Pediatrics is the treatment of disorders and diseases in infants, children and adolescents. A pediatrician is primarily concerned with the influence of disease and dysfunction on a child’s development, from preventive care to treatment of diseases. This specialist has background knowledge regarding congenital defects, immunology, oncology, infectious diseases, immunizations, and disorders that are unique to children.

Physicians in this specialty treat patients suffering from numerous diseases and illnesses, but some of the most common are guillain-barrè syndrome, cystic fibrosis, allergies, pink eye, snoring, scabies, autism, hypothyroidism, epilepsy, leukemia, asthma, lymphoma, chickenpox, cushings disease, crohns disease, encopresis, infant reflux, measles, guillain-barre syndrome, and skin rash.

Once properly diagnosed, practitioners can perform numerous procedures on patients including circumcision, tonsillectomy, patent ductus arteriosis (pda) repair, appendectomy, adenoid removal, umbilical hernia repair, leg lengthening, inguinal hernia repair, hydrocele repair, hypospadias repair, ear tubes, diaphragmatic hernia repair, cancer surgery, minimal access surgery, and club foot repair.

To diagnose patients with possible illnesses and diseases, specialists will often perform one of many tests including ultrasound, mri scan, barium enema, upper gi, x-ray, video swallow, and urine / stool collections.

Doctor density varies by specialty and location. The United States has 63,743 practicing pediatricians. Broken out by state, pediatrics doctor density in Alabama is 793, in Alaska is 113, in Arizona is 1,022, in Arkansas is 422, in California is 7,373, in Colorado is 875, in Connecticut is 1,091, in Delaware is 284, in District of Columbia is 463, in Florida is 3,238, in Georgia is 1,789, in Hawaii is 338, in Idaho is 137, in Illinois is 2,802, in Indiana is 1,077, in Iowa is 429, in Kansas is 439, in Kentucky is 861, in Louisiana is 976, in Maine is 262, in Maryland is 1,722, in Massachusetts is 2,441, in Michigan is 2,062, in Minnesota is 1,126, in Mississippi is 429, in Missouri is 1,268, in Montana is 129, in Nebraska is 313, in Nevada is 333, in New Hampshire is 339, in New Jersey is 2,365, in New Mexico is 447, in New York is 5,566, in North Carolina is 1,732, in North Dakota is 97, in Ohio is 2,594, in Oklahoma is 475, in Oregon is 662, in Pennsylvania is 2,691, in Rhode Island is 306, in South Carolina is 791, in South Dakota is 98, in Tennessee is 1,314, in Texas is 4,002, in Utah is 468, in Vermont is 173, in Virginia is 1,641, in Washington is 1,304, in West Virginia is 321, in Wisconsin is 1,104, and in Wyoming is 70.