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Pediatric plastic surgery provides treatment and procedures for infants and children in need of restorative or reconstructive surgery, as a result of either acquired or inherited deformities.

Craniofacial surgery is an operation to fix congenital defects of the skull, or injuries to the soft tissue and bone in the head and neck.

Treats congenital birth conditions such as duplicated, missing or fused fingers, traumatic injuries, burns, and thumb reconstruction.

Pediatric ear, nose and throat (ENT), or pediatric otolaryngology, is a medical sub-specialty focused on the diagnosis and treatment of ailments of the ears, nose and throat in infants, children, and adolescents.

Pediatric urology is a sub-specialty dedicated to treating illness and conditions affecting the genitourinary systems of infants, children and adolescents.

Pediatric audiology services provide routine hearing assessment examinations for infants and children, including hearing screenings and assessment for newborn infants. Additionally, SIU HealthCare specialists provide diagnostic and rehabilitative services for children with a wide range of hearing disorders.

Pediatric hearing and speech therapists offer diagnostic, treatment, and group therapy services for children with hearing and hearing-related speech disorders. Because these problems can affect a child’s development, early diagnosis and early intervention is important.

Pediatric primary care focuses on the overall health and well-being of your child from infancy through adolescence. It includes regular well-visits and examinations, all vaccinations, and diagnosis and treatment of most childhood ailments. SIU Medicine physicians and other providers welcome new patients.

Voice disorders are medical conditions involving abnormalities of the sound produced by the larynx, affecting speech production. These include: puberphonia; chorditis; and vocal fold nodules. Swallowing problems may be the result of brain dysfunction, loss of sphincter control, or narrowing of the esophagus. Treatment of voice, airway and swallowing problems are offered for adult and pediatric patients. Voice Clinic The SIU Medicine Voice Clinic is dedicated exclusively to the diagnosis, treatment and management of laryngeal and voice disorders. Services are available for people with vocal

Panniculectomy surgery is to remove hanging skin and fat from the lower abdomen to create a smoother abdominal shape. A panniculectomy differs from a tummy tuck in that the abdominal muscles are typically not tightened during a panniculectomy. Common reasons to have panniculectomy surgery If you develop excess skin and fat in the lower abdomen, some of the most common causes are: Age Hereditary Pregnancy Prior surgery Massive weight loss

Breast surgery can be performed for cosmetic or reconstructive purposes. Procedures include cosmetic breast surgery such as: augmentation, mastopexy (breast lift), fat grafting to breast transgender augmentation. Reconstructive breast surgery includes: mastectomy, lumpectomy, surgical breast biopsies, breast reduction, and breast reconstruction.

MOHS surgery, sometimes called MOHS micrographic surgery, is a computer-aided, precise surgical technique used to treat skin cancer.

Lung volume reduction surgery (LVRS) is a type of cardiothoracic surgery that reduces the volume of a patient's lungs, typically by removal of damaged, diseased, or otherwise non-functional lung tissue. This surgery is commonly performed on patients suffering lung diseases such as cancer, emphysema, or COPD.

Endocrine surgery is a subspecialty of general surgery that focuses predominantly on diseases of the thyroid, parathyroid, and adrenal glands.

Minimally invasive urologic surgery is a surgical technique that uses multiple small incisions to perform surgery on the male and female urinary systems.