About the Department of Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine at Medical Park Gebze Hospital
The Department of Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine at the Medical Park Gebze Hospital specializes in the diagnostics and treatment of the full range of diseases in children of all ages, ranging from newborns to adolescents under the age of 18 years. The department's tasks also include monitoring the psychomotor development of children, including the development of social skills, the formation of normal eating behavior, etc. The health of young patients is in the hands of a multidisciplinary team of highly qualified specialists who provide medical care in a friendly and pleasant atmosphere for children. The department is headed by Prof. Dr. med. Seydi Battal Gölgeli.
One of the department's priorities is the diagnostics and treatment of diseases and congenital heart defects in children. Due to the availability of state-of-the-art ultrasound equipment and close cooperation with the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, such pathologies can often be diagnosed in the womb. The most common diseases in this field include arrhythmias, heart failure, tetralogy of Fallot, atrial septal defects and other malformations.
The team of the department's neurologists is responsible for the diagnostics and treatment of diseases of the nervous system in children of all age groups. The department mostly treats children with craniocerebral injuries, cerebral palsy, developmental disorders, autism, dizziness, headaches and neuromuscular diseases. To deal with the above mentioned pathologies, the doctors have in their arsenal many effective methods for the restoration of the health of the child and his normal further development.
An integral part of clinical practice is the treatment of diseases of the hematopoietic system in children. The doctors specialize in the treatment of various types of anemia, haemorrhages, hemangiomas, lymphomas, leukemias. The therapeutic options include bone marrow transplant and blood transfusion.
The department's range of medical services includes:
- Diagnostics and treatment of cardiovascular diseases
- Diagnostics and treatment of diseases of the nervous system
- Diagnostics and treatment of diseases of the hematopoietic system
- Diagnostics and treatment of mental disorders
- Diagnostics and treatment of kidney diseases
- Diagnostics and treatment of immunological diseases
- Diagnostics and treatment of allergic diseases
- Diagnostics and treatment of cancers
- Diagnostics and treatment of urological diseases, including urinary tract pathologies
- Diagnostics and treatment of diseases of the gastrointestinal tract and liver
- Diagnostics and treatment of eating disorders
- Diagnostics and treatment of endocrine diseases
- Pediatric intensive care
- Pediatric emergency care
- Other services
Photo of the doctor: (c) Medical Park Hospitals Group