Riley Children's Health is proud to be ranked among the top children’s hospitals in the country by U.S. News & World Report. In 2025-26, we are once again ranked in 11 out of 11 pediatric specialties. We are also recognized as the #1 ranked children's hospital in Indiana.
In addition, our urology (8), nephrology (9) and pulmonology (9) programs are ranked in the top 10 nationally. We have seven total programs ranked in the top 25.
For federal fiscal year 2024, the Indiana University School of Medicine Department of Pediatrics is ranked sixth in the nation for NIH research funding, totaling more than $44.2M to support numerous pediatric studies.
Learn more about our nationally ranked specialties:
Learn more about our nationally ranked specialties:
Cancer
Ranked 34th in the nation by U.S. News & World Report
Only Pediatric Stem Cell Transplant and CAR-T Cell Therapy programs in Indiana
Largest comprehensive sickle cell program in Indiana and only lifespan sickle center of excellence; only NIH-funded Telemedicine Program for Pediatric Sickle Cell Disease in the country; one of 40 institutions a part of the National Alliance of Sickle Cell Disease Centers (NASCC)
Early access to clinical trials and newly developed cancer treatments and research as members of the Children’s Oncology Group Phase I & Pilot Consortium
Among the few children’s hospitals in the nation offering a multidisciplinary neurofibromatosis program – proudly recognized as part of the Neurofibromatosis Clinic Network (NFCN)
High patient volumes with approximately 12,000 patient visits in 2024
Historically one of the highest volume centers for the Ross procedure, as well as seven decades of experience with right ventricular outflow tract reconstruction
Indiana’s only formalized comprehensive adult congenital heart disease program - accredited by the Adult Congenital Heart Association for its excellence in specialized care
One of the few pediatric heart failure/heart transplant programs in the Midwest – and the only program in Indiana
Integrated care model with subspecialty care coordination and novel approaches to cardiac intensive care, inpatient navigation and home monitoring
Only program in Indiana to offer the Berlin heart for children; one of the first in the U.S. to use the heart to manage a child with heart failure in 2003, which earned FDA approval in 2011
Ranked 15th* in the nation by U.S. News & World Report (*tied with another children's hospital)
Only comprehensive care center in the Midwest for congenital adrenal hyperplasia
One of the first pediatric programs in the Midwest – and first in Indiana - to administer teplizumab, the first FDA-approved preventative treatment for type 1 diabetes
Active in clinical and translational research studies for diabetes and endocrine disorders; engaged in clinical trials for therapies designed to modify the course of Type 1 diabetes
19 active research studies, including acting as a research study site for novel therapies to address precocious puberty, Turner syndrome, Noonan syndrome, growth hormone deficiency and Type 2 diabetes – in collaboration with the Herman B. Wells Center for Pediatric Research
Accredited by theAssociation of Diabetes Care and Education Specialists
Ranked 21st in the nation by U.S. News & World Report
Home to one of the first perinatal genomics programs of its kind in the nation; rapid genome sequencing in the NICU has reduced length of stay
Neonatal telemedicine program connecting NICUs across Indiana to Riley neonatologists in real time to facilitate safe, expert newborn care
ECMO program, designated as a Platinum Level Center of Excellence by the Extracorporeal Life Support Organization (ELSO), has treated over 1,000 infants and children
The Fetal Center is one of the few fetal surgery programs in the Midwest, providing comprehensive care and support before birth, through delivery, and after birth
Access to leading-edge technologies such as rapid whole genome sequencing, therapeutic hypothermia, neonatal dialysis, continuous EEG monitoring and more
Ranked 9th in the nation by U.S. News & World Report
Home to the nation's first comprehensive neonatal kidney health program
The Pediatric Kidney Transplant Transition Program offers a novel approach to transitional care, seeking to reverse high graft losses common in this age group after transfer to adult care
Next-level enhancements in inpatient continuous renal replacement therapy (CRRT) – including telemedicine-based initiation introduced during the COVID-19 pandemic – are driving faster implementation and contributing to improved acute kidney care in the ICU
Among the select programs in the nation to offer aquapheresis, allowing for continuous renal replacement in smaller patients, including neonates
Our neonatal AKI surveillance and consultation program—one of the few in the nation—captures all neonates with an AKI episode and creates streamlined outpatient follow-up and research study enrollment
The only pediatric dialysis unit in Indiana, providing inpatient (including NICU and PICU) and acute hemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis service
Ranked 35th in the nation by U.S. News & World Report
One of just four programs in the U.S. to offer mini-laparotomy fetoscopic repair – an innovative, minimally invasive intrauterine surgical technique – for myelomeningocele
Indiana’s only Level 4 Epilepsy Center, accredited by the National Association of Epilepsy Centers
New magnetoencephalogram (MEG) technology is the only in Indiana and one of few in the Midwest to expand care for patients with refractory epilepsy
Enrolling patients in more than 20 national and international clinical trials for pediatric tumors of the brain and spinal cord
Six board-certified/eligible pediatric neurosurgeons with subspecialty expertise to treat children with complex brain, spine and nervous system conditions
Ranked 24th in the nation by U.S. News & World Report
One of the few facilities in the region to provide casting for infantile or early-onset scoliosis
One of the few Midwest hospitals to offer EOS imaging, leading-edge technology with an open cabin design allowing acquisition of full body images with 90% overall reduction in radiation
Gait lab analysis used in planning for corrections of complex deformities
Use of O-arm with navigated placement of pedicle screws in scoliosis surgery and for treatment of hip dysplasia
Specialized programs include a Pediatric Orthopedic Oncology Program, Spinal Deformity Program, Cerebral Palsy Program, Pediatric Sports Program, Movement Disorders Program and more
Walk-in clinic to treat acute injuries; staffed by pediatric orthopedic specialists
Only U.S. entity certified to train providers on ENCOMPASS, an evidence-based model that uses CBT, motivational interviewing, pharmacotherapy and contingency management to treat co-occurring psychiatric and substance use disorders in adolescents
Home to Indiana’s only dialectical behavior therapy-informed child and adolescent psychiatric inpatient unit
Training tomorrow’s leaders in child psychiatry as the first institution in the nation to offer all three child psychiatry training programs (fellowship program, triple board program, and post-pediatric portal program)
Received 1,486 Behavioral Health emergency department visits, 22,729 outpatient visits and 371 inpatient hospitalizations in 2024
Completed 64 total research publications in 2024
Indiana INTREPID Center, part of SAMHSA National Child Traumatic Stress Network grant, focuses on improving access to trauma-informed and trauma-focused services across Indiana
Ranked 9th in the nation by U.S. News & World Report
Home to one of the largest cystic fibrosis (CF) programs in the nation; only program in Indiana accredited by the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation
Home to the nation’s only multidisciplinary program for patients with Alström syndrome
Only facility in Indiana with pediatric sleep psychologists
Accredited as a Pulmonary Hypertension Center of Comprehensive Care – one of the few pediatric centers in the country to earn this distinction
Pulmonary hypertension program is the first and only program in Indiana to provide care for children with pulmonary hypertension as a primary diagnosis or as a result of another medical condition; accredited by the Pulmonary Hypertension Association
Founding member of the Severe Pediatric Asthma Consortium, aimed to develop best practice guidelines and cultivate asthma research initiatives
Ranked 8th in the nation by U.S. News & World Report
One of the largest volume centers to offer pediatric robotic surgery in the U.S.
Among the highest volumes for complex reconstructive surgeries in the U.S.
One of only seven Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia Comprehensive Care Centers in the United States. (designated by the CARES Foundation)
Designated by the Association for the Bladder Exstrophy Community as one of 10 international Centers of Excellence for the care of children with bladder exstrophy
Founding member of the Pediatric Urology Midwest Alliance, a group of leading pediatric urology programs advancing surgical outcomes and care for bladder exstrophy patients
One of the few programs in the nation offering a Transitional Urology Program for pediatric patients with complex urologic conditions as they progress into adulthood.
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