Adolescent Medicine

To make an appointment, call 314-454-2468.

Adolescent patients (patients aged 12-21) require general and specialized care that is tailored to their mental, physical and social development. A team of physicians, nurses, dieticians and social workers specializing in adolescent medicine offers evaluation and treatment for the following:

• Reproductive healthcare, including menstrual problems, contraceptive care including long-term options like IUD and implants, sexually transmitted infections
• Eating disorders including anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, and ARFID
• Medical problems associated with adolescence including management, coping and compliance issues
• Adolescents engaging in high-risk behaviors
• Anxiety, depression and adolescent adjustment issues (in some cases, psychiatry may be a better fit)

The SPOT Youth Center provides free sexual health and behavioral health services to youth ages 13-24 without any restrictions as to their place of residency or insurance status.  The sexual health services are available by appointment and include HIV/STI testing, STI treatment, birth control and PEP/PrEP.  The behavioral health services also require an appointment and include individual counseling, psychiatry, and community resource and referral assistance (housing, employment/education, public benefits, parenting/pregnancy, legal assistance). 

To schedule an appointment, or for more information, call 314-535-0413 (press 0).