The word pediatrics comes from the Greek word pais meaning child and iatros meaning doctor or healer. Pediatrics is a relatively new field of specialization in the medical world. Doctors of pediatrics, and pediatricians, are focused on the care of infants, children, and adolescents till the age of 18. They provide preventative and chronic care to minors.

Treatments and surgeries:

• Correction of bone fractures.

• Placement of ear tubes

• Cleft lip repair

• Release of tongue-tie

• Cleft palate repair