The department was founded in 2004 as the Department of Pediatrics and Developmental Disorders.

Since 29 Apr 2016, in accordance with the decision of the Rector and the Senate of the Medical University of Bialystok (the Order nr 21/16 and the Resolution nr 46/16), the new name of the Department is: Department of Pediatrics, Rheumatology, Immunology, and Metabolic Bone Diseases. This change was made to reflect better the department's focus on these specific areas of medicine. This new wording of the name reflects precisely the diagnostic and therapeutic area of activity, as well as the scientific area of interest of the research fellows.

The organisational structure of the Department includes:

• • 17-bed inpatient ward for children hospitalized primarily with a broad spectrum of rheumatological and immunological disorders, and
  • 3 outpatient clinics providing medical care for patients with metabolic, immunological, and rheumatological diseases.

The doctors employed in the Department represent a broad spectrum of specializations: pediatricians, rheumatologists, clinical immunologists, and metabolic disorder specialists.

Since 2014, the Head of the Department has been Prof. Jerzy Konstantynowicz, MD, PhD.