Ms. Dinia Cruz, M.D.
Pediatrician | Pediatric Emergency Medicine
2574 Frayser Blvd Memphis TN, 38127About
Dr. Dinia Cruz is a pediatric emergency medicine physician practicing in Memphis, Tennessee. Dr. Cruz specializes in providing care for critically ill and injured children. Pediatric Emergency Medicine Physicians possess a vast amount of knowledge in areas such as neonatology, critical care and forensic pediatrics. Children involved in automobile accidents, child abuse or near-drowning episodes are frequent cases treated by pediatric emergency medicine physicians.
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University of the East College of Medicine Medical Degree 1974
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Can Urgent Care treat a blood clot?
It’s best to go to ER to find out what’s causing a blood clot and how to prevent from recurring. It also needs some blood work up . This condition needs immediate attention. READ MORE
How can I deal with nose bleeds in my child?
It looks like the nose bleed had gotten worse where it needs intervention from ENT specialist. Have your Pediatrician refer you to one to possibly cauterize or stop the bleeding blood vessel. READ MORE
Are hallucinations serious?
It’s something that you need to discuss with your Primary Care, so you can be referred to a Psychiatrist to get a good history and evaluation and maybe medications. READ MORE
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- Ambulatory Community Pediatrics
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Get to know Pediatrician Dr. Dinia Cruz, who serves patients in Memphis, Tennessee.
A prominent pediatrician, Dr. Cruz works with patients at her private practice in Memphis, Tennessee. She can also be found on staff at LeBonheur Children’s Hospital.
Before embarking on her professional journey, Dr. Cruz earned her medical degree from the University of the East College of Medicine in the Philippines in 1974. After relocating to the United States, she completed her residency in pediatrics at the Jewish Medical Center (now Interfaith Medical Center) in 1980, and her fellowship in pediatric emergency medicine at Ambulatory Community Pediatrics, Nassau University Medical Center, and Mercy Hospital Long Island.
Pediatrics is the branch of medicine that involves the medical care of infants, children, and adolescents. The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends individuals be under pediatric care up to the age of 21. Pediatricians provide medical care to people ranging in age from newborns to young adults. They are trained to examine, diagnose, and treat children with a wide variety of injuries and illnesses through all of their developmental stages, as they grow and mature.
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