Pediatric Endocrinology
IMC pediatric endocrinology covers all endocrine disorders, including:
- Diabetes Mellitus
- Short Stature
- Metabolic Bone Disorders including Vitamin d and calcium homeostasis
- Osteogenesis Imperfecta
- Thyroid and Pituitary Disorders
- Adrenal Pathologies including disorders of sex determination
- Insulin Pump installation and follow up with highly qualified diabetes educators and dietitians.
- Growth hormone stimulation test and other endocrine specific tests on weekly basis based on international protocols
Pediatric Cardiology
The IMCs pediatric cardiology center is comprised of qualified and specialized pediatric cardiology consultants focused on care for fetuses, newborns, and children. Our team provides care for diseases and disorder such as:
- Electrocardiogram
- Echocardiography
- Cardiac Catheterization
- Diagnosis and follow up of pregnant women with heart disease in their fetuses during the pregnancy
The hospital is equipped with state of the art neonatal and pediatric intensive care units in which the care of children with heart diseases take place under direct supervision of qualified intensivists and pediatric cardiology consultants.
Pediatric Psychology and Psychiatry
The IMC’s pediatric psychology and psychiatry section specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of disorders affecting the psychology of children. Some of the disorders we treat include:
- A psychological evaluation of children to know their cognitive and social abilities and their strengths and weaknesses with various standardized scales
- Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder including a combination of persistent problems such as difficulty sustaining attention, hyperactivity, and impulsive behavior.
- Aggressive Autism Spectrum Disorder
- Doing home awareness programs to develop children's mental and social capabilities
- Assistance to modify undesirable behavior, reinforce positive behavior, and increase self-confidence
- Parent training in behavior modification programs and relaxation sessions for children
Pediatric Gastroenterology
In pediatric gastroenterology, the IMC team of specialists use customized approaches to diagnose and treat acute and chronic gastrointestinal diseases, as well as provide enteroscopy and colonoscopy procedures for children of different ages. Some of the disorders we treat include:
- Constipation
- Dysphagia Dysphagia (difficulty swallowing)
- Celiac Disease (celiac sprue or gluten-sensitive enteropathy)
- Lactose Intolerance
- Failure to Thrive Children
- Gastroesophageal Reflux (infant reflux)
- Gastritis Pediatric
- Gastrointestinal Bleeding
- Inflammatory Bowel Diseases
- And other diseases and disorders of the digestive system, and we also have laboratory analyzes, radiological services and endoscopes that help in reaching the diagnosis and treatment
Pediatric Allergy & Immunology
The Allergy and Immunology Clinic at IMC Jeddah provides multiple services related to the diagnosis and treatment of allergic and immune diseases in children using the most recent medical tests. A wide range of allergies and immunology diseases are examined, including:
- Asthma and Allergic Rhinitis
- Life Threatening Food Allergy
- Delayed Food Allergy
- Eczema
- Acute and Chronic Urticaria
- Allergy to Drugs
- Hereditary Immune Deficiency Diseases
Pediatric Neurology
The Pediatric Neurology specialization provides inpatient consultations, counseling and outpatient services for children suffering from nervous system diseases; these include:
- Epilepsy
- Chronic Headaches
- Cerebral Palsy
- Autism spectrum disorder
- Attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder
- Neuromuscular Diseases
- Delayed Growth
Pediatric Hematology and Oncology
At the IMC’s Center for Pediatric Hematology and Oncology we are focused on the diagnosis and treatment of blood diseases, diseases of the lymph nodes, and oncological diseases. These diseases include:
- Hemolytic disease of the newborn (HDN)
- Diseases of Lymph Nodes
- Cancers and Tumors Cancer
- Sickle Cell Anemia
- Mediterranean Anemia (Thalassemia)
- Neoplastic Diseases of the Blood
- Anemia due to iron deficiency, vitamin B12 and folic acid
- WWite Blood Cell diseases
- Blood Clotting Diseases
- Bleeding disorders such as hemophilia and von Willebrand disease
Pediatric Sleep Clinic
In the Children's Sleep Clinic at the IMC hospitam, we are focused on diagnosis and treatment of sleep problems, and these diseases include:
- Obstructive Sleep Apnea
- Restless legs syndrome (RLS)
- Sleep paralysis
- Parasomnia (sleep terrors or night phobia walking and talking during sleep)
- Sleep difficulties in children
- Sleep lab and sleep apnea
Pediatric Pulmonology
At the IMC’s clinic for pediatric pulmonology we focus on a wide spectrum of pediatric chest issues and utilize a wide range of diagnosis and treatment modalities such as lung function tests, chest allergy assessments, lung function tests, and a pediatric sleep lab to diagnose sleep apnea. Of the disorders we treat these include:
- Coughing Issues, There are a wide range of pediatric coughing issues such as chronic cough, coughing at night, coughing during exercise, or coughing on exposure to dust, pets, and strong smells.
- Limited exercise tolerance
- Recurrent Chest Infection
- Noisy Breathing especially at night
- Snoring at night
- Recurrent runny nose and/or sneezing
- Recurrent watery itchy eyes
- Suspected foreign body in the airway
- Chest pain
- Assessment of various chest allergies
- Assessment of upper airway obstruction
- Endoscopy of airways
- Lung Function test
Pediatric Nephrology
The IMCs Pediatric Nephrology Clinic is specialized in the diagnosis and treatment of kidney diseases in children. The pediatric nephrology clinic is designed to be children friendly and utilizes services from the University of Ohio in the United States to ensure accurate diagnoses of diseases and disorders. Of the disease and disorders of the kidneys, the pediatric nephrology clinic at the IMC treats:
- Urinary tract infection
- Hematuria
- Nephrotic syndrome
- Chronic kidney disease
- Renal anomalies
- Hypertension
- Vesicoureteral reflux
- Cystic kidney diseases
- Renal stones
- Proteinuria
- Tubular diseases
- Hereditary renal diseases
- Voiding dysfunction
- Glomerular diseases
- Congenital hydronephrosis
- Diabetes Insipidus
