About Developmental Pediatrics

The division of developmental pediatrics cares for patients with a wide variety of developmental disorders including Autism, Acquired Brain Injury, Cerebral Palsy, Cognitive disability, Down Syndrome, Complex Learning and Behavioural Disorders, Language Delay and many more.

Besides the general developmental clinics, we run a variety of specialized clinics that are typically multidisciplinary in nature such as the Neuromuscular Clinic, Adolescent Clinic for children with physical disabilities, Spasticity Clinic, Cleft Lip and Palate Clinic, Acquired Brain Injury Clinic and Spina Bifida Clinic.

The majority of the clinics are located at the Chedoke site, but also at the McMaster site of McMaster Children's Hospital.

The developmental pediatricians work closely with the Developmental Pediatric Rehabilitation and the Autism Spectrum Disorder Services at Chedoke. Physician input to the latter service is shared with colleagues from child psychiatry, including Dr. Szatmari, Dr. Boyd and Dr. Woodbury Smith.

The team is involved in several areas of research including transition to adulthood, Cerebral palsy, autism, the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health.

All of the physicians in the group are dedicated teachers. They participate at the undergraduate, graduate and postgraduate levels of medical education. Dr. Carter is the associate director of the Pediatric Clerkship program and Dr. Harman is the director of the new fellowship program in developmental pediatrics.

Division Members

Dr. Ronit Mesterman
Division Head
Assistant Professor
Medical Director of DPR and ASD
Clinical Director of CDRP

Dr. Teresa Carter
Associate Professor
Associate Director, Pediatric Clerkship

Dr. Jan Willem Gorter
Associate Professor
Clinical Director of Motion Lab

Dr. Karen Harman
Associate Professor
Program Director of Fellowship Training Program
Clinical Director SDBS and CLP

Dr. Olaf Kraus de Camargo
Associate Professor

Dr. Bill Mahoney
Associate Professor
Clinical Director of ASD, PCS

Dr. Peter Rosenbaum
Canada Research Chair
Professor

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