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Tammy T. Mcdowell, MD
Tammy McDowell, MD, is a board-certified pediatrician with Orlando Health Physician Associates. Dr. McDowell specializes in providing comprehensive care — from the assessment of childhood development to the treatment of common and complex illnesses — for newborns, children and adolescents.
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Nneka Ricketts-Cameron, RD
Nneka earned her bachelor’s degree from the University of Florida in Gainesville, Fla., and completed an accredited internship at the Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, Fla. Since 2003, Nneka has served as a registered and licensed dietitian in the Orlando, Fla., area, providing medical nutrition therapy to patients of all ages. She joined the Arnold Palmer Hospital Center for Digestive Health and Nutrition in 2008.
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Diagnosis & Treatments for Chest Wall Disorders
Your child’s pediatrician will start checking for this condition with a physical exam. They will also consider your child’s personal and family medical history. From there, their doctor may refer your child to a pediatric surgeon for further evaluation. Upon evaluation by the surgical team, your child may also be referred to other specialists including cardiology (heart), pulmonology (lung) and genetics when needed. Throughout this process, any of the specialists or their pediatricians may order one or more of the following tests to diagnose a chest wall disorder:
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Pediatric Hospitalists
Pediatric hospitalists are physicians specially dedicated to providing the highest quality of coordinated care for each child during their hospital stay.
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Corporate Office of Research Operations
The Corporate Office of Research Operations (CORO) is responsible for supporting investigators and administrators in research.
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Institutional Review Board (IRB)
The IRB is an administrative body established to protect the rights and welfare of human research subjects recruited to participate in research activities conducted under the auspices of the institution with which it is affiliated.
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Health Resources
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Conditions
Abdominal Masses Biliary Atresia Chest Wall Disorders Esophageal Atresia Gastroschisis Imperforate Anus Intestinal Atresia or Intestinal Web Meconium
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Biliary Atresia
Biliary atresia is a liver-related condition in infants. It causes the bile ducts (tubes located inside and outside the liver) to become blocked. These tubes carry bile (a fluid that helps digestion) into the intestine. When these ducts become blocked, bile builds up in the liver and causes damage. Over time, biliary atresia can lead to decreased liver function and cirrhosis (severe liver scarring).
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Esophageal Atresia
Esophageal atresia (EA) is a birth defect in which the baby’s esophagus (the tube that carries food from the mouth to the stomach) does not form properly before birth. For babies with EA, the esophagus has two separate parts – an upper and lower part – that do not connect. This makes it impossible for the baby to get enough nutrition by mouth because they cannot pass food from the mouth to the stomach.
