Hypertension Clinic

Location: Children's Of Alabama, Clinic #7
Appointments: 205-638-9781

Clinic Schedule
Tuesday: 8:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Thursday: 8:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.

Hypertension in children can damage the heart, kidneys, eyes and brain and is more common than most people suspect. We provide individualized screening and therapy and use non-pharmacologic (diet and exercise) and pharmacologic (blood pressure medications) depending a child's medical needs. We have full service laboratory (blood and urine testing), imaging (ultrasound, echocardiography and specialized testing) and ambulatory blood pressure monitoring to diagnose the cause of high blood pressure and manage children with the assistance of nurse educators, nutritionist and exercise specialists.

Treating the following types of hypertension conditions:

• Essential
• Obesity-related
• Secondary
• Resistant
• Complete evaluation including lab work and imaging
• Caring for children from birth through 18 years

Referrals should include:

• Those with elevated blood pressure on 2 or more consecutive visits
• Those with elevated blood pressure and known cardiovascular disease, diabetes, urologic or renal disease
• Those with elevated blood pressure and family history of complications of hypertension
• Athletes with elevated blood pressure

Our Team

Our multidisciplinary Hypertension Clinic is staffed by the Nephrology Team at Children's of Alabama – ranked among the best in the nation by U.S. News & World Report.