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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

Keeping Pediatrics Afloat in a Sea of Funding Cuts

November 1, 2025

As Medicaid funding cuts enacted through the One Big Beautiful Bill Act are expected to reduce health coverage among adults, researchers and clinicians from Weill Cornell Medicine...
More Exposure to Mother’s Voice After Birth May Prevent Preemies’ Language Delays

October 14, 2025

Among preterm newborns, greater exposure to the mother’s voice after birth appeared to speed up the maturation of a key language-related brain circuit, in a small clinical trial...
Skin-to-Skin Contact Associated with Brain Changes in Preterm Infants

September 24, 2025

“Kangaroo care,” or skin-to-skin contact, may be neuroprotective and is associated with neonatal development in areas of the brain involved in emotional regulation in preterm...

Events

Nov 03, 2025
9:00am to 5:00pm
Primary Care of the NICU Graduate Symposium
Nov 04, 2025
12:00pm to 1:00pm
Department of Pediatrics Grand Rounds