An experienced surgeon with in-depth knowledge of pediatric surgery, Dr. Brian Gilchrist is currently a private practitioner in New York who serves the Staten Island community. Dr. Brian Gilchrist has performed more than 250 minimally-invasive pilonidal proceduressince 2009 and has been researching and treating congenital diseases for years.
About three to four percent of babies in the United States are born with a congenital disease. These conditions are present before or at birth and can affect aspects of the baby’s life, such as development, function, or physical appearance.
Most congenital conditions have unknown causes. However, when the cause is determined, it can be genetic, environmental, or a combination of both. Genetic congenital diseases appear during conception when the unborn baby receives chromosomes from the mother and father. If an error occurs during this process, the unborn baby can receive a damaged chromosome, an abnormal gene inside of a chromosome, or the wrong number of chromosomes.
An environmental congenital disease can occur if the unborn baby is exposed to chemicals or an infection during the first nine weeks of gestation. Alcohol ingestion is one such example: It can cause fetal alcohol syndrome, which may lead to growth problems and brain damage for the unborn baby. Other examples of maternal infections that can cause congenital diseases are rubella and chickenpox.
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