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Adolescent Medicine

Adolescent Health Specialists provide care and treatment for patients ages 12 - 24 with a special focus on the issues and conditions affecting this age group.

Your Answer for Adolescent Medicine

Teens, preteens and young adults face physical, mental and emotional changes they're often experiencing for the first time. Put your trust in adolescent health experts for the insight and understanding to guide your family through these unique years.

The University of Michigan Health C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital provides primary care and treatment for adolescent conditions including eating disorders, depression, anxiety, ADHD, menstrual problems and complex chronic illnesses. We also work closely with the U-M Health Comprehensive Eating Disorders and Gender Services Program. 

We’re proud to make healthcare more accessible for students, with onsite care at schools throughout southeastern Michigan as part of the Regional Alliance for Healthy Schools initiative. Services include sick visit care, physicals, sports physicals, immunizations, confidential STI and pregnancy testing, nutrition and fitness counseling, and asthma care. 

As leaders in this field, we’re advancing adolescent medicine with onsite research focused on eating disorders, patient-centered communication, social media for health promotion and bullying prevention. We also train providers and programs to serve adolescent patients better, through the Adolescent Health Initiative. 

Teens, preteens, and young adults deserve care as special as they are. Find it here at U-M Health C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital.

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