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Pediatric & Adolescent Medicine (Children)

Child Life Program

Certified child life specialists are trained in the developmental impact of hospitalization, illness and injury. They help children cope with the stress and uncertainty of healthcare experiences through the Child Life Program in La Crosse.

Pediatric Specialty Care in Onalaska

Our local pediatricians also specialize in less common needs for children. Care often is provided in conjunction with visiting pediatric specialists from Mayo Clinic in Rochester.

Learn more about the pediatric specialties we provide:


Allergy

If your infant, child or adolescent is experiencing suspected allergy or asthma conditions, contact us for evaluations, diagnosis, and treatment. Comprehensive care is coordinated with your child's primary care provider to meet your child's individual needs.

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Endocrinology

Pediatric endocrinology specializes in the evaluation, diagnosis and treatment of infants, children and adolescents with suspected growth or hormone concerns. Comprehensive care is coordinated with the patient's primary care provider to meet the needs of the patient.

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Gastroenterology

If your infant, child or adolescent is experiencing suspected digestive or digestive system conditions, our physicians who specialize in pediatric gastroenterology can evaluate, diagnose and provide treatment. Comprehensive care is coordinated with your child's primary care provider to meet your child's individual needs.

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Neonatology

In your newborn is premature or sick, our pediatric neonatologist can evaluate, diagnose and treat a variety of medical concerns. Comprehensive care is coordinated with your child's primary care provider to meet his or her health needs.

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Nephrology

If your infant, child or adolescent is experiencing a suspected kidney condition, a pediatric nephrologist in Onalaska can evaluate, diagnose, and provide treatment. Comprehensive care is coordinated with your child's primary care provider to meet your child's individual needs.

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Neurology

In your infant, child or adolescent has a suspected neurological condition, our pediatric neurologists can evaluate, diagnose and treat a variety of medical concerns. Comprehensive care is coordinated with your child's primary care provider to meet his or her health needs.

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Orthopedics

If you have an orthopedic concern regarding your child, our pediatric orthopedics providers specialize in the evaluation, diagnosis and treatment of infants, children and adolescents. Comprehensive care is coordinated with your child's primary care provider to meet his or her needs.

Conditions assessed include:

  • Congenital and developmental conditions:
    • Hip
    • Intoeing
    • Genu varum (bow legs)
    • Genu valgum (knock-knee)
    • Pes planus (flatfeet)
  • Consequences of pediatric trauma
  • Growth plate injuries
  • Limb length discrepancy
  • Scoliosis and pediatric spine musculoskeletal disorders
  • Upper and lower extremity deformity

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Psychiatry & Psychology

Your primary care team provides care for the whole person — mind and body, and helps your child stay healthy. It's where you go for your child's yearly check-ups or when they're feeling sick or sad.

While your primary care provider helps your child with their overall physical and mental health, you and your child also may be connected with a consultant from Psychiatry & Psychology.

Consultations

A consultant can help your child and your family:

  • Create a healthy lifestyle by changing eating and exercise habits, or learning relaxation skills, ways to sleep better and have good friends.
  • Manage difficult behaviors, such as tantrums, noncompliance, or angry outbursts. The consultant can help your family make changes in what matters, at any age.
  • Communicate with your child's school to develop behavior care plans, if needed.
  • Cope with stress, including worries, loss or sadness.
  • Improve self-care techniques to manage pain, diabetes, taking medications, learning how to swallow pills and other issues.

Your visit with the consultant will be approximately 15–30 minutes and will focus on a particular problem. After talking with you and your child or teen, the consultant will help you choose your next action steps, which may or may not include a referral for additional Psychiatry & Psychology services. Visits with a consultant are covered by most insurance plans.

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Pulmonology

Our pediatric pulmonology specialists from Mayo Clinic assess, diagnose and treat infants, children and teenagers who have lung diseases or other types of breathing problems. They work closely with your child's primary care provider to coordinate comprehensive care to meet his or her needs.

Conditions assessed include:

  • Aspiration
  • Asthma
  • Cystic fibrosis
  • Hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia screening and care
  • Weakness of breathing muscles caused by neurologic disease
  • Respiratory disease in congenital heart disease
  • Respiratory distress syndrome, including bronchopulmonary dysplasia, a serious breathing disorder common in premature newborns
  • Sleep-disordered breathing, including obstructive sleep apnea
  • Other diseases with lung involvement, such as inflammatory bowel disease with pulmonary complications or vasculitis

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Rheumatology

Pediatric rheumatology conditions can affect multiple parts of the body. To ensure your child receives the best care, visiting Mayo Clinic pediatric rheumatologists in Onalaska are dedicated to evaluating and treating children of all ages for autoimmune and autoinflammatory disorders. Comprehensive care is coordinated with your child's primary care provider to meet your child's individual needs.

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Surgery

If your child needs surgery, our pediatric surgeon from Mayo Clinic in Rochester will work closely with our local surgeons offering surgical consultations to ensure your child is receiving the best possible surgical care. All surgeries and procedures are performed in Rochester.

Conditions assessed include:

  • Abscesses
  • Appendectomies
  • Chest wall deformities
  • Gastroesophageal reflux
  • Hernias
  • Hypertrophic pyloric stenosis
  • Long-term central venous access
  • Lymph node biopsies
  • Pyloric stenosis
  • Skin lesions
  • Soft tissue masses
  • Tumors

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Not all treatments, tests and services are available at all Mayo Clinic Health System locations. Check with your preferred location in advance.