Norton Childrens Dermatology, affiliated with the UofL School of Medicine, provides specialized care for skin conditions in children and teens from Louisville, Kentucky, and Southern Indiana. Our pediatric dermatologist has the experience and training to treat skin diseases that happen commonly or exclusively in children.

Our dermatologist evaluates all skin conditions in children and provides treatment when appropriate, including:

• Abscesses
• Acne
• Allergic contact dermatitis
• Alopecia
• Atopic dermatitis (eczema)
• Birthmarks
• Cutaneous lymphoma
• Hyperhidrosis (excessive sweating)
• Keratosis pilaris
• Moles and melanoma
• Molluscum contagiosum
• Psoriasis
• Scars
• Vitiligo

The Norton Childrens Difference

The care your child needs is close to home with Norton Childrens. With a 125-year presence in Louisville, Norton Childrens is a leader in pediatric care across Kentucky and Southern Indiana, providing an expanded footprint that includes:

• Norton Childrens Hospital - The regions only full-service, free-standing pediatric hospital and Louisvilles only Level I Pediatric Trauma Center. Norton Childrens Hospital also has one of the largest Level IV (highest level) neonatal intensive care units in the country.
• Numerous regional outpatient centers and extensive pediatrician and pediatric specialist offices throughout the area.
• Norton Womens & Childrens Hospital- The only womens hospital in Louisville, providing care dedicated to the needs of women and children.
• Norton Childrens Medical Center - A unique regional outpatient facility designed Just for Kids, bringing pediatric care to northeastern Jefferson County and the surrounding area.

Norton Childrens Offers Specialized Programs and Services, Including:

• Norton Childrens Cancer Institute, affiliated with the UofL School of Medicine, and the Addison Jo Blair Cancer Care Center, which is one of the oldest oncology programs continuously accredited by the American College of Surgeons Commission on Cancer.
• Norton Childrens Heart Institute, affiliated with the UofL School of Medicine, a pioneer in pediatric cardiothoracic surgery. Norton Childrens heart transplant surgeons performed Kentuckys first heart transplant in a newborn in 1986, making the hospital the second site in the United States for infant transplants. Norton Childrens Hospital is home to the Jennifer Lawrence Cardiac Intensive Care Unit.
• Pediatric neurology and neurosurgery, including a Level 4 epilepsy center
• Orthopedic surgery and rehabilitation
• The Wendy Novak Diabetes Center