Kristen Nock

Johns Hopkins Children's Center

As the pediatric hospital of Johns Hopkins Medicine, Johns Hopkins Children's Center brings collaborative multidisciplinary expertise in the treatment of every child who walks through our doors. Since 1912, the Children's Center has offered one of the country's most comprehensive pediatric medical programs. Johns Hopkins Children's Center is consistently ranked among the top pediatrics hospitals in the nation. This year, we were ranked nationally in all 10 pediatric specialties, with seven specialties among the top 20, as surveyed by U.S. News & World Report. As Maryland's largest children's hospital and the only state-designated trauma service and burn unit for pediatric patients, Johns Hopkins Children's Center has more than 92,000 patient visits and nearly 9,000 admissions each year. It has recognized centers of excellence in dozens of pediatric subspecialties including allergy, cardiology, cystic fibrosis, gastroenterology, nephrology, neurology, neurosurgery, oncology, pulmonary and transplantation.