Birthmarks See Vascular Diseases Diagnosis 

Specialty spotlight:  Birthmarks  and Vascular Anomalies 

Children's Hospital  of Wisconsin  is a leader  in the diagnosis and treatment  of birthmarks  and vascular anomalies. Our Birthmarks and Vascular Anomalies Center includes a team  of internationally respected physicians who care for children and adults  of all ages with complex vascular diseases. 

The Birthmarks  and Vascular Anomalies Center offers: 

Superior diagnosis capabilities. Our team has access  to state-of-the-art technology and  a wide range of diagnostic resources in pathology, radiology and clinical departments. Paula North, MD, PhD,  is an internationally recognized expert  in the pathologic diagnosis  of vascular anomalies. She has developed several specialized tests that aid in  the classification of vascular anomalies. 

Expertise in a wide variety of evaluation  and treatment options. 

Interdisciplinary, one-stop care. Patients see all of  the necessary physicians at each visit, reducing  the number of trips  to the clinic. Each patient is evaluated  and treated by a team  of specialists that includes dermatology, oncology, radiology, pathology, otolaryngology, plastic surgery, orthopedic surgery and ophthalmology. 

Highly specialized clinics  and programs, including interdisciplinary vascular clinic, cutaneous oncology program, hemangioma of infancy, laser and surgery clinics. 

The Birthmarks and Vascular Anomalies Center diagnoses and treats: 

• Complex hemangiomas.   
• Visceral hemangiomas. 
• Capillary malformations. 
• Venous malformations. 
• Arteriovenous malformations.
• Lymphatic malformations. 
• Cystic hygromas. 
• Klippel-Trenaunay syndrome. 
• Kasabach-Merritt syndrome/phenomenon. 
• Tufted angioma. 
• Kaposiform hemangioendothelioma. 
• Mixed vascular anomalies.