Departments and staff

Acute pain service

The Acute Pain Service (APS) follows hospitalized children for acute pain episodes related to an injury, an operation and/or pain from an illness. 

Adolescent Bariatric Program

Obesity is recognized as chronic disease that affects over 10% of youth in Canada.

Adolescent Medicine

The Montreal Children’s Hospital Division of Adolescent Medicine/Gynecology is made up of a group of specialists who care for complex health issues in adolescents. The department also treats children and teens with eating disorders and other chronic diseases. Please see a separate listing for Obstetrics-Gynecology. 

Airway and voice clinic

A regional referral centre for the management of children with difficult problems related to the airway. 

Allergy and immunology

The Division of Allergy and Clinical Immunology at the MCH is the largest pediatric allergy practice in Canada.
 

Anesthesia

Our department provides anesthesia services to patients in the OR, diagnostic imaging, interventional radiology, gastroenterology, cardiac catheterization, hematology-oncology and respirology, and provides anesthesia service to the Shriners Hospital for Children, Quebec. An Anesthesia Consultation Service is available for patients with certain conditions (e.g.

Asthma

The Montreal Children’s Hospital’s Asthma Centre is dedicated to treating pediatric asthma in children aged 1 to 18 years old. We also treat many patients with recurrent viral wheezing, which is typical in toddlers and preschoolers. 

Audiology

At The Montreal Children’s Hospital, children are referred to the Audiology Department to have their hearing tested.