Children's Specialty Group

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Children's Specialty Group is the pediatric specialty group practice established as a joint venture between the Medical College of Wisconsin and Children's Hospital and Health System in July 2000. The specialty group provides a critical link between the integrated health care delivery network of the health system and the commitment to excellence in medical research and education of the medical college. More than 270 full-time physician members and 100 nurse practitioners, representing 56 pediatric specialty and sub-specialty programs, currently comprise the specialty group. All specialty group physicians are board-certified or board eligible in their area(s) of expertise.  

The specialty group is comprised of 14 Specialty Practice Units, including pediatric anesthesiology, dermatology, neurology, neurosurgery, ophthalmology, orthopedics, otolaryngology, pathology, rehabilitation and fitness, plastic surgery, psychiatry surgery and urology as well as general pediatrics.

Highlights

• One hundred and one Children's Specialty Group physicians are listed in the 2007-2008 Best Doctors in America^® database. The 40,000 U.S. physicians listed in the Best Doctors in America^® database represent only the top 3 to 5 percent of the nation's practicing physicians. The listing is a singular honor.
• Our physicians support some of the largest and most innovative programs in the nation, including:

Allergy/Immunology

Blood and Marrow Transplant 

Cardiology/Cardiothoracic Surgery

Comprehensive Epilepsy

Critical Care 

Diabetes

Fetal Concerns

Gastroenterology

Neonatal Surgery

Obesity

Pain Management and Palliative Care

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Children's Specialty Group physicians are authors and/or editors of some of the commonly used medical textbooks and journals: Nelson Textbook of Pediatrics, Pediatric Dermatology, Rudolph's Pediatrics, Surgery of Infants and Children (Scientific Principles and Practice).

Successfully increased the role of advanced practice nurses, ensuring that there are sufficient care providers to keep wait times at a minimum. There are more than 100 advanced practice nurses currently practicing within Children's Hospital and Health System, with many taking the lead in developing specialized clinics.

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, or swallowing disorders.
• Peter Havens, MD, infectious diseases, developed a program for the treatment of HIV that is currently being replicated across both the nation and the world.
• The pulmonary medicine department established the first pediatric sleep disorders program in the state.