Contact Us
Center for Developmental Pediatrics
Room PGR12, Ground Floor, Podium Building, The Medical City.
The Center is open Monday to Saturday, from 9:00AM to 5:00PM.
PHONE: (632) 8988-1000 / (632) 8988-7000 ext. 6630
EMAIL: tmc_cfd@themedicalcity.com
About Us
The Medical City's Center for Developmental Pediatrics (CDP) is the first in the Philippines to offer routine developmental screening and monitoring of children by a developmental pediatrician in the Philippines from zero to eight years old, providing early intervention and support to ensure every child's optimal development.
Services
The Medical City’s Center for Developmental Pediatrics (CDP) provides comprehensive developmental surveillance and screening services or standardized tests during the following encounters and every year thereafter: 9 months, 18 months, 24 or 30 months and 3-4 year visit.
Center offers the following services:
- Developmental Screening: This is a vital aspect of pediatric healthcare, allowing early identification of developmental disorders for the benefit of the child and their family.
- Developmental Surveillance: This involves a continuous process where a developmental pediatrician in the Philippines tracks children's development, identifying potential issues, offering referrals, educating families, and monitoring progress.
- Feeding Difficulty Evaluation and Management: This service provides expert guidance on feeding difficulties in children, with the goal of improving their physical, social, and emotional well-being.
- Feeding Monitoring: CDP offers strong support to help children overcome feeding difficulties, involving parents and guardians in the process.
- Speech Pathology, Occupational Therapy, and Physical Therapy: These services aim to diagnose and address developmental problems through therapy sessions.
- Nutrition Counseling: CDP provides nutritional advice in coordination with parents and guardians to ensure proper sustenance for children.
- Parent and Caregiver Classes: These classes cover essential topics such as language stimulation, behavior management, and feeding principles to assist parents and caregivers in fostering their child's development. They are facilitated by professionals and recommended for those with developmental concerns.
Parent classes:
- Stimulation Class- every 3rd Saturday of the month (3:00-5:00PM)
- Behavior Management Class- every 4th Saturday of the month (3:00-5:00PM)
- Basic Feeding Principle - every 4th Saturday of the month (9:00-11:00AM)
- Caregiver Seminar - Providing Developmentally Appropriate Care – Quarterly Schedule
* REGISTRATION FOR ALL CLASSES IS A MUST.
The focus of these services is to ensure the well-being and development of children, with an emphasis on early intervention and family support. Parent and caregiver classes are available to provide guidance and education on various aspects of child development.
Preschool Congress
The Preschool Congress is an annual full-day forum led by the Developmental Pediatrics Consultant Team. This educational event focuses on principles and issues in child development and behavior, with a changing theme each year. The congress aims to raise awareness among parents and teachers about child development, how it can be facilitated, and how to help children reach their full potential. It underscores the collective role of caregivers in promoting proper development in preschool-age children. This event is recommended for parents and teachers involved in the care of young children.
The CDP is staffed by the following health care experts:
- General Pediatricians trained in developmental and feeding screening and conduct the screening of the children.
- Developmental Pediatricians who have years of experience in the diagnosis and management of various developmental and behavioral conditions including autism, language disorders, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), and other learning-related disorders.
- Pediatric Gastroenterologists and Nutrition Consultants who are experienced in the diagnosis and management of children with various feeding, gastrointestinal and nutritional conditions
- Allied medical professionals such as physical therapists, occupational therapists and speech pathologists help manage children with special needs. They were trained to manage children with special needs.
- Nutritionists who conduct a nutrition assessment and provide specific strategies to improve feeding and nutrition.
- Other specialists like child neurologists, geneticists, adolescent pediatricians, child and adolescent psychiatrists, physiatrists, otolaryngologists, ophthalmologists and orthopedic surgeons are also affiliated with the CDP.
Our Team
Developmental Pediatrics Team
Dr. Stella G. Manalo – Head, Section on Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics
Dr. Jacqueline O. Navarro – Consultant Director, Center for Developmental Pediatrics
Dr. Pablito M. Planta, Jr.
Dr. Jan Harold D. Sia
Dr. Lourdes Bernadette S. Tanchanco
Dr. Ma. Theresa Arranz-Lim
Pediatric Gastroenterology Team
Dr. Mary Jean V. Guno – Head, Section on Pediatric Gastroenterology
Dr. Almida A. Reodica – Head, Feeding Clinic
Dr. Karen Sophia C. Mercado
Dr. Denise Francisco