Adolescent Medicine

The faculty in the Division of Adolescent Medicine provide care to teens and young adults ages 11 through 21. Adolescent Medicine has been a part of the Department of Pediatrics at the University of Arizona since 1977, when Dr. George Comerci started the first Adolescent Clinic in Arizona.
Services include:
- Primary health care for teens and young adults
- Routine examinations for school, sports, employment, summer programs, and care for acute illnesses
- Reproductive health
- Family planning, prevention, evaluation, and treatment of sexually-transmitted Infections
- Routine sports medicine
- Examinations, evaluation of minor sports injuries
- Adolescent behavior problems
- Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder, depression, school problems
- Eating disorders evaluation and treatment
- Anorexia Nervosa, Bulimia Nervosa
We provide care at multiple sites around Tucson:
- Banner – University Medical Group Children’s Multispecialty Services
- Tucson Job Corps Center
- Arizona Schools for the Deaf and Blind
In-patient consults are also available at the Arizona Elks Pediatrics Clinic at the University of Arizona Medical Center - University Campus
More information on the subspecialty of Adolescent Medicine can be found here: