Zika Global Network

Doctors at UM are continually working to help children and mothers who have been impacted by the Zika virus more than two years after South Florida became a breeding zone.

The Children’s Medical Services (CMS) Zika Resource and Referral Center at the University of Miami provides follow-up clinical care for infants with findings consistent with congenital Zika syndrome(CZS).

“We screen and take care of our patients. If we see an issue, then we refer them to an appropriate specialist here at UM, “said Director Ivan Gonzalez, M.D.

The Zika response team offers free, or reduced services to mothers and children who are exposed to or infected by Zika. The multidisciplinary team includes an obstetrician or gynecologist, a perinatologist, a neonatologist, a pediatrician, an audiologist, a neurologist, an ophthalmologist, a licensed clinical social worker, an infectious disease specialist, an endocrinologist, a clinical geneticist, a radiologist, a case worker, a developmental pediatrician, and an orthopedist.

“Our goal is to catch early detection and instill early intervention, which would ultimately be beneficial to the child long term,” said Gonzalez.