General Pediatrics

The Division of General Pediatrics is one of the largest divisions within Penn State Children’s Hospital. Our physicians primarily see patients at 35 Hope Drive (Penn State Hershey Pediatrics). In this busy outpatient pediatric practice, our faculty pediatricians see patients together with medical students and pediatric residents. In addition to office hours, our physicians also attend to newborns in Penn State Children’s Hospital Newborn Nursery. Areas of interest for the division are diverse, and include care of medically complex children, behavior and development, breast feeding, nutrition, adoption medicine, skin disorders, respiratory disorders and gastrointestinal disorders. Several of our faculty members also work at the Milton Hershey School and the Children’s Hospital’s Weight Management Clinic. 

The Division of General Pediatrics provides a basis of education for the pediatric residents at Penn State Children’s Hospital. All of our physicians participate both in didactic and experiential teaching for pediatric residents. Residents of all levels of training work closely with attending physicians learning both the science and the art of pediatric practice. 

In addition to clinical practice and education, our physicians are actively involved in several areas of clinical research including study of vaccines, therapeutics, childhood obesity, and environmental health.