The Birthmarks and Vascular Anomalies Program represents a unique collaboration between Children's Wisconsin and the Medical College of Wisconsin.

To best care for you and your family, we've built an internationally respected team of doctors and researchers who share a vision to provide outstanding care. Although we treat many children, we also diagnose and treat adults.

When you come to Children's Wisconsin, you can expect:

• One-stop, convenient care. You can see all of the doctors at one visit, reducing the number of visits.
• A team of specialists works together to discuss treatment options. This saves you time and gives you peace of mind knowing the team all agrees on a treatment plan.
• Vascular anomalies are complex and each case is unique. Our team includes medical, surgical and research experts who work together to develop a plan specific to you or your child.
• Our team has access to the most up-to-date technology and a wide range of resources in research, pathology, radiology and many other specialties.

We are experts and have created the Hemangioma of Infancy Program, a Laser Program and a Surgery Program.

Our team diagnoses and treats birthmarks and vascular anomalies.

Vascular tumors

• Infantile Hemangiomas
• Congenital Hemangiomas
• Kaposiform Hemangiomendothelioma (KHE)
• Kasabach-Merritt Phenomenon (KMP) 

Vascular malformations

• Arteriovenous Malformations (AVM)
• Capillary Malformations (CM) or port wine stains
• Lymphatic malformations (LM)
• Venous Malformations (VM)

Vascular birthmarks associated with syndromes

• Multifocal lymhangioendotheliomatosis with thrombocytopenia (MLT)
• PHACE Syndrome
• Sturge-Weber Syndrome
• Lumbar Syndrome

Other conditions we treat include:

• Cystic hygromas
• Klippel-Trenaunay syndrome
• Kasabach-Merritt syndrome/phenomenon
• Hemolytic anemia
• Thrombocytopenia
• Coagulopathy
• Tufted angioma
• Kaposiform hemangioendothelioma
• Mixed vascular anomalies

The vascular anomalies team is doing research on the causes of and potential cures for  infantile hemangiomas. The research and work of our team has given several important clues to help us understand what causes infantile hemangiomas. We also have important new tools for diagnosing them.