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Pediatrics

The Department of Pediatrics includes divisions in cardiology, neurology, endocrinology, genetics, gastroenterology, hematology/oncology, infectious diseases, nephrology, pulmonology, and allergy/immunology, as well as general academic pediatrics, critical care medicine and newborn medicine. Sub-specialists provide outstanding family-centered care for children of all ages. Research programs include basic science and clinical research on topics such as cancer metastasis, reducing infant mortality, asthma, quality and patient safety, chronic kidney disease and metabolism, and brain tumors. Our residency program and fellowships offer tailored training programs in subspecialty care, community-based pediatrics and clinical research to prepare the world's next generation of pediatric physicians.

News

$1.1 Million Grant Funds Research on Rare Neurodevelopmental Disorder

July 23, 2025

The grant supports the launch of a natural history study for a rare neurodevelopmental disorder that causes developmental delays and seizures. 
Two WCM Scientists Receive Inaugural Pershing Square Foundation Ovarian Cancer Challenge Grant

May 29, 2025

Dr. Juan R. Cubillos-Ruiz and Dr. David Lyden have been named inaugural recipients of the Pershing Square Foundation’s 2025 Ovarian Cancer Challenge Grant.
New Targets Needed for Vaccine that Blocks Maternal Herpesvirus Transmission

March 12, 2025

A new Weill Cornell Medicine and Oregon Health & Science University co-authored study provides critical insight for the development of a vaccine that can more effectively...