Comprehensive
Care for Your Child

Our mission is to provide excellence in patient care, research, education, advocacy, and community engagement. We strive to accomplish our mission while embracing the core values of community, family, respect, responsibility, and diversity.

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Welcome

The Division of Academic General Pediatrics, Newborn Medicine and Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics faculty provide comprehensive, evidence-based clinical care, medical education, and are engaged in ongoing research, quality improvement, advocacy, policy, and community outreach. Faculty at our sites are the principal educators of UCSD School of Medicine Pediatric and Medicine-Pediatric residents and medical students.

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Division Chief, Emergency Medicine, UCSD Dept. of Pediatrics

Janine Young, M.D.
Chief, Division of Academic General Pediatrics, Newborn Medicine, and Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics

Program Highlights

News

UCSD Division of Academic General Pediatrics is leading the way as a participating site of the MN Centers of Excellence in Newcomer Health

The Minnesota Center of Excellence in Refugee Health, a network for training and epidemiology in refugee health

Education & Training

Meet Our Current Fellow

Dr. Graciela Wilcox - Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics Fellow (2024-2027)

Discoveries

FACULTY ADVOCACY HIGHLIGHTS

Congenital syphilis and health disparities for people of color

Richard Silva, MD

Unaccompanied immigrant children and ongoing US health risks

Janine Young, MD

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Patient Care

We provide high-quality, compassionate care to a diverse patient population in San Diego county. The Developmental Behavior Pediatrics team are experts in evaluating and treating infants, children, and adolescents with developmental, learning, or behavioral concerns.

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