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Info on clinic
Here's the info. I think we are going to wait a year or so and take Eliza. Don't know yet if our insurance will pre-approve since Eliza doesn't have any medical reason to go, but we'll see...
Center for Down Syndrome
Fact Sheet
Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital at Stanford is proud to announce the opening of a multi-disciplinary clinic devoted to the evaluation and care of children with Down syndrome. LPCH is one of the few children’s hospitals in the nation to offer these much needed services to children. The mission of the Center for Down Syndrome is to help each child with Down Syndrome reach his or her full potential and function as independently as possible in all aspects school and family life.
Patient Care
The Clinic is staffed with a dedicated team of specialists that include pediatricians, clinical geneticists, genetic counselors, specialists in child development, social workers and physical and occupational therapists. Our team is focused on the prevention and early detection of the medical and developmental issues associated with Down syndrome. The clinic staff will work with each child’s primary care physician to provide the coordination necessary for the many services needed by these children, educate parents so that they can become strong advocates for their children and assist them to locate resources in the their community.
Each patient will receive the following services:
Comprehensive medical and genetics evaluation
Comprehensive developmental evaluation
Referrals as required to other sub-specialists and ancillary services
Coordinated care for each patient will be managed by our staff
Regular and/or continuing followup care (to be assessed and coordinated with primary care physicians and families based on individual needs)
Faculty
The clinic is directed by the following physicians:
Dr. Eugene Hoyme is Professor of Pediatrics and Chief of the Division of Medical Genetics in the Department of Pediatrics at Stanford and Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital. Dr. Hoyme is a pediatrician and clinical geneticist with 25 years experience in the field. He has particular interest and expertise in children with chromosome anomalies.
Dr. Melanie Manning is Clinical Instructor of Pediatrics and Pathology in the Divisions of Medical Genetics and Cytogenetics at Stanford and Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital. Dr. Manning is a pediatrician and clinical geneticist. She has years of experience in the care and evaluation of children with disabilities. She has particular interest and expertise in children and adults with chromosome abnormalities.
Access Information
To make an appointment, please call our clinical coordinator (Kelly Chen, MS): 650-723-6858 extension 1
Clinic Hours and Location
Clinics will be held on Thursday mornings in the:
Mary L. Johnson Pediatric Ambulatory Care Center
Neurosciences Clinic
730 Welch Road
Palo Alto, CA 94304
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Liz - Mom to Walker (3/24/02) and Eliza (Ds) (5/6/05)
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03-08-2006 02:03 PM
