Meet the Care Team
Patient Stories
Emberlyn's story: Breathing easier with a new level of care
When Morgan and Brooke’s first baby Emberlyn was born early at just 33 weeks, they were ecstatic that she was eating and breathing well enough that they could leave the hospital after only two and half weeks. That was a huge success for a 4-pound "preemie."

Conditions We Treat
Pediatric abdominal masses
Pediatric achondroplasia (dwarfism)
Pediatric ambiguous genitalia
Anencephaly
Pediatric anorectal malformation (imperforate anus or ARM)
Congenital arteriovenous malformations (AVMs)
Pediatric biliary atresia
Bladder exstrophy
Bladder outlet obstruction
Bowel atresia
Pediatric chronic lung disease (CLD)
Cloacal exstrophy
Colon atresia
Congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH)
Congenital heart disease
Congenital infections
Congenital lung lesions
Congenital pulmonary airway malformation (CPAM)
Pediatric craniosynostosis
Cystic fibrosis (CF) in children
Pediatric cytomegalovirus (CMV)
Down syndrome in children
Pediatric duodenal atresia
Encephalocele in children
Esophageal atresia (EA)
Pediatric feeding disorder (PFD)
Pediatric edema
Pediatric enteroviruses
Pediatric gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD)
Gastroschisis
Goldenhar syndrome (oculo-auriculo-vertebral dysplasia or OAV)
Pediatric head and neck lumps
Pediatric hemophilia
Pediatric high blood pressure (hypertension)
Hirschsprung's disease
Hydrops
Pediatric hyperbilirubinemia (jaundice)
Pediatric hypotonia (floppy muscle syndrome)
Hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy (intrapartum asphyxia - HIE)
Pediatric first unprovoked seizure
Pediatric intestinal disorders
Pediatric intraventricular hemorrhage and stroke
Jejunal and ileal atresia
Pediatric lordosis (sway back)
Lordosis (swayback) and kyphosis in children
Meconium aspiration in newborns
Pediatric mediastinal mass
Pediatric metabolic diseases
Pediatric necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC)
Newborn tumors
Noonan syndrome (NS)
Omphalocele
Pediatric patent ductus arteriosus (PDA)
Pediatric persistent pulmonary hypertension
Pierre Robin syndrome (PRS)
Pediatric pleural effusion
Pneumonia in children
Poland syndrome (Poland sequence)
Prematurity
Prenatal drug and alcohol exposure
Pulmonary sequestration
Pediatric pyloric stenosis
Pediatric Low Blood Pressure (Hypotension)
Muscular dystrophy (MD) in children
Renal malformation
Pediatric respiratory distress syndrome (RDS)
Retinopathy of prematurity (ROP)
Pediatric rubella (German measles)
Sepsis and meningitis in children
Pediatric short bowel syndrome (SBS)
Skeletal dysplasias and abnormalities
Spina bifida
Pediatric syphilis
Tay-Sachs disease
Pediatric toxoplasmosis
Tracheoesophageal fistula (TEF)
Low birth weight
VATER syndrome (VACTERL association)
Pediatric laryngomalacia
Brachydactyly (symbrachydactyly)
Pediatric Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (EDS or elastic skin)
Pediatric encephalopathy (encephalitis)
Open neural tube defects (ONTDs)
More Details
Each year, more than 650 newborns are referred for a higher level of care to the Level IV NICU at Children’s Health because we have the expertise to help treat even the most complex diseases.
A Level IV NICU is specifically designed to meet the needs of premature and critically-ill newborns. We’re capable of caring for babies born at all gestational ages and with any medical or surgical disease. Our Level IV distinction means we won’t refer your baby to another hospital for care: We have everything newborns need right here.
From providing respiratory support to surgical procedures, renowned neonatologists, surgeons and pediatric sub-specialists from UT Southwestern can care for any and all neonatal health issues. But it’s not just top doctors who care for your baby. Nurses, nurse practitioners, respiratory therapists, pharmacists, dietitians, social workers, child life specialists and therapists make sure you and your family have the support to help your baby get healthy and strong.