Services provided in addition to general pediatric, adolescent, & young adult care:

  • Attention deficit disorder consultation & management

  • Consultation on behavorial and developmental issues

  • Care of chronically ill children

  • Comprehensive collegiate physicals

  • Comprehensive asthma teaching; individual asthma plans; asthma educational material

  • Sports physicals

  • Safety pamphlets & educational materials

  • Information about new vaccines (i.e., meningococcal, prevnar)

  • Intravenous fluid in the office in cases of dehydration

  • Liquid nitrogen removal of warts

  • Ear piercing

  • Repair of lacerations with dermabond

  • Care of adopted infants and children (domestic and international)

Schedule of Monthly/Yearly Visits From Birth Through College
Each physician may vary from this schedule at individual visits.

Age

Services

Age

Services

1-2 days after leaving hospital

Office visit
Weight evaluation
Bilibubin as needed

2 or 2 1/2 years

Office visit
PPD**

1 week

Office visit
Extended newborn screen (optional)
Hepatitis B #1 (if not given in hospital)

3 years

Office visit
Hematocrit / Lead
Urine

1 month

Office Visit
(Hepatitis B #2)

4 years
Must be
> than 4 years

Office visit
Half of the 5 year shots

2 months

Office visit
IPV #1
DPaT #1
HiB #1
Prevnar #1
   Rotateq#1 (oral vaccine)

5 years

Office visit
IPV #4
DPaT #5
PPD**
MMR #2
Varicella #2
Diabetes risk evaluation

4 months

Office visit
IPV #2
DPaT #2
HiB #2
Prevnar #2
 Rotateq#2 (oral vaccine)

6, 7, 8, 9 years

Office Visit
Hematocrit every 2-3 years
Urine

6 months

Office visit
DPaT #3
HiB #3
Prevnar #3
  Rotateq #3 (oral vaccine)

10 years

Office visit
Diabetes risk evaluation
PPD**

9 months

 

Office visit
 Hepatitis B #3
Hematocrit

11, 12, 13 years

Office visit
Tdap
HPV Series*
Meningococcal vaccine

12 months
Must be
> than 12 months

Office visit
MMR #1
Varicella #1
Hepatitis A #1

Entering Freshman year of high school

Office visit
Tdap, HPV, Meningococcal, Hepatitis A and Varicella #2
 if not previously given
PPD**
Urine
Lipid Profile/Hematocrit or Complete Blood Count
Diabetes risk evaluation

15 months

Office visit
DPaT #4/HIB #4
Prevnar #4

Pre-Collegiate Physical

Office visit
Comprehensive blood test
   Meningococcal vaccine if not given previously

18 months

Office visit
Lead screen
IPV #3
Hepatitis A #2

 

We can continue to care for young adults through age 21.

Influenza vaccine is available from October through early winter
 

*If you travel out of the country, make an appointment with your doctor to discuss what else you may need to protect yourself from disease.
**Tuberculosis test may need to be sooner if a child is in day care or if you travel to countries where tuberculosis is prevalent

(Children with ADHD and on Ritalin , other stimulant medication or Strattera need height/weight checks every six months and a yearly check-up.)

Physical Exams should be scheduled yearly after the age of four.

Sports/Camp Physicals will need to be renewed yearly.

Please be sure to book early for summer physical exams as this is a popular time.
Early Spring and Fall are less busy times.