Pulmonary hypertension (PH) is the elevation of blood pressure in the arteries of the lungs. It can cause symptoms such as shortness of breath, dizziness, fatigue , and a rapid heartbeat. But PH symptoms can be lessened, and a child’s heart and lung …

Radiation oncology, also known as radiation therapy , plays a significant role in childhood cancer care. Our pediatric radiation oncologists are specially trained to give your child safe, effective radiation treatments, during which high doses of …

The Rare Anemia and Iron Disorder Program at Dana-Farber/Boston Children's Cancer and Blood Disorders Center provides comprehensive medical evaluation and treatment for children with all types of rare anemias and iron disorders, including: congenital …

The Rheumatology Program at Boston Children's Hospital cares for children and adolescents with a broad range of rheumatologic and inflammatory diseases involving joints, muscles and connective tissues. Children from throughout the U.S. and around the …

The Roya Kabuki Program at Boston Children’s Hospital is a multidisciplinary, patient-centered initiative for children and adults with known or suspected Kabuki syndrome . Although there are no targeted therapies yet for this genetic condition, …

Clinicians in the Severe Asthma Program at Boston Children’s Hospital are leaders in caring for children and young adults with difficult-to-control asthma symptoms or frequent asthma attacks who have not responded to the typical asthma medications and …

Solid tumors represent a wide variety of pediatric cancers. Some of the more prevalent forms of these cancers are neuroblastoma , osteosarcoma , Ewing sarcoma , Wilms tumor , rhabdomyosarcoma , retinoblastoma , and liver and germ cell tumors. Patients …

Our depth of experience in thoracic outlet syndrome The Thoracic Outlet Syndrome Program at Boston Children’s Hospital is the first multidisciplinary program dedicated to the care of pediatric patients with this complex disease. We have experience …

The Tuberculosis Program at Boston Children's Hospital cares for more than 400 TB-infected children each year. Located on the fourth floor of the Farley Building, our program provides comprehensive services ranging from evaluation and diagnosis to …

Does exercise testing hurt? Most exercise tests cause little or no pain. Is exercise testing safe? The number of serious complications from an exercise test is less than 1 percent. However, we monitor patients closely during the exercise test, and end the …