Our researchers work tirelessly to understand pediatric diseases and find new ways to diagnose and treat them. Through our many pediatric clinical trials, your child may have access to promising new treatments before they become broadly available.

Specialty clinics provide streamlined, focused care for a single condition, such as sickle cell disease or diabetes. We gather teams of specialists to care for your child with coordinated testing, treatment and support.

A medical procedure or hospital stay can be challenging for your child and family. Our child life specialists use play therapy and other techniques to lessen fear and anxiety. Child life is one of many support services we offer to help you navigate your child’s care journey.

Endocrine disorders include type 1 and type 2 diabetes and diseases that affect your child’s growth, puberty and hormones. Our pediatric endocrine teams include physicians, nurses, dietitians and social workers who work together for the health of your child.

Our fetal care specialists treat severe health conditions before birth (in utero). Early treatment may save your baby’s life and prevent future disability. We provide advanced fetal surgery for some developmental disorders, tumors and problems that arise in utero. A UC Davis Health research team performed a breakthrough spina bifida treatment using stem cells in fetal surgery.

Our neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) provides care for infants born early, with a serious illness, or who need surgery. Our NICU has the highest rating (level 4). That means our specialists have the expertise to give your newborn the care they need to heal, grow and thrive.

Our PICU sees more than 1,300 critically ill children each year. With one nurse for every two patients and critical care physicians on site around the clock, your child receives constant monitoring. Our large, private rooms and sofa beds provide a comfortable place for you to stay close to your child.

Through UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center, we provide expert medical care for children with cancer and blood disorders. As a National Cancer Institute-designated cancer center, we have a record for innovative research, advanced treatments and personalized care.

Our Pediatric Heart Center offers the full range of tests and treatments for pediatric cardiac conditions. Our pediatric heart specialists choose minimally invasive surgery when possible, which can mean fewer incisions and a quicker recovery time.

We can treat conditions that affect your child’s brain, spine or development. These may include spina bifida (myelomeningocele) and nervous system disorders like epilepsy. Developmental conditions include autism spectrum disorder, attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and Down syndrome.

Our specialists treat children with conditions that affect how they grow and move. Bone shape and growth conditions (orthopaedics) include flat feet, bowlegs, dwarfism, scoliosis, kyphosis and hip dysplasia. We also treat muscle conditions like cerebral palsy and muscular dystrophy.

Trouble eating, swallowing or digesting food can affect your child’s ability to grow. We treat conditions that affect your child’s nutrition, like cleft lip and palate, reflux and strictures (narrowed food passages). We can also help your child manage conditions like inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), allergies and food intolerances.

Ear, nose and throat (ENT) conditions can affect how your child hears, smells and speaks. Common conditions include ear infections, hearing loss, tumors, sinus infections and voice and swallowing disorders. We also treat childhood cancers of the head and neck.

Your child’s heart and blood vessels (their cardiovascular system) deliver oxygen to their organs and tissues. We can treat cardiovascular conditions like openings in the heart walls (atrial septal defect) and heart murmur or inflammation. We can also treat cardiac arrhythmias through our pediatric cardiac electrophysiology services.

Some children have an immune system that overreacts to triggers like food or pollen. These conditions include allergies, eczema and an ongoing runny nose (rhinitis). Autoimmune conditions like lupus, celiac disease and different types of arthritis can cause uncomfortable symptoms that affect your child’s life. Our specialists can manage these conditions to improve symptoms and allow your child to grow and develop.

Your child’s kidneys, bladder and the tubes that connect them help to get rid of waste. Acute kidney injury (usually after a serious infection) and chronic kidney disease stop this system from working well. Your child can also develop kidney stones, which our team can treat with minimally invasive procedures.

Your child’s lungs carry oxygen into their body, and we treat several conditions that can affect how they breathe. Lung conditions include asthma, cystic fibrosis, pulmonary hypertension and sleep apnea.

Our dermatology specialists treat childhood skin conditions like acne, eczema and contact dermatitis (an allergic reaction on the skin). We also provide care for psoriasis, which causes thick scaly skin patches, and vitiligo, which causes loss of skin color.

Our aerodigestive clinic offers care if your child has a medical condition that affects their breathing, swallowing and digestion. Our team includes providers who specialize in ENT, pulmonology (lungs), gastroenterology (digestion) and surgery. Your child may also see a speech therapist, nutritionist, social worker or nurse practitioner.

Our CAARE Diagnostic and Treatment Center offers trauma-focused cognitive behavioral therapy to help children and their caregivers overcome trauma-related difficulties and dialectical behavioral therapy for those with self-harm behaviors.

Our pediatric cancer care specialists offer the latest in cancer treatment for children. Cancer treatments could include surgery, radiation, chemotherapy and immunotherapy.

Our experts at the Pediatric Heart Center treat conditions that affect your child’s heart or blood vessels.

Our child life specialists help your child feel comfortable and supported throughout their care. Your child life specialist will prepare your child for procedures, offer support and play opportunities during their visits or hospital stays.

Our pediatric endocrinologists treat conditions like diabetes, thyroid diseases and conditions that affect your child’s metabolism or puberty transition.

Our pediatric long-term ventilation program helps you and your child manage their breathing machine. Your child’s care team includes pediatric pulmonary physicians (lung physicians), nurses, respiratory therapists, dietitians, and social workers.

The UC Davis MIND Institute offers treatment for neurodevelopmental conditions like autism, Down syndrome, ADHD and fragile X syndrome. We involve many specialties to address all aspects of care.

Our pediatric neurology experts can help your child manage epilepsy, brain injury, stroke and brain tumors. Our Comprehensive Epilepsy Program offers nationally accredited epilepsy care throughout your child’s life.

The Neuromuscular Disease Clinic offers care for your child if they have a condition that affects their nerves and muscles. Our clinic is the official Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA) Diagnostic Clinic for the Sacramento area.

UC Davis Health is home to the first procedure to implant a leadless, retrievable pacemaker in a child. Our specialists implant the device through a vein in your child's neck, where it travels to their heart. With no wires (leads), this pacemaker can be easily removed for battery replacement. This new device helps regulate heart rate for children with rare congenital heart conditions.

Pediatric rehabilitation can help your child get stronger and more independent after an injury. We can also help your child get more mobile if they have a disorder like cerebral palsy.

Our pediatric surgery team treats a wide range of medical conditions in children. UC Davis Children’s Hospital has earned level 1 Children’s Surgery Verification from the American College of Surgeons. This verification requires us to meet the highest standards for your child’s care.

We treat pulmonary hypertension, a type of high blood pressure in the lungs, at our pediatric pulmonary hypertension clinic. Our clinic offers many treatments in one visit, so your child doesn’t have to spend as much time in appointments.

Our pulmonary sickle cell clinic helps your child manage breathing problems that happen because of sickle cell disease.

Our severe asthma clinic treats severe and treatment-resistant asthma. Our dedicated physicians, nurses, educators and social workers work together to help your child manage severe asthma.

Our pediatric sleep clinic offers specialized care for children with sleep disorders like sleep apnea, daytime sleepiness and insomnia.

Our researchers work continuously to advance the field of fetal care. We are part of a groundbreaking national clinical trial that combines fetal surgery and stem cell treatment. This new approach could improve the outlook for children with spina bifida.