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Job SummaryA pediatrician is concerned with the physical, emotional and social health of children from birth to young adulthood. Care encompasses a broad spectrum of health services ranging from preventive health care to the diagnosis and treatment of acute and chronic diseases. A pediatrician deals with biological, social and environmental influences on the developing child and with the impact of disease and dysfunction on development. A pediatrician who specializes in adolescent medicine is a multidisciplinary health care specialist trained in the unique physical, psychological and social characteristics of adolescents and their health care problems and needs.Job DutiesInterviews patients to obtain information such as symptoms, medical histories, and family