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 57,128 practicing pediatricians. Broken out by state, pediatrics doctor density in Alabama is 638, in Alaska is 120, in Arizona is 1,002, in Arkansas is 349, in California is 6,889, in Colorado is 856, in Connecticut is 874, in Delaware is 282, in District of Columbia is 359, in Florida is 2,922, in Georgia is 1,659, in Hawaii is 333, in Idaho is 123, in Illinois is 2,399, in Indiana is 961, in Iowa is 355, in Kansas is 403, in Kentucky is 788, in Louisiana is 802, in Maine is 240, in Maryland is 1,515, in Massachusetts is 2,442, in Michigan is 1,985, in Minnesota is 902, in Mississippi is 387, in Missouri is 1,165, in Montana is 113, in Nebraska is 287, in Nevada is 278, in New Hampshire is 316, in New Jersey is 2,015, in New Mexico is 405, in New York is 4,835, in North Carolina is 1,657, in North Dakota is 87, in Ohio is 2,390, in Oklahoma is 507, in Oregon is 563, in Pennsylvania is 2,480, in Rhode Island is 329, in South Carolina is 800, in South Dakota is 91, in Tennessee is 1,080, in Texas is 3,621, in Utah is 437, in Vermont is 140, in Virginia is 1,490, in Washington is 1,178, in West Virginia is 276, in Wisconsin is 951, and in Wyoming is 52.