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Pediatric infectious disease is the medical specialty that treats serious infectious diseases or recurring, complicated infections caused by bacteria, virus, or other disease agents. A pediatric infectious disease specialist works with your child's pediatrician to identify the unique signs and symptoms of infectious diseases in babies, children and adolescents.

Our board-certified pediatric infectious disease specialist diagnoses and treats symptoms or illness for various types of infectious diseases.

Infections or symptoms we care for:

  • Chronic or recurring infections
  • Prolonged or unexplained fever
  • Congenital infections
  • Hepatitis
  • Tuberculosis
  • Meningitis
  • MRSA infection
  • Skin and soft tissue infections
  • Bone and joint infection
  • Urinary tract infection
  • Lyme disease, or other tick-borne diseases or infections