DDC CLINIC FOR SPECIAL NEEDS CHILDREN

WE SERVE PATIENTS WITH COMPLEX MEDICAL NEEDS, CLOSELY FOLLOWING THE AMERICAN ACADEMY OF PEDIATRICS (AAP) MODEL FOR A MEDICAL HOME. WE PROVIDE CARE THAT IS ACCESSIBLE, CONTINUOUS, COMPREHENSIVE, FAMILY-CENTERED, COORDINATED, COMPASSIONATE, AND CULTURALLY EFFECTIVE.WE PROVIDE MEDICAL SERVICES FOR CHILDREN WITH OVER 160 DIFFERENT RARE DISEASES; WE ARE RECOGNIZED AS A LEADING INTERNATIONAL MEDICAL FACILITY FOR SUCH COMPLEX DISORDERS AS PROLIDASE DEFICIENCY, COHEN SYNDROME, GANGLIOSIDE GM3 SYNTHASE DEFICIENCY, GLUCOSE-GALACTOSE MALABSORPTION, TMCO1 DEFECT SYNDROME, AND SAMS ASSOCIATION.IN ADDITION, WE HELP FAMILIES WITH (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O) MEDICAL SUPPLIES, NUTRITION NEEDS THROUGH A PATIENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAM, AND WE COORDINATE ON-SITE SUB-SPECIALTY SERVICES WITH OUTSIDE INSTITUTIONS.

PATIENT-ORIENTED RESEARCH ALLOWS US TO FOCUS ON EARLY DIAGNOSIS AND GROUNDBREAKING TREATMENT, BRINGING RELIEF TO CHILDREN AND HOPE TO THEIR FAMILIES. THIS IS OFTEN REFERRED TO AS "TRANSLATIONAL" RESEARCH BECAUSE WHAT WE LEARN IS TRANSLATED IMMEDIATELY TO PATIENT CARE. WE ARE CONSIDERED A FOREMOST RESOURCE TO OTHER DOCTORS WHO HAVE SIMILARLY AFFECTED PATIENTS.OUR MOLECULAR DIAGNOSTICS LABORATORY OFFERS STATE-OF-THE-ART GENETIC TESTING FOR HUNDREDS OF GENETIC DISORDERS. THE LAB WAS DEVELOPED IN 2005 TO SUPPORT TRANSLATIONAL RESEARCH AND PERSONALIZED MEDICINE FOR PATIENTS. IN 2012, WITH A GROWING NUMBER OF REQUESTS BY CLINICIANS ACROSS THE COUNTRY LOOKING FOR HIGH-QUALITY (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O) AND AFFORDABLE TESTING SERVICES FOR RARE GENETIC CONDITIONS, OUR LAB SOUGHT AND EARNED CERTIFICATION BY THE CLINICAL LABORATORY IMPROVEMENT AMENDMENTS (CLIA). OUR TESTS INCLUDE DNA SEQUENCE ANALYSIS VIA SANGER SEQUENCING AND NEXT-GENERATION SEQUENCING (NGS), AS WELL AS DNA COPY NUMBER VARIATION ANALYSIS BY CHROMOSOMAL MICROARRAY.