We offer a comprehensive range of care from infancy through adolescence to help your child maintain optimal health and wellness. From routine well-child checkups to immunizations and sick visits, we are equipped to handle most of your child's everyday health needs at our Chestertown, MD office. To help your family understand your options, we've described our main services below.
Preventive and Well-Child Care
Prenatal Visits
Expecting parents are invited to a complimentary "meet the doctor" visit before the baby arrives. It's a chance to tour the office, ask questions and get to know our approach to newborn care. Learn more for expecting parents.
Newborn Care
Your baby's first weeks are full of questions about feeding, sleep, jaundice and weight gain. We see newborns soon after hospital discharge and follow their growth closely during the first months of life.
Well-Child Care Exams
Regular checkups track growth and development, include age-appropriate screenings and give you time to discuss nutrition, behavior, sleep and safety. We follow the American Academy of Pediatrics schedule of well-child visits, beginning a few days after birth and continuing every year through adolescence.
Immunizations
We give the vaccines recommended by the AAP to protect children against serious diseases. Please read our vaccine policy below and visit our immunizations page for the current schedule.
Vision and Hearing Services
Vision and hearing screenings help detect problems that can affect speech, learning and development. If a screening raises a concern, we will help you arrange further evaluation.
School and Sports Physicals
We complete physical exams and paperwork for school, camp and sports participation, and we use these visits to check on overall health, safety and readiness for activity.
Sick Visits and Minor Procedures
Sick Child Diagnosis and Treatment
From ear infections and sore throats to rashes, fevers and stomach bugs, we diagnose and treat common childhood illnesses. Same-day sick visits are available whenever possible.
Lab Testing
Some tests can be performed in the office to help guide treatment, and we coordinate other laboratory testing when needed.
Laceration Repair
Minor cuts that need closing can often be treated in the office.
Casting for Simple Fractures
Simple, uncomplicated fractures may be casted in the office. More complex injuries are referred to the appropriate specialist.
Wart Treatment
We offer in-office treatment for common warts. Read more in our article on treating warts.
Mole and Foreign Body Removal
Small skin lesions and foreign objects (such as splinters) can often be removed during an office visit.
Ongoing and Specialized Care
Dietary and Nutrition Guidance
We provide guidance for healthy eating, weight management and conditions such as gastroesophageal reflux.
Special Needs Children
We partner with families of children with special health care needs and coordinate with specialists, therapists and schools.
Mental Health and Wellness
We screen for and help manage concerns such as autism spectrum disorder, ADHD, anxiety and depression, and we refer to mental health specialists when needed. For ADHD care management, we follow the American Academy of Pediatrics standards of care.
Vaccine Policy Credo
- We firmly believe in the effectiveness of vaccines to prevent serious illnesses and to save lives.
- We firmly believe in the safety of our vaccines.
- We firmly believe that all children and young adults should receive all of the recommended vaccines according to the schedule published by the American Academy of Pediatrics.
Immunizations are given to children at different ages to help prevent serious, and potentially fatal, childhood diseases. We firmly believe that receiving immunizations as scheduled is the best way to help protect your child.
We recognize that there has always been, and will likely always be, controversy surrounding vaccines. According to the American Academy of Pediatrics, vaccinations have reduced the number of infections from vaccine-preventable diseases by more than 90%.
Please be advised that lengthy delays or "breaking up the vaccines" to give only one or two injections over two or more visits goes against expert recommendations, because a partially immunized child may still be vulnerable to preventable diseases. This may put your child at risk for serious illness and goes against our medical advice as providers. Should you choose these options, you will be asked to sign a "Refusal to Vaccinate" acknowledgement in the event of lengthy delays. This form will be filed in the medical record.
We are happy to discuss any questions or concerns you may have about vaccines, or any recommendations we make regarding your child and family. We want to make sure you have the right information to make informed and appropriate decisions.
If you absolutely refuse to vaccinate your child despite all of our efforts, we will ask you to find another health care provider who shares your views. We do not keep a list of such providers, nor do we recommend any such physician.
We would like you to know that those of us in this practice who have children of our own have had them fully vaccinated following the established schedule. Thank you for reading this policy, and please feel free to discuss any questions or concerns about vaccines with any one of us.
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New families can review our new patient information, and current patients can request an appointment. Have a question first? See our frequently asked questions.