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Hemophilia What is hemophilia? Hemophilia is an inherited bleeding disorder. People with hemophilia bleed easily because they don’t have enough of one of the clotting factors in their blood. Clotting factors are needed for blood to clot. Blood clots to prevent excessive bleeding

When your child needs an organ transplant, everything changes. You want answers, but also reassurance. You want advanced expertise, but also someone who sees your child as more than a diagnosis. At Phoenix Children’s, you’ll find all of that and more. Our pediatric transplant

When a child is injured, they need the best care possible. At Phoenix Children’s, we’ve built a trauma program that meets every child’s needs, no matter where you live in Arizona or how severe the injury. From neurosurgery and cardiology to orthopedics and rehabilitation, we have

Hemolytic Anemia in Children What is hemolytic anemia in children? Hemolytic anemia is a group of disorders in which the red blood cells are destroyed faster than the bone marrow can make them. The term for destruction of red blood cells is hemolysis. What causes hemolytic anemia

Urgent Care Schedule Ahead Appointments Are Now Available Schedule An Appointment Note: If your child is experiencing a life-threatening emergency, call 911 immediately. Please do not let wait times prevent you from seeking medical treatment if your child needs urgent or

Iron-Deficiency Anemia in Children What is iron-deficiency anemia in children? Anemia is a common health problem in children. The most common cause of anemia is not getting enough iron. A child who's anemic doesn't have enough red blood cells or enough hemoglobin. Hemoglobin is a

Phoenix Children’s offers a Vascular Anomaly Clinic for children with vascular tumors (growths) or malformations. This clinic requires a referral to see one of our participating specialties before they can be scheduled in the VAC Clinic (Dermatology, Interventional Radiology