Patricia Diane Scherrer, MD

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• Pediatrics

  Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians

  Primary

  A pediatrician is concerned with the physical, emotional and social health of children from birth to young adulthood. Care encompasses a broad spectrum of health services ranging from preventive healthcare to the diagnosis and treatment of acute and chronic diseases. A pediatrician deals with biological, social and environmental influences on the developing child, and with the impact of disease and dysfunction on development.

  Taxonomy code 208000000X

• Anesthesiology

  Pediatric Anesthesiology

  Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians

  An anesthesiologist who has had additional skill and experience in and is primarily concerned with the anesthesia, sedation, and pain management needs of infants and children. A pediatric anesthesiologist generally provides services including the evaluation of complex medical problems in infants and children when surgery is necessary, planning and care for children before and after surgery, pain control, anesthesia and sedation for any procedures out of the operating room such as MRI, CT scan, and radiation therapy.

  Taxonomy code 207LP3000X

• Pediatrics

  Pediatric Critical Care Medicine

  Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians

  A pediatrician expert in advanced life support for children from the term or near-term neonate to the adolescent. This competence extends to the critical care management of life-threatening organ system failure from any cause in both medical and surgical patients and to the support of vital physiological functions. This specialist may have administrative responsibilities for intensive care units and also facilitates patient care among other specialists.

  Taxonomy code 2080P0203X