Adolescent Medicine
The Adolescent Medicine Clinic provides specialty care to young adults ages 9 to 21 years old.
Our team addresses general medical problems, and issues particular to the teenage years.
These include growth, school, sexuality and family problems. We specialize in chronic disorders. When necessary we consult with or transfer patients into other services at Children’s Hospital.
We also offer nutrition education and counseling by registered dietitians with training and expertise in working with adolescents.
Diagnoses or Conditions Treated
- Adolescent consultation for youth with chronic illness
- Eating disorders
- Weight management
- Chronic pain (including headaches, muskuloskeletal pain)
Specialty Services Offered
Gynecology
- Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
- Contraceptive management
- STD treatment
- Sexual assault / abuse
- Developmental delay and hormone management
- Menstrual irregularities
- Other gynecologic concerns
Eating Disorders
- Anorexia
- Bulemia
- Obesity (BMIs between 85-95th percentile)
Headache and Biofeedback
- Tension and/or migraine headaches
- Raynaud's phenomena
- Borderline Hypertension
Nutrition
- Eating Disorders (Anorexia nervosa; bulimia nervosa; eating disorder NOS)
- Weight Management (abnormal weight gain or loss; PCOS)
- Sports Nutrition
- Energy Deficit / Secondary Amennorhea
- Questions re: Vegetarian Diets
- Referrals from Adolescent Medicine for: Diabetes, irritable bowel
RND (Reflex Neurovascular Dystrophy)
Physician Leadership
- Leslie R. Walker, MD, Clinic Chief