Department of Pediatrics
Department of Pediatrics
The Department of Pediatrics

Other Programs

The Department of Pediatrics at the University of Texas Medical School at Houston is dedicated to improving the health and welfare of all infants, children, and adolescents.


Links to Pediatric Web Sites

Center for Clinical Neurosciences

http://www.uth.tmc.edu/clinicalneuro/

The Center for Clinical Neurosciences provides clinical services and research in pediatric neuropsychology. Diagnostic uses of functional brain imaging through Magnetic Source Imagine (MRI) and Magnetic Source Imaging (MSI) are used in conjunction with epilepsy as well as presurgical sensory and language mapping. Research includes imaging brain mechanisms of higher functioning (e.g. memory, visual recognition, reading and speech perception) and their normal development over the life span.

Applications
  • Exploring the conditions and the extent of functional organization of brain mechanisms of sensory and higher functions.
  • Identifying brain activity correlates of developmental disorders, particularly dyslexia and dyscalculia.
  • Substituting non-invasive brain mapping for invasive procedures (e.g. WADA) in determining hemispheric dominance for language and memory.

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Center for Clinical Research and Evidence-Based Medicine

http://ped1.med.uth.tmc.edu/neo/center-home.htm

Picture of a Graph Depicting Meta Analysis of Infant Feeding ResearchThe goal of the Center is to
increase the public's healthy
years of life by promoting
clinical research of the highest quality and by advancing the application of this research in preventing acute and chronic illness,
disability, and premature death. The Center was established in July 1998 and has been expanded to include 16 Faculty members with appointments in the Center.

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Children's Learning Institute

Children's Learning Institute Website

The University of Texas Health Science Center's Children's Learning Institute, under the direction of Developmental Psychologist and Michael Matthew Knight Professor Dr. Susan H. Landry, combines data and studies from the fields of psychology, neuro-development, education and child development to provide proven learning solutions derived from, and supported by, documented research.

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Women, Infants and Children (WIC)

Women, Infants and Children (WIC)

The purpose of the program for Women, Infants and Children
(WIC) is to promote and maintain the health and well-being of nutritionally at-risk pregnant, breastfeeding and postpartum women, infants and children. WIC provides supplemental nutritious foods, nutrition and breastfeeding information, and referral to other health and nutrition services. WIC promotes and supports breastfeeding.
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