Among the most common issues facing pediatricians today are:
- Fetal origins of adult disease
- Smoking among youth
- Neonatal Encephalopathy – a syndrome in newborns which disturbs neurological function, causing respiratory problems, depressed reflexes, sub-normal consciousness, and potential seizures
- Early-life origins of cardiovascular disease
- Type 1 diabetes
- Brain tumors in children
- Autism spectrum disorders
- Environmental Chemical Exposure
- Common childhood bacterial infections
- Nutrition and celiac disease
