Doc Good Morning Walk-In Hour

Monday-Friday from 8:00-8:45am Walk-In visits are for established patients older than 4 months with issues that came up overnight or in the past 2 days and that can be addressed quickly during these mini-appointments like: ear aches… or sore throats…     ...

Top 10 Reasons to Get a Flu Vaccine

The flu season has begun! Yesterday we saw a little boy with our first case of Influenza A & B (yes…that would be the same boy!)of the 2016-2017 season. He’s feeling really lousy and will likely be recovering at home for at least a week. At today’s team meeting we...

Cholesterol and Kids? Let’s Talk!

Did you know that there are a significant number of children who have no known risk factors yet have elevated lipid (cholesterol) levels? In fact, atherosclerosis (clogging of arteries) and the roots of cardiovascular disease often are found in childhood, although...

Important Summertime Flu Update

While summer continues to sizzle in Sarasota, I imagine that your thoughts are probably far away from influenza season. Not so for pediatricians!  Summer time is when we are busy ordering flu vaccines for our Back to School flu clinics.  And while the news isn’t...