Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine Pediatrician
Ms. Cassandra Pekar is a Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine Pediatrician in Fort Sam Houston, TX
with special training and skill in providing care to critically ill newborn infants.
As a Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine Pediatrician, Cassandra Pekar 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.
Neonatal Perinatal Medicine Pediatricians in Fort Sam Houston, TX
General Practice Practitioner
Ms. Cassandra Pekar is a General Practice Practitioner in Fort Sam Houston, TX
with special training and skill in preventing, diagnosing, and treating physical and psychological conditions for patients of all ages.
As a General Practice Practitioner, Cassandra Pekar performs
medical history analysis, screenings, and non-surgical procedures to address a wide range of common medical conditions. General Practice is
a medical specialty focused on disease prevention and general maintenance of patients' whole health. Significant diseases and conditions treated by
General Practice Doctors include the common cold, strep throat, bronchitis, the flu, high blood pressure, asthma, diabetes, heart attacks, and strokes.
Medical tests, procedures and therapies provided by General Practice Doctors
include physical exams, diagnostic exams (like urine, stool, or blood tests), immunizations, emergency care, and specialist referrals.
General Practice Doctors in Fort Sam Houston, TX
Primary Care Practitioner
Primary Care Doctors in Fort Sam Houston, TX
