Division of General Pediatrics
The Division of General Pediatrics at Nemours provides evidence-based quality services that take into account the physical, emotional, and psychological needs of children.
Division Chief
- Dr. Iman Sharif
Our division's clinical care includes the following broad services:
In addition to primary care for adolescents and young adults, we provide both inpatient and outpatient consultation services for children ages 10 and up for all conditions, including:
- disorders of puberty
- adolescent mental health
- polycystic ovarian syndrome
- breast disorders
- STD prevention and treatment
- contraception
- medical management of the adolescent with chronic illness or special needs
Physician
- Dr. Krishna Wood White
Our team of academic general pediatricians, advanced practice nurses and psychologists provides consultative care to generalist, primary care, and specialty pediatricians on a variety of pediatric disorders, including pediatric bone health, cerebral palsy, adoption, eating disorders, and enuresis.
Our Child Advocacy Center provides medical evaluation for suspected cases of child maltreatment (abuse). Our team also runs the Nemours Access Initiative, which provides thorough evaluations for new patients seeking subspecialty evaluation for conditions such as headaches/migraines, ADHD, behavioral disorders, and genetic disorders.
Physician
- Dr. Allan R. De Jong
Our team of hospitalists, academic general pediatricians, and advanced practice nurses provide care for three inpatient General Pediatrics teams staffed by pediatric residents and medical students. Our hospitalists also provide inpatient consultative services to surgical teams and co-manage medically complex surgical patients.
Physicians (Nemours/Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children)
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The Palliative and Supportive Care Team offers consultation services to help improve the quality of life for patients with life-threatening or life-limiting conditions. Our core team of physicians, advanced practice nurses, chaplains, and social workers offer an interdisciplinary approach to care that aims to relieve physical, spiritual, and emotional suffering.
Director
- Dr. Elissa Gilbert Miller
- General Pediatrics Continuity Practice provides Primary Care Monday-Friday 8 a.m.-5 p.m. and is staffed by 16 resident physicians and four board-certified pediatricians who oversee children's care.
- Special Needs Primary Care Practice provides Primary Care for children with highly complex medical needs. The practice is staffed by a pediatric advanced practice nurse (nurse practitioner) who works in concert with each of our three board-certified attending pediatricians.
- Foster Care Health Program sees Delaware’s foster care children, from infants to teens, at the primary care and adolescent clinic located within Nemours/Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children in Wilmington, DE. Thanks to a partnership with Delaware’s Department of Services for Children, Youth, and Their Families (DSCYF), foster care children who need a medical home in the state can find one in our new program.
Physicians (Nemours/Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children)
- Dr. Amy E. Renwick
- Dr. Krishna Wood White
Registered Nurses
- Robin Dixon
- Mary Fish
- Eva Kozak
- Denise Kruszewski
- Annemarie McCartney
The Nemours Weight Management program includes an expert interdisciplinary team of pediatricians, advanced practice nurses, dieticians, exercise physiologists, and psychologists who provide care for overweight and obese children and adolescents.
In addition to the management of impaired glucose tolerance, type 2 diabetes and dyslipidemia, our team has specific expertise in the care of children with medically complex conditions (such as autism and hypothalamic disorders). Our Adolescent Bariatric Surgery Program also provides evaluation and ongoing treatment for candidates considering lap-band or gastric sleeve surgery.
Physicians
- Dr. George A. Datto, III
- Dr. Sandra G. Hassink
- Dr. Jeanhee Park
Advanced Practice Nurse
- Kathleen Skinner
Registered Nurse
- Margaret Karpink
Family-Centered Care
Our board-certified pediatricians, psychologists, and advanced practice nurses provide personalized care in both inpatient and outpatient settings. Our goal is to offer outstanding care for all children and families, including underserved kids and those with complex medical and emotional needs.
At Nemours, our patients’ families play an important role as members of each child’s care team. We are committed to always being collaborative, respectful, and compassionate. At the same time, our facilities are designed to maximize the comfort and convenience of families with a child in our care. And to help us measure and improve our performance, we actively solicit family feedback through patient satisfaction surveys.
Education
We educate medical and nursing students, resident physicians, and fellows. Our division is responsible for the General Pediatrics education for Undergraduate and Graduate Medical Education Programs of Jefferson Medical College.
- First- and second-year medical and nursing students participate in shadowing activities, in order to learn about doctor-patient communication skills and the diagnostic process.
- Under the direct supervision of a licensed physician, third- and fourth-year medical students gain clinical experience by taking patient histories and performing physical examinations.
- Board-certified pediatricians oversee resident physicians, who have an MD degree and provide direct care during their three-year period of specialized pediatric training.
- Fellows are physicians who have completed the MD degree as well as three years of Pediatric Residency and are receiving one to three years of further specialized training under the supervision of board-certified pediatricians with expertise in a specialized area of Pediatric Medicine.
Community Involvement
We work closely with schools and agencies in the communities we serve to provide holistic care to children and families.
Examples of our community and advocacy activities include:
- Reach Out and Read (a national initiative to promote school readiness for preschool children)
- PlayBall (an initiative of Nemours Health and Prevention Services to promote physical fitness in toddlers and preschoolers)
- Delaware Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics
- Foster Care Initiative (in collaboration with the Delaware Department of Services for Children, Youth, and Their Families)
Research
Our research focus is on evaluating the effectiveness of health services to optimize children's health. Our research focus areas include:
- family-centered care
- cerebral palsy
- pediatric obesity
- health literacy
- doctor-patient communication
- patient safety
Our team makes regular contributions to regional and national scientific meetings as well as publications in the major journals in the field of Pediatrics.
Awards
Best Doctors in America®: Only 5% of doctors practicing in the United States are selected for the annual list.
The Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) awarded duPont Hospital for Children the Stage 7 Award.
Stage 7 represents achievement of the highest level on the EMR Adoption ModelSM (EMRAM) – used to track electronic medical record progress at hospitals and health systems. Nemours is one of 59 (or 1.1%) of the more than 5,000 U.S. hospitals in the HIMSS Analytics Database recognized by HIMSS Analytics with its Stage 7 Award.
Nemours also received the HIMSS Davies Award of Excellence for
helping pioneer the use of electronic medical records in pediatric health.
The award recognizes leadership in the implementation and use of health information technology to improve patient care and medical outcomes.
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