Children's Specialty Group

Children's Specialty Group physicians have helped make Children's Hospital of Wisconsin one of the leading pediatric hospitals in the country. We have more than 500 physicians, nurse practitioners and physician assistants that have specific training in caring for children and leading Children's Hospital's nationally recognized programs.

All CSG physicians are board-certified or board-eligible in their area(s) of expertise and dedicate their entire practices to the care of children and adults with contenital conditions. As Medical College of Wisconsin employees, they also conduct research to improve patient care, and train tomorrow's physicians.  

Specialties and locations

CSG staff treat patients in many different pediatric specialties. While most patients are seen at the main Children's Hospital location in Milwaukee, our specialists are located in or travel to many outreach clinics throughout Wisconsin and northern Illinois.

Innovation

• Children's Hospital of Wisconsin was one of the first locations in the nation to offer palliative care in the newborn nursery.
• Innovations in the neonatal department include the use of inhaled nitric oxide and extra corporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO). The highest level of comprehensive care is available for children with pulmonary hypertension.
• A national reputation for language disorders, including autism.
• The specialty group gastroenterology department is the first in the state to have clinics for children who have irritable bowel syndrome, feeding disorders, and swallowing disorders.
• Peter Havens, MD, infectious diseases, developed a program for the treatment of HIV that is currently being replicated across the nation and the world.
• The pulmonary medicine department established the first pediatric sleep disorders program in the state.