Our specialties
Combining world-class healthcare professionals with highly-advanced medical technology, we offer expert diagnosis and treatment across a range of paediatric specialties.
Whatever your child’s condition, we are committed to providing them with high-quality care in a safe and friendly environment. Find out more about our main paediatric specialties below.
Congenital and paediatric cardiac care
From diagnosis to surgery, we offer highly-specialised care for babies, children and teens with complex conditions such as holes in the heart, chest pain, valve problems and structural heart disease.
Our paediatric cardiologists are some of the world's leading consultants in their field, and The Portland Hospital remains the only independent hospital in the UK specialising in paediatric congenital heart treatments.
Paediatric orthopaedics
We treat common conditions including sports injuries, flat feet, fractures and congenital hip problems, as well as carrying out complex procedures such as leg-lengthening operations.
Combined with our sports medicine service, we also treat knee injuries, fractures and ligament damage, all available in our world-class paediatric orthopaedics unit at The Portland Hospital.
Featured paediatric specialties
Allergies
We help manage a wide range of allergic diseases including food allergies, eczema and severe allergic reactions using immunotherapy, diet and other treatments. We also offer comprehensive allergy testing.
Craniofacial
We have consultants who specialise in craniofacial conditions, which can arise from birth defects as well as trauma and can impact a child's ability to eat, speak, see, smell and hear.
Ear, Nose and Throat
We have extensive experience treating children with a range of ENT conditions such as tonsilitis, ear infections and blocked nose, which often need a short course of medication or a simple surgical procedure.
General paediatrics
Our consultants have the knowledge and skills to see and treat a wide range of paediatric health problems including acute illness, nutrition and neonatal care, as well as growth and development.
Neurology & neurosurgery
Our consultant neurologists and neurosurgeons provide comprehensive care for conditions affecting the brain, spine and nervous system.
Gastroenterology
Our experienced paediatric consultants provide specialist care, consultations and treatments for babies and children experiencing a range of conditions affecting their digestive system.
Respiratory
We have special expertise in children's respiratory conditions including asthma, acute and chronic respiratory infections, ventilator dependency, lung disorders and respiratory muscle weakness and paralysis.
Spinal surgery
Our HCA UK spinal surgeons provide expert care to children suffering from scoliosis and injuries. We have developed a cross-cover team of surgeons to a deliver a seamless from diagnosis through to post-surgery rehabilitation.
Urology & nephrology
Paediatric urology is the diagnosis and treatment of congenital and acquired urological conditions, such as disorders of the genitalia and the urinary tract. Paediatric nephrology focuses on treatment of children with both acute and chronic kidney disease.
View all paediatric specialties
We provide a general paediatric service for all children from birth through to 18 years old and also offer a wide range of more specialised services, including allergies, ENT, general surgery, neurology, orthopaedics, physiotherapy and sensory integration.
Please follow the link below for more information on our full list of paediatric specialties.
Special care services
Paediatric ICU
Neonatal ICU
Special Care Baby Unit
Transitional Care Unit
Request an appointment with a paediatric specialist
To request an appointment, call the paediatric unit on the number below.