Nunnelee Pediatric Specialty Clinics

Chronic medical conditions in children are much different than chronic conditions in adults.  Children need care from pediatric teams who not only specialize in the condition, but also understand the impact that chronic illnesses have on the child and their family. 

New Hanover Regional Medical Center’s Nunnelee Pediatric Specialty Clinics provide care to thousands of children from around southeastern North Carolina and northeastern South Carolina.  Here families have access to more than 30 pediatric physician specialists, nurse practitioners and physician assistants dedicated to the diagnosis and ongoing treatment of children with a wide range of medical conditions including diabetes, growth disorders, asthma, and digestive issues.  They also provide ongoing follow-up care for children born premature or with complications.

The excellent medical treatment children receive at the Nunnelee Pediatric Specialty Clinics provides the kind of support that helps kids be kids. 

Pediatric Specialists

Area families benefit from New Hanover Regional Medical Center’s close relationship with the University of North Carolina Health Care System.  In addition to the team of pediatric specialists who are available each day at the NHRMC Betty H. Cameron Women’s and Children’s Hospital, specialists from UNC North Carolina Children’s Hospital travel to Wilmington on a regular basis, providing convenient access to an impressive array of the state’s top pediatric specialists.

Surgery

Deborah Albert, MD, and Trilby Shier, PA, are the pediatric surgical team at NHRMC.  Conditions commonly treated range from the routine to the complex, including appendicitis, hernia, birth defects and traumatic injuries.

Cardiology

Pediatric Cardiologist John Cotton, MD, and James Loehr, MD, of UNC North Carolina Children’s Hospital, provide expertise and ongoing assessment and treatment of children and infants with cardiac issues, including arrythmias and heart defects.  The UNC Children’s Cardiology Clinic is located off campus from the Nunnelee Pediatric Specialty Clinics.  For more information on how to obtain a referral and appointment please call 910-343-6301

Endocrinology

Kateryna Kotlarevska, MD is a pediatric endocrinologist who sees patients at Nunnelee Pediatric Specialty Clinic full-time with the support of Family Nurse Practitioner Brenda Melvin.  Together they provide ongoing care and treatment of children with hormonal and endocrine disorders, including diabetes and hypoglycemia, growth problems, thyroid disorders, hypopituitarism, and disorders of puberty. Dr. Ali Calikoglu, MD, from UNC also provides ongoing care for children who suffer from endocrine disorders.

Pulmonology

Marianne Muhlebach, MD is the Pediatric Pulmonologist with UNC that provides diagnosis and treatment to children in our area with conditions of the lung and respiratory tract, including cystic fibrosis, asthma, primary ciliary dyskinesia, sarcoidosis, and congenital and acquired airway disorders.

Hematology

Pediatric Hematologist Stuart Gold, MD and Diana Gordon, PNP from UNC deliver care to patients at Nunnelee with non-cancerous diseases of the blood, including sickle cell disease and hemophilia.

Gastroenterology

Robert “Chip” Williams, Jr. MD, Pediatric Gastroenterologist and Nannette Martin, PNP, provide care to children who suffer from a range of gastroenterology disorders such as constipation, abdominal pain, celiac disease, ulcerative colitis, food allergies, pancreatitis, reflux, and failure to thrive. Katherine Freeman, MD and Steven Lichtman, MD, from UNC North Carolina Children’s Hospital see patients at Nunnelee Pediatric Specialty Clinic to provide ongoing assessment and treatment for patients that suffer from gastroenterology illnesses.

Neurology

UNC Pedatric Neurologists who treat patients at Nunnelee Pediatric Specialty Clinic include Muruvet Elkay, MD, Robert Greenwood, MD, and Michael Tennison, MD.   They help children with conditions of the body's nervous system.  This includes chronic headaches, seizures, muscular dystrophy and sleep disorders.  

Neonatal Intensive Care Developmental Follow Up

Babies born prematurely or with medical conditions that required care in the neonatal intensive care unit after they were born receive ongoing monitoring, care and support from NHRMC’s NICU Developmental Specialists, Robert DiGiuseppe, MD and Donna Vaught, PhD.

Dermatology via telemedicine

UNC Pediatric Dermatologist, Dean Morrell, MD is available via telemedicine for consults on acquired and genetic skin disorders.

Cleft Lip/Cleft Palate

Michael Goldwasser, MD and a team of specialty providers ranging from dental to audiologist provide services to children who suffer from cleft lip or cleft palate.

Appointments

If your child is a new patient, please talk with your primary care physicians about a referral to New Hanover Regional Medical Center’s Nunnelee Pediatric Specialty Clinics.

Hours
Monday – Friday
8 a.m.-5 p.m.

Location

The Nunnelee Pediatric Specialty Clinic entrance is located to the left of the main entrance to the Betty H. Cameron Women's & Children's Hospital.  Click here for a first floor map of NHRMC.

UNC, NHRMC Pediatric Partnership

The collaboration between the Betty H. Cameron Women’s and Children’s Hospital and N.C. Children’s Hospital includes the sharing of policies, practices and protocols to seamlessly work together to provide increasingly advanced care to children close to their homes

Pediatric Health Information

For additional health information on pediatric condictions,  visit the Pediatric Health Reference section of our website.