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- Acne
- Adjustment Disorders
- Adolescent Diabetes
- Adolescent Growth and Development
- Adolescent Health Problems and Injuries
- Adolescent Male: Physical Examination
- Adolescent Mental Health
- Adolescent Nutrition
- Amenorrhea
- Anatomy of the Breasts
- Anorexia Nervosa
- Anxiety Disorders
- Braces
- Cognitive Development
- Conduct Disorder
- Delayed Puberty
- Determining Body Mass Index
- Diabetes and Diet
- Dysmenorrhea
- Dysthymia
- Eating Disorders
- Exercise
- Eye Care / Avoiding Eye Injuries
- Female Growth and Development
- Female Physical Development
- Firearm Safety
- Generalized Anxiety Disorder
- Gynecological and Menstrual Conditions
- Gynecological Health
- Gynecological Infections
- Healthy Eating During Adolescence
- Heat-Related Illnesses (Heat Cramps, Heat Exhaustion, Heat Stroke)
- High Blood Pressure
- Infectious Mononucleosis
- Major Depression
- Male Physical Development
- Manic Depression / Bipolar Disorder
- Menstrual Cycle Overview
- Menstrual Disorders
- Mood Disorders
- Mood Disorders Overview
- Mouthguards
- Normal Breast Development
- Obesity
- Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
- Oppositional Defiant Disorder
- Oral Health
- Orthopedic Problems
- Osgood-Schlatter Disease
- Pap Test
- Periodontal Disease
- Phobias
- Physical Examination: Adolescent Male
- Post-traumatic Stress Disorder
- Premenstrual Syndrome (PMS)
- Psychological Complications of Chronic Illness
- Puberty: Adolescent Female
- Recognizing Urologic or Gynecologic Problems
- Safer Sex Guidelines
- Schizophrenia
- Sexually Transmitted Diseases
- Smoking
- Sprains and Strains
- Substance Abuse / Chemical Dependence
- Teenage Drivers
- Teen Suicide
- Vulvitis
- Weight Management
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- Adolescent Bariatric Surgery Center Passes Surgical Milestone
- CHALK Program Takes Top Honors for Poster Presentation at National Meeting of Children's Hospitals
- Save the Date: 2009 JFK Tower Golf Tournament to Benefit the Pulmonary Hypertension Center, June 29
- Minimally Invasive Weight-Loss Surgery Improves Health of Morbidly Obese Teens
- Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital Selected by New York State to be One of Three State Centers for Best Practices in Childhood Obesity Prevention
Child and Adolescent Health
Susan L. Rosenthal, PhD
Director, Child and Adolescent HealthThe Division of Child and Adolescent Health provides the full range of healthcare services and programs for preteens and adolescents, ranging in age from 10 to 20 years of age. The health needs of this age group reflect important changes in the physical and psychological development that occur when a child reaches puberty. Our adolescent medicine specialists provide comprehensive care that not only focuses on the medical needs of these young adults, but also encompasses a keen understanding of the issues that can affect their emotional health.
Our large outpatient community adolescent practice, located in the Hospital's Ambulatory Care Network sites and at a number of school-based clinics, provides primary care and family planning services, including pregnancy testing and sexually transmitted disease screening and treatment. Physical examinations focus on concerns prevalent among teenagers: acne, early hypertension, obesity, eating disorders, asthma, sexual development, skin disorders, and abdominal pain. Our physicians also conduct gynecological examinations, showing particular sensitivity and understanding to young patients on their first visit. Confidential HIV testing and counseling are also available.
The Division also has a comprehensive mental health program, offering depression and anxiety screening, and referral for treatment as necessary. Psychosocial evaluations are performed to obtain information in a number of areas: home environment, behavioral problems, academic performance, exposure to violence, substance abuse, depression, and sexual activity. Our patients benefit greatly from the close interaction between pediatricians, nurses, social workers, and child and adolescent psychiatry professionals, which ensures a holistic approach to the adolescent's needs. In addition, our staff has particular expertise in parent and teenage child communication dealing with such issues as underage drinking, sexual activity, use of drugs, and peer pressure. Our staff is culturally sensitive, incorporating the values and beliefs of our patients when providing care.
We also provide consultation for adolescents who require hospitalization at NewYork-Presbyterian Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital.
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- Adolescent Medicine
- (212) 305-8195
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- General Pediatrics/Adolescent Medicine, NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia
