Overview
The Division provides subspecialty care in allergy,
immunology and infectious diseases for neonates, children, and adolescents
in the greater Central New Jersey area. Meeting all aspects of the
mission of the school, the Division also conducts clinical research
activities, community outreach, and undergraduate, graduate and
continuing medical education programs. The Division is comprised
of 25 full and part time members, including 4 full time faculty,
5 voluntary faculty, 2 part time faculty, and 15 staff members.
Our faculty and staff provide specialty inpatient and outpatient
care for pediatric patients at Bristol Myers Squibb Children's Hospital,
Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, Somerset Medical Center,
Jersey Shore University Medical Center, and Raritan Bay University
Medical Center.
Clinical Care Services
- Diagnosis and treatment of acute, chronic, and recurrent infectious
diseases in newborns, children, and adolescents.
- Diagnosis and treatment of allergic conditions including asthma,
drug and insect sensitivity, food allergies, allergic rhinitis,
atopic dermatitis, and urticaria.
- Diagnosis and treatment of infants, children, youth, and women
with HIV infection - Robert Wood Johnson AIDS Program.
- International travel consultation.
- Foreign adoptee medical consultation.
- Reach out and Read Program.
Community Outreach
The Division serves the community by conducting outreach via Community
Medical Education, an Infectious Disease Roundtable Educational
Activity for area pediatricians, and by providing educational trainings
on HIV/AIDS and other Communicable Diseases. Beginning in January
2006, division physician Dr. Sunanda Gaur will cohost a a bi-weekly
community education program "Your Child & You" on
EBC Radio AM 1170. Each week a new health topic will be presented
to the local community by UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
Department of Pediatrics faculty followed by a question and answer
period. Listeners are invited to call 732-297-9886 with questions
concerning their child's health during the last 10 minutes of the
broadcast.
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