MUSC Children's Hospital - Down Syndrome Center

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Down Syndrome Center - Mission and Overview

The Medical University of South Carolina's Down Syndrome Center consists of a multidisciplinary team whose goal is to provide quality care in order to help each individual with Down syndrome reach his or her full potential and function as independently as possible in all aspect of family, school and community life. We provide comprehensive medical management and clinical services to Down syndrome patients and their families. Our multidisciplinary team develops and provides individualized care for the complex medical and psychosocial problems confronting families affected by Down syndrome.

The Down Syndrome Center adheres to guidelines established by the Committee on Genetics of the American Academy of Pediatrics.

The center is part of the Medical University of South Carolina Children's Hospital. The Children's Hospital provides comprehensive clinical management and diagnostic services to children and families affect by Down syndrome. Patients, in addition to the specific services of the Down Syndrome Center, have access to other hospital and clinical services.

MUSC Children's Hospital has earned top ranking from U.S. News & World Report, American Health Magazine, and The Best Doctors in America. Child magazine continues to rank MUSC Children's Hospital as one of the top pediatric facilities in the country.

MUSC participates in the Southeastern Regional Genetics Group (SERGG) which is a collaborative network of genetics and newborn screening providers in nine southeastern states. The Children's Hospital's health system consists of a comprehensive network of primary care physicians, specialists, services and programs - all dedicated to children.

Our approach is multidisciplinary and comprehensive. Board-certified geneticists, developmental pediatricians, speech and language pathologists, occupational and physical therapists, and licensed social workers comprehensively evaluate patients and educate families on the genetic basis and associated risks of the Down syndrome diagnosis.