Golisano Children's Hospital at Strong-- Our Specialized Centers

Specialized Centers

Children's Diabetes Center

The Children's Diabetes Center at Golisano Children's Hospital at Strong strives to help children with diabetes maintain optimal health. Our experienced team of specialists–which includes board-certified pediatric endocrinologists, nurse practitioners, dietitians, psychologists and social workers–help children and their families become empowered to manage their own diabetes care and, as a result, avoid long- and short-term complications sometimes caused by the disease. By managing their diabetes, children can fully participate in all age-appropriate activities and achieve optimal physical, psychosocial and emotional growth and development.

Type 1 Diabetes TrialNet

The University of Rochester Medical Center is offering free screenings for relatives of people with type 1 diabetes to determine their risk of developing the disease.

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The Children's Diabetes Center offers the only multidisciplinary team of pediatric diabetes specialists in the Finger Lakes Region. Care is individualized and conforms to guidelines developed by the American Diabetes Association and other expert panels. Our center provides diagnosis, education, and initial and ongoing management of children with diabetes from infancy through late adolescence. Our goal is to keep children healthy and out of the hospital by teaching them and their families how to meet the challenges diabetes presents.

Our Services

Education and management are individually tailored to the family's needs to help with:

Nutritional changes that occur at each stage of childhood and adolescence

Participation in competitive and recreational sports and activities

Unusual and flexible daily schedules

Age-appropriate self-management by the child or adolescent

The Diabetes Center Team works with the child or adolescent, family and primary care provider to develop a successful diabetes management plan that includes:

Maintaining blood sugars in an appropriate target range

An individualized insulin regimen

Flexible meal planning utilizing the child's food preferences

Adjustment for anticipated exercise and activity

Social work assistance, including contact with the child's teachers and school nurse

Psychological evaluation and referral as needed

Our Staff

All professional staff members are experienced in diabetes care and focus their clinical practice on children and adolescents. Our team of specialists works closely with other hospital units, including inpatient, emergency and outpatient, to ensure the full continuum of care for children with diabetes.

Patient Information

If your child has been diagnosed with diabetes, we have a variety of materials available to help you and your child understand and manage this condition for optimal health. Get information on Understanding Diabetes

Nicholas Jospe, M.D., Division Chief

Henry Artman, M.D., Associate Professor of Pediatrics

Craig C. Orlowski, M.D., Associate Professor of Pediatrics

Sue Bates, RN, MSN, PNP, CDE

Beverly Faro, RN, MSN, PNP, CDE

Kathy Ippolito, RD, CDE

Jean Mack-Fogg, RN, MSN, PNP, CDE

Melinda Sciera, RN, MSN, PNP, CDE

Children and adolescents cared for through the Children's Diabetes Center benefit from the extensive research being done at the University of Rochester Medical Center. We are testing new therapies, including new forms of insulin, and considering the effects of diabetes on children, such as research on the impact of diabetes on the quality of life in adolescents, and adolescents' control of their diabetes. The Children's Diabetes Center also is participating in a multicenter, NIH-funded Diabetes Prevention Trial that focuses on identifying relatives at risk for developing diabetes and testing various prevention strategies.