About Us
The Genetics Department at Children’s Hospital of Georgia in Augusta, evaluates and
tests for genetic disease in children or birth defects such as Down syndrome and other
chromosomal disorders, neurofibromatosis, cystic fibrosis or connective tissue, metabolic
or other disorders.
Our Genetics Department also works with pediatric specialists to diagnose, manage
care and counsel patient and family members.
Our Approach
With comprehensive pediatric clinical expertise – and the experience in taking care
of generations of children – our team provides expert care based on your individual
child’s growth patterns and specific level of development.
At Children’s Hospital of Georgia, we understand that your child’s health affects
the entire family. We also know that life doesn’t slow down when illness occurs. Our
team provides a full support staff that helps your whole family through short term
or longer term health issues. We have a team of Child Life Specialists that help young
patients cope during a hospital or clinic visit, focusing on extra support for coping
and normal childhood activities while receiving medical care.
Academic Advantage
While CHOG provides care for every single clinical pediatric specialty, our team also
has access to all of the resources of our full academic medical center at Augusta
University. We practice a multi-disciplinary team approach across all areas of clinical
care with a robust research and clinical trials program – to continue to develop advanced
and more effective treatments and cures.
With such comprehensive care, we are able to take care of any routine childhood issue,
but also the very complex or rare pediatric conditions. When you choose CHOG for your
child’s care, an entire team of experts are focused on the health and well-being of
your child for optimum growth and development.
Why Choose Us
We offer:
- Board-certified physician geneticist and a board certified genetic counselor.
- Newborn screenings to detect certain genetic disease which benefit from early diagnosis
and treatment.
- Evaluations of children for birth defects and genetic disorders through chromosomal
studies, direct DNA studies, biochemical genetic testing and other tests.
- Genetic counseling to review the benefits, risks, limitations, and ramifications of
genetic testing.
- Maternal-fetal medicine specialists to evaluate babies for genetic diseases or birth defects before birth through fetal
ultrasound, chromosome analysis, umbilical blood cord sampling, maternal serum screening,
amniocentesis or other tests
- Physicians working to treat birth defects through vitamin, gene and enzyme-replacement
therapy.
- Predictive, pre-symptomatic, and carrier genetic testing.
- Physicians perform pre-implantation studies to diagnose genetic diseases in embryos
before implantation through in-vitro fertilization.
- Patients and parent resources and camps for children with certain genetic disorders.
- Patient Family Centered Care