Pediatricians and pediatric specialists focus on children. But a pediatric specialist is a doctor with extra training and knowledge about one particular area of kids’ health. A pediatric specialist differs from specialists who treat adults because children’s growing bodies are very different from fully grown and possibly aging bodies.

These are some of the many kinds of pediatric specialists a child might need.
1) Neonatologist: Trained to handle complicated and high-risk health situations in delicate newborns and infants, including a baby who has a health issue while in the womb or is born early or with a birth defect.
2) Pediatric allergist: Helps prevent allergic reactions from mold to bees to food and more, which could result in asthma, a rash, or dangerous anaphylaxis.
3) Pediatric cardiologist: Diagnoses and treats heart conditions in children, including congenital heart disease and abnormal heart rhythms.
4) Pediatric endocrinologist: Treats anything related to hormones, such as diabetes or an issue around proper growth.
5) Pediatric Gastroenterology: For issues with digestion or gut health, such as nutritional problems, belly pain, acid reflux, and irritable bowel syndrome.

6) Child neurologist: Deals with brain and nervous system issues, including seizures, brain tumors, and migraines.
7) Pediatric oncologist: Works with children who are diagnosed with cancer.
8) Pediatric emergency doctor: Found in emergency rooms, managing the care of children and teenagers who are very sick or badly injured.