Over the past few decades, the childhood obesity epidemic has made it more important than ever for children to be screened for risk factors of adult heart disease. Our Nemours pediatric preventive cardiology experts can evaluate and offer guidance for kids of all ages dealing with conditions that could put them at risk for heart problems, such as obesity and diabetes.
Children’s eating, exercising, and lifestyle habits today can have a huge impact, positive and negative, on their health down the road. But pinpointing and addressing possible problems early on can keep kids from having big health issues (like strokes, heart attacks, and heart disease) as grown-ups.
That’s where our Nemours preventive cardiology experts come in. We can evaluate and offer guidance for kids of all ages dealing with conditions that could put them at risk for heart problems (especially atherosclerosis, or hardening of the arteries) including:
- overweight or obesity
- high blood pressure (also called hypertension)
- diabetes
- high (elevated) cholesterol
Our experts can perform a complete cardiovascular risk evaluation and if your child is at risk, develop a personalized management plan that includes practical ways (like changes in diet, exercise, and lifestyle) to reduce your child’s likelihood of future cardiovascular disease. And our preventive cardiologists work along with your child’s primary care doctor to provide guidance along the way.
Philadelphia
Nemours duPont Pediatrics, Philadelphia
833 Chestnut Street East,
Suite 300
Philadelphia, PA 19107
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Phone: (215) 861-8830
Hours: Monday - Friday: 8:30 a.m. - 5 p.m.
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- photo ID
- medical and pharmacy insurance cards
- preferred pharmacy name and phone number
- names and dosage of all medications, including over-the-counter medication, your child is currently taking
- guardianship and custody papers, if a legal guardian rather than a parent accompanies your child
New Patients
Bring these forms for your first appointment:
Returning Patients
- Patient Presents without Legal Guardian (PDF)
Note: A parent or legal guardian must be with a child for a first visit.
New Patient Forms
Returning Patient Forms
- Patient Presents without Legal Guardian (PDF)
Note: A parent or legal guardian must be with a child for a first visit.
Resources for Patients & Families
- Insurance We Accept: See accepted insurance, listed by location
- Pay Your Bill: Use online bill pay or send by mail
- Financial Assistance: Help with your child's health care expenses
- MyNemours: Access your child’s medical record online
Our experienced, caring, board-certified pediatric preventive cardiologists can perform complete cardiovascular risk evaluations and outpatient services at Nemours duPont Pediatrics, Philadelphia.
If your child is struggling with obesity, high blood pressure, or high cholesterol
we can develop a management plan to reduce the likelihood of future
cardiovascular disease.
Nemours Cardiac Center in Wilmington, DE
Some of our physicians from the Nemours Cardiac Center, located at the Nemours/Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children in Wilmington, DE, are experts in preventive heart medicine. Children who need further testing and/or treatment may be referred to either Nemours Cardiac Center or another recommended health care provider nearby.
Learn more about preventive cardiology at Nemours Cardiac Center »
