Our Specialties & Conditions
Nationally Ranked Care
Lurie Children’s is nationally ranked in 11 specialties* by U.S. News & World Report.
- Adolescent & Young Adult Medicine
- Advanced General Pediatrics & Primary Care
- Allergy & Immunology
- Anesthesiology
- Audiology
- Autonomic Medicine
- Cancer & Blood Disorders *
- Cardiology & Cardiac Surgery *
- Child Abuse Pediatrics
- Critical Care
- Dentistry
- Dermatology
- Developmental & Behavioral Pediatrics
- Emergency Medicine
- Endocrinology *
- ENT (Otolaryngology)
- Fetal Health
- Gastroenterology & GI Surgery *
- Genetics, Genomics & Metabolism
- Infectious Diseases
- Medical Imaging
- Neonatology *
- Nephrology (Kidney Diseases) *
- Neurology * Neurosurgery *
- Nutrition
- Occupational Therapy
- Ophthalmology
- Orthopaedics *
- Orthotics & Prosthetics
- Palliative Care
- Physical Therapy
- Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery
- Primary Care Pediatrics
- Psychiatry *
- Pulmonary Medicine *
- Rehabilitative Services
- Rheumatology
- Speech-Language Pathology
- Sports Medicine
- Surgery
- Transplant Surgery
- Urology *
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Vaginal Agenesis
The incomplete development of the vagina, either shorter, nonexistent or simply a remnant of one.
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Varicoceles
An excessive widening of the vein that drains blood from a testicle, acting like a varicose vein of the scrotum.
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Vascular Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome (VEDS)
Vascular Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (VEDS) is one of the different subtypes of Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (EDS). We follow patients with diagnoses of VEDS in our Connective Tissue Disorder Program here at Lurie Children’s. Learn More.
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Vascular Lesion Center
The Vascular Lesion Center (VLC) at Lurie Children’s is focused on providing comprehensive care for infants, children and adolescents with vascular lesions.
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Vascular Rings
Vascular rings occur during fetal development due to an abnormal formation of the aorta and the surrounding blood vessels. Learn more.
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Vascular Rings Program
Lurie Children’s surgeons have advanced methods used to correct vascular rings and operate on more pulmonary artery slings than any other hospital in North America. Learn more.
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Vasculitis
Any inflammation of the blood vessels – both arteries and veins. The size of the vessel, the amount of inflammation and its location determines the severity of the disease.
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Vein of Galen Malformations
Learn more about the leading treatments for Vein of Galen malformations with Lurie Children's dedicated specialists. Personalized care for optimal outcomes.
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Velopharyngeal Dysfunction (VPD)
Velopharyngeal dysfunction, or VPD, is a condition resulting from inadequate closure of the velopharyngeal port, or the opening between the nose and the mouth, during speech. Learn more.
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Venous Malformations
An abnormally-formed collection of veins is called a venous malformation, or slow-flow malformation. The veins in a venous malformation are formed irregularly before birth and become enlarged. Learn more.
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Ventricular Assist Device (VAD) Program
Lurie Children's Heart Center uses VADs to support the hearts of patients from infancy to young adulthood, including patients with end-stage cardiomyopathy and our most complex congenital heart disease populations. Learn more.
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Ventricular Septal Defect
An opening between the two lower chambers of the heart.
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Vesicoureteral Reflux
A relatively common condition in which urine backs up from the bladder into the kidneys.
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Vestibular Rehabilitation
Lurie Children's uses vestibular rehab to treat children, adolescents and teenagers who are recovering from concussions.
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Video EEG Services
Lurie Children’s Epilepsy Division provides an advanced approach made possible by a state-of-the-art imaging and monitoring system that records visual images of children as they play.
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Visual Screening & Eye Examinations
Vision problems can lead to visual loss, developmental problems and learning disabilities. Monitoring your child's ability to see is important to the health of your growing child.
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Voice Program
Lurie Children’s Voice Program treats common voice problems such as hoarseness, which may be caused by vocal cord nodules, cysts, or paralysis, intubation or prior surgeries.
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Voice Therapy Program
Lurie Children’s Voice Therapy team is a multidisciplinary group specializing in the evaluation and treatment of children with voice disorders.
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Vomiting
Vomiting is in children is common and has a variety of causes. Learn more about management of children's vomiting and when to see a physician.
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von Willebrand Disease
The most common inherited bleeding disorder, in which a protein in the blood that aids clotting is defective or missing.