The Department of Pediatrics’ mission is to protect and ensure the health and well-being of all children. We are dedicated to advancing the field of pediatrics through patient services, research, education, and advocacy. We are committed to providing multidisciplinary, family-centered care with respect, compassion and the highest standards of excellence. This mission is shared with The Bristol-Myers Squibb Children’s Hospital at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, part of our children’s academic health campus.
The department consists of more than 155 faculty. Divisions include the major pediatric subspecialties, including adolescent medicine, allergy, critical care, cardiology, developmental disabilities, emergency medicine, endocrinology, gastroenterology, general pediatrics, genetics, hematology/oncology, infectious diseases, neonatology, nephrology, neurology, pulmonology and rheumatology.
The department is proud of its pediatric programs and centers of excellence, including The Cystic Fibrosis Center, The Boggs Center on Developmental Disabilities, the Institute for the Study of Child Development, Robert Wood Johnson AIDS Program, Hematology/Oncology, Pediatric and Neonatal Transport Services, Renal Transplant Program, Diabetes Program, Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery Program, Epilepsy Program, Headache Clinic, and nutrition, sleep, pulmonary function, asthma and clinical toxicology programs.
In addition, the department has opened The Bristol-Myers Squibb Centers of Excellence in Metabolism, Infectious Diseases and Rheumatology, providing the opportunity to expand our services with these new centers.
As part of its educational mission, the department provides outstanding educational programs as demonstrated by its pediatric residency program, fellowships and continuing medical education. The department participates in community outreach and patient education programs. The department conducts clinical research studies, as well as the molecular biology of development and developmental pharmacology.