Pediatric Infectious Disease

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We care for children with infectious diseases from birth to adulthood. Our pediatric infectious disease specialists are experts in the evaluation and treatment of infections in newborns, children and adolescents, whether they are caused by bacteria, viruses, fungi or parasites.

We work with labs and researchers at Holtz Children’s Hospital and the University of Miami Health System, which gives our patients access to the latest technologies and methods for diagnosis and treatment of infections of all types.

In the infectious diseases program, specialists provide consultations for infants, children and adolescents with:

  • Chronic and recurrent infections
  • Pneumonia
  • Meningitis
  • Post-surgical infections
  • Infections associated with international travel
  • Infections in immunosuppressed patients

Description

We care for children with infectious diseases from birth to adulthood. Our pediatric infectious disease specialists are experts in the evaluation and treatment of infections in newborns, children and adolescents, whether they are caused by bacteria, viruses, fungi or parasites.

We work with labs and researchers at Holtz Children’s Hospital and the University of Miami Health System, which gives our patients access to the latest technologies and methods for diagnosis and treatment of infections of all types.

In the infectious diseases program, specialists provide consultations for infants, children and adolescents with:

  • Chronic and recurrent infections
  • Pneumonia
  • Meningitis
  • Post-surgical infections
  • Infections associated with international travel
  • Infections in immunosuppressed patients

We also specialize in treating:

  • Burn-related infections, in partnership with Miami Burn Center
  • Children with both primary and acquired immune deficiencies, including HIV infection and Primary Immunodeficiency Disorder
  • Children with fevers of unknown origin
  • Congenital infections
  • Infections of the eye, in partnership with Bascom Palmer Eye Institute
  • Infectious complications of very-low-birth-weight newborns
  • Tropical infectious diseases
  • Critically ill children
  • Infections in surgical patients
  • Common childhood infectious diseases
  • Immunocompromised patients such as oncology and transplant patients

Description

We also specialize in treating:

  • Burn-related infections, in partnership with Miami Burn Center
  • Children with both primary and acquired immune deficiencies, including HIV infection and Primary Immunodeficiency Disorder
  • Children with fevers of unknown origin
  • Congenital infections
  • Infections of the eye, in partnership with Bascom Palmer Eye Institute
  • Infectious complications of very-low-birth-weight newborns
  • Tropical infectious diseases
  • Critically ill children
  • Infections in surgical patients
  • Common childhood infectious diseases
  • Immunocompromised patients such as oncology and transplant patients

Holtz Children’s Hospital

1611 N.W. 12th Avenue, Miami, FL, 33136

305-585-5437

Open 24 hours

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Holtz Children’s Hospital

1611 N.W. 12th Avenue, Miami, FL, 33136

305-585-5437

Open 24 hours

Open in Google Maps

Meet the Team

Aida Chaparro

Pediatric Infectious Disease, Pediatrics

Charles Mitchell

Pediatric Infectious Disease, Pediatrics

Delia Rivera-Hernandez

Pediatric Infectious Disease, Pediatrics

Gwendolyn Scott

Pediatric Infectious Disease, Pediatrics

Ivan Gonzalez

Pediatric Infectious Disease, Pediatrics

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