Nurses
Our team provides prenatal services for parents for conditions seen and diagnosed on maternal ultrasound including hydronephrosis, posterior urethral valves and renal agenesis. This program offers post-natal follow-up and testing to provide a continuum of care.