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  • Health Care Providers: Gastroenterologists for Parents


    A gastroenterologist is a doctor who studies, diagnoses, and treats diseases and conditions that affect the stomach and intestines.

  • Health Care Providers: Nurses for Parents


    Nurses provide much of the day-to-day care in hospitals, doing vital jobs like giving medicine and educating patients about self-care. Many kinds of nurses provide varying levels of care.

  • Health Care Providers: Pulmonologists for Parents


    A pulmonologist is a doctor who studies, diagnoses, prevents, and treats lung and airway problems. Many are also trained in critical care medicine.

  • Health Care Providers: Hematologists-Oncologists for Parents


    A hematologist-oncologist is a doctor who specializes in blood diseases, bleeding disorders, and cancers such as hemophilia, sickle cell disease, leukemia, and lymphoma. They’re trained in hematology and oncology.

  • Health Care Providers: Dermatologists for Parents


    A dermatologist is a doctor who helps people take care of their skin, hair, and nails, and diagnoses and treats problems when they do happen.

  • Health Care Providers: Neonatologists for Parents


    A neonatologist is a doctor who cares for newborns who were born prematurely or have complex medical needs.

  • What Is Informed Consent? for Parents


    Informed consent is a legal term that means a person is aware of the facts of a situation (such as a surgical procedure) before agreeing to it.

  • Health Care Providers: Neurologists for Parents


    A neurologist is a doctor who studies, diagnoses, and treats diseases and conditions that affect the brain.

  • Health Care Providers: Cardiothoracic Surgeons for Parents


    A cardiac (or cardiothoracic) surgeon is a doctor who does surgery to treat problems that affect the heart and chest.

  • Health Care Providers: Optometrists for Parents


    An optometrist is a doctor who examines eyes for problems, prescribes contact lenses and glasses and eye exercises, and diagnoses and treats eye diseases. They provide many of the same services as ophthalmologists, but they don't perform surgery.