Pediatric Specialists

Our Pediatrics department has physicians with special pediatric training in:

• adolescent medicine
• allergy/immunology
• anesthesiology
• asthma and respiratory diseases
• cardiology
• critical care pediatrics
• developmental and behavioral pediatrics
• endocrinology
• gastroenterology
• hematology
• kidney disease
• lung disease
• neonatology
• neurology
• ophthalmology
• radiology

All of these specialists are available to offer their expertise when needed. As a member of Yale New Haven Health, we also can consult with our affiliated faculty at Yale-New Haven Children's Hospital if the need arises.

Multi-disciplinary Pediatrics Team

Our pediatrics team also includes specialists in every area your child might need:

• resident physicians in Pediatrics
• pediatric nurses
• child-life therapist
• occupational therapists
• physical therapists
• respiratory therapists
• speech therapists
• social workers
• dietitians
• chaplains
• volunteers

To help you and your child feel at home, a team of one nurse and one resident physician on each shift will direct your child's care, in consultation with your pediatrician and backed by a team of other healthcare providers.

As a community teaching hospital, Bridgeport Hospital offers special advantages, one of which is the service of pediatric resident physicians. You may wonder why each physician who sees your child asks many of the same questions. The answer is that each team member gathers information so that the thoughts and suggestions of many people can be brought together, resulting in improved care for your child.

Our Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, the only one in the greater Bridgeport area and one of only four in the state, offers monitored care 24 hours a day for children who are critically ill.

Our Newborn Intensive Care Unit, the only one in Fairfield County, offers the highest level of caring for critically ill newborns.