Carl H. Backes, MD

Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine Pediatrician

Dr. Carl H. Backes is a Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine Pediatrician in Findlay, OH with special training and skill in providing care to critically ill newborn infants. As a Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine Pediatrician, Carl H. Backes, MD performs diagnosis and treatment of critical conditions of newborns. Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine is a specialty of pediatrics that consists of the medical care of newborn infants, especially the ill or premature newborn. This hospital-based specialty is usually practiced in neonatal intensive care units. Significant diseases and conditions treated by Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine Pediatricians include prematurity, low birth weight, intrauterine growth restriction, breathing disorders, congenital malformations (birth defects), sepsis, pulmonary hypoplasia or birth asphyxia, neonatal jaundice, neonatal lupus, neonatal diabetes, neonatal hepatitis and neonatal meningitis. Medical tests, procedures and therapies provided by Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine Pediatricians include assisted diagnosis, ventilation, extracorporeal membrane oxygenation, and therapeutic hypothermia.

A pediatrician who is the principal care provider for sick newborn infants. Clinical expertise is used for direct patient care and for consulting with obstetrical colleagues to plan for the care of mothers who have high-risk pregnancies.

Pediatric Cardiologist

Dr. Carl H. Backes is a Pediatric Cardiologist in Findlay, OH with special training and skill in diagnosing, treating, and preventing childhood diseases of the heart and blood vessels. As a Pediatric Cardiologist, Carl H. Backes, MD performs medical diagnosis and treatment of congenital heart defects, coronary artery disease, heart failure, valvular heart disease, and heart muscle defects. Pediatric Cardiology is a specialty of childhood medicine that deals with children's disorders of the heart as well as parts of the circulatory system. Significant diseases and conditions treated by Pediatric Cardiologists include arrhythmia, congenital heart defects, heart muscle disorders, heart disease, cardiovascular disease, atherosclerosis, cardiomyopathy, and hypertension, as well as fetal cardiac conditions. Medical tests, procedures and therapies provided by Pediatric Cardiologists include diagnostic imaging, intensive cardiac care, cardiac catheterization and intervention, electrophysiology, fetal cardiology, exercise stress tests, preventative cardiology care, and heart transplantation.

A pediatric cardiologist provides comprehensive care to patients with cardiovascular problems. This specialist is skilled in selecting, performing and evaluating the structural and functional assessment of the heart and blood vessels, and the clinical evaluation of cardiovascular disease.