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Adolescence is a time of growth and discovery, with unique medical needs. At CHOC, our board-certified adolescent medicine specialists partner with adolescents, young adults and their families to address these needs with developmentally appropriate specialty care for patients aged 12-21. We offer confidential services within the dynamic social environment of the individual and family.

Adolescent Medicine Programs and Services

CHOC’s adolescent medicine specialists are experts in treating the medical and emotional issues teens and young adults may face. We understand the cognitive, emotional and physical changes they experience and how it relates to medical care.

Inpatient consultative services
Inpatient Eating Disorders Program
Outpatient Eating Disorder Clinic
Transgender clinic
Depression screening
Consultation services for complex social and medical cases

What We Treat

Eating Disorders

CHOC utilizes a multidisciplinary approach to treat eating disorders in both inpatient and outpatient settings.

At CHOC at Mission, our Eating Disorders Program provides inpatient care for children and adolescents with eating disorders such as anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa and avoidant restrictive food intake disorder (AFRID).

Outpatient services for eating disorder treatment are provided at the Eating Disorder Clinic, located in Orange at the Center of CHOC Health Center in the Centrum Building.

Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer/Questioning, Intersex and Asexual (LGBTQIA) Adolescent Health Care

We provide counseling support, hormone therapy and health management of other associated conditions.

Mental Health

We treat mood disorders without comorbid conditions and provide simple pharmacologic management with integration of community mental health resources.

Reproductive Health

The transition from childhood to adulthood comes with many changes. We offer management and implementation of oral and implantable contraceptive devices, standard preventative reproductive health maintenance and adolescent gynecological services. Our screenings, diagnosis and management of sexually transmitted infections and sequelae for both females and males are confidential.