UPMC Children's Specialty Services in Lemoyne

UPMC Children's Specialty Care Center Harrisburg

3 West Walnut Street Lemoyne, PA 17043

Primary Contact: 717-988-0090
Fax: 717-221-5320

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At UPMC Children's Specialty Services in central Pa., we work as a team to provide complete care for our youngest patients.

With a main office conveniently located close to Harrisburg in the borough of Lemoyne, and with pediatric specialty offices in Chambersburg, Lancaster, and York, our highly-trained children's health experts provide outstanding care close to home. We offer specialized care and surgery for children with a range of health conditions.

Our team knows children have unique health care needs that require a specialized, child-friendly approach. At UPMC Children's Specialty Services, we provide complete health care services designed with infants, children, and teens – and their families – in mind.

Seeing a new doctor for the first time can be scary for your child. It can also be overwhelming for you as the parent or caregiver, especially if the visit is for a serious health condition.

Our team at UPMC Children's Specialty Services knows that fear and apprehension are normal emotions for families seeking specialty care. Our attentive and friendly staff will help put you and your child at ease.

Before your child's visit

Some tips to help you and your child get ready for your visit are to:

Gather all needed paperwork and personal items so you don't feel rushed or arrive unprepared.
Talk positively to your child, at their age level, about the visit so they know what to expect.
Role play with a doll or stuffed animal so your child can practice meeting with the new doctor and care team.
Stay calm and upbeat. Your child's attitude about the visit will reflect your own.

Finally, call our office at 717-988-0090 if you have any concerns or questions about your child's appointment. Our caring team is happy to talk to you ahead of time about what to expect and how to prepare your child.

UPMC Children's Specialty Services staff will offer patients the first available in-person appointment. If the wait time is not sufficient or an in-person option is not available, a virtual appointment will be provided.

Follow up will occur in Lemoyne, Johnstown, Lancaster, or Pittsburgh, or through collaborative specialist/PCP partnerships.

For providers, please refer by phone (717-988-0090), fax (717-221-5320), or EHR.

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We are proud to partner with UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, known around the world as a:

Leader in diagnosing and treating childhood conditions and diseases.
Pioneer designing new and improved therapies.
Top educator of the next generation of pediatricians and children's subspecialists.

UPMC Children's Hospital is a consistent name on several elite lists of pediatric hospitals. This includes the prestigious U.S. News & World Report Honor Roll of America's Best Children's Hospitals for 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, and 2023.

UPMC Children's Specialty Care brings the same level of expertise and care to children in Lemoyne, Harrisburg, and surrounding areas.

We provide access to highly-trained, pediatric health care experts across a range of specialty areas.

Services

The experts at UPMC Children's Specialty Services deliver compassionate, patient-centered care to the children of Central Pennsylvania. Our team of specialists comprehensively treat a range of common to complex pediatric conditions in the following subspecialty areas:

Our pediatric allergy and immunology experts provide diagnoses, consults, management, and follow-up of immune system conditions such as:

Acute and chronic urticaria (hives)
Allergic rhinitis (such as seasonal allergies)
Asthma
Atopic dermatitis (eczema)
Drug allergy
Eosinophilic esophagitis (swelling of the esophagus, or tube in your throat, often caused by allergies)
Food allergy
Immunodeficiency (weakened immune system)
Non-allergic (chronic) rhinitis
Recurrent infections
Venom allergy (bees, wasps, yellow jackets, etc.)

Our pediatric brain and spine specialists provide diagnoses, consults, management, and follow-up of brain and spine conditions such as:

Our pediatric endocrinology experts provide a full range of diagnostic procedures and treatments for the following conditions:

Adrenal function
Calcium, phosphorous, and vitamin D metabolism
Diabetes
Growth
Metabolism
PCOS (Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome)
Pituitary function
Puberty
Thyroid function
Turner syndrome

Our pediatric endocrinology experts work closely with pediatric dieticians to provide nutritional guidance for patients' conditions.

Our pediatric gastroenterology, hepatology, and nutrition experts provide a full range of diagnostic procedures and treatments related to the gastrointestinal tract, liver, and pancreas. The conditions we treat include:

Abdominal pain
Acute and chronic pancreatitis
Constipation
Diarrhea
Eosinophilic disorders
Feeding disorders
Gastroesophageal reflux and esophagitis
Gastrointestinal bleeding
Inflammatory bowel disease (Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis)
Intestinal failure (short-bowel)
Irritable bowel syndrome
Liver diseases and transplantation
Metabolic disorders affecting the liver or intestines
Motility disorders
Poor growth
Small bowel transplantation
Ulcer disease

Our pediatric hematology experts provide a full range of diagnostic procedures and treatments related to the following conditions:

Abnormal coagulation lab tests (PT/ PTT/INR)
Abnormal newborn hemoglobinopathy screen:
- Bart’s Hemoglobin
- Hemoglobin traits
- Hemoglobin variants
- Splenomegaly
- Thalassemia Minor/Trait (non-transfusion dependent)
Anemia and iron deficiency
Epistaxis
G6PD Deficiency
Heavy menstrual periods (menorrhagia)
Known hereditary or acquired bleeding disorders/clotting disorders
Leukocytosis and Leukopenia
Neutropenia
Polycythemia
Thrombocytosis and Thrombocytopenia
Von Willebrand Disease

Our pediatric nephrology specialists provide a full range of services for the evaluation and management of children with simple or complex nephrologic or urologic disorders, including:

Our pediatric neurology specialists provide comprehensive evaluation and treatment for the following conditions:

Our pediatric neurosurgery specialists provide comprehensive evaluation and treatment for the following conditions:

Abnormal head shape
Arachnoid cyst
Arteriovenous malformation
Baclofen pump refills
Brain cyst NOS (neuroglial/choroidal fissure cysts)
Brain hemorrhage
Brain tumor
Cavernous malformation
Cervical instability/congenital cervical spine abnormality
Chiari malformation
Craniosynostosis
Epidural hematoma
Epidermoid/dermoid cyst
Epilepsy surgery evaluation
Herniated disc
Hydrocephalus
Macrocephaly
Myelomeningocele
Pineal cyst
Pituitary cyst/adenoma
Plagiocephaly
Spasticity (especially if initial evaluation for baclofen pump or SDR)
Spinal cord tumor
Spondylolisthesis
Subdural hematoma
Syrinx
Tethered cord
Trauma follow up (skull/spine fracture)

Our pediatric otolaryngology experts, also known as ENTs, specialize in providing care for conditions involving the ear, nose and throat (ENT).

Common conditions include:

From placement of ear tubes to removal of tonsils and adenoids, we are able to guide and treat your child based on their needs.

Our pediatric pulmonology experts provide services for the diagnosis, evaluation and management of conditions of the respiratory tract and sleep disorders such as:

Asthma
Bronchiectasis
Chronic cough
Congenital lung abnormalities
Lung disease of prematurity
Noisy breathing
Primary ciliary dyskinesia
Recurrent pneumonia
Respiratory complications of chronic diseases (such as sickle cell disease or neuromuscular disease)

Our pediatric surgical team provides comprehensive surgical care for the following conditions:

Our pediatric transplant specialists provide pre and post operative care for kidney and liver transplants.

We offer diagnostic evaluation and surgical treatment of children with genitourinary disorders, including but not limited to:

Congenital renal abnormalities
Hernias
Hydronephrosis
Hypospadias
Stone disease
Undescended testis
Ureteropelvic junction obstructions (UPJO)
Vesicoureteral reflux

Doctors and Staff

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Taylor Abel, MD
Chief, Pediatric Neurosurgery
Chief, Pediatric Epilepsy Surgery
Surgical Director, Epilepsy Center
UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh
Associate Professor of Neurological Surgery and Bioengineering
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Melissa Anslow, MD
Division of Pediatric Nephrology
UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Jennifer R. Badik, MD
Amy Suzanne Burns, MD
Chioma Chime, MD
Hey Jin Chong, MD, PhD
Chief, Division of Pediatric Allergy and Immunology
Program Director, PIDC
UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Division of Allergy and Immunology
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Tyler J Colangelo, MD
Christin Lawler Deal, MD
Division of Pediatric Allergy and Immunology
UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Division of Allergy and Immunology
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Attila George Devenyi, MD
Mahmoud Hamdan, MD
Cimy Susan Jacob, MD
Robert Givens Kellogg, MD
Director, Craniofacial Neurosurgery
Director, Congenital Neurosurgery
Residency Program Site Director
UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh
Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
George V. Mazariegos, MD
Chief, Pediatric Transplantation
Professor of Surgery and Critical Care, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Faculty, McGowan Institute for Regenerative Medicine
Muhammad Azim Qureshi, MD
Dorothy V. Rocourt, MD, MBA
Adriana Del Carmen Rodriguez Gonzalez, MD
Shawn D Safford, MD
Indranil Sau, MD
Division of Pediatric General and Thoracic Surgery
Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Surgery, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Gull Zareen Khan Sial, MD
Kyle Soltys, MD
Associate Professor of Surgery, Thomas E. Starzl Transplant Institute, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
James Squires, MD, MS
Associate Director, Hepatology
Fellowship Program Director, Pediatric Transplant Hepatology
UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh
Associate Professor of Pediatrics
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine

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