When you need to find a pediatrician, you’ll want to consider many factors. Kids doctors can vary in their styles, whether they accept your health insurance plan or not, and how they handle vaccination schedules, to name a few.
Choosing a pediatrician takes time, but it’s worth the investment early on; you could be seeing this physician for 18-26 years!
Many pediatricians will meet with you during your pregnancy so you can decide if you’d like to work with them. This is your chance to ask about how they work with babies, kids, and teens, not to mention how they work with you as a parent.
You’ll also get a chance to take a measure of the office and staff, and learn the procedures you’ll be expected to follow. Often a baby will need to see the pediatrician dozens of times during their first year, and then at least annually for check-ups, not including any sick visits.
Don’t forget the older kids
School age kids will need vaccinations and proof for public school, and tweens staring puberty have their own set of needs that a kids doctor can take care of.
If you have an athlete in the family, your pediatrician usually needs to provide signed forms for each year of play, asserting to your child’s health.
The pediatrician will likely be someone you and your child interact with for nearly two decades, and when you think about it that way, the choice becomes all the more important.
Related:
Alphabetical List of Pediatricians in Los Angeles
Boulevard Pediatrics
16550 Ventura Blvd Ste 414, Encino 91436
(818) 783-3110
Calabasas Pediatrics
23586 Calabasas Rd Ste 107, Calabasas 91302
(818) 914-4429
California Kids Pediatrics
2990 S. Sepulveda Blvd. Suite 206, Los Angeles 90064
(424) 277-2020
Huntington Plaza Pediatric Group
800 S. Fairmount Avenue Suite 110, Pasadena 91105
(626) 795-7051
Larchmont Pediatrics
321 N. Larchmont Blvd, Suite 1020, Los Angeles 90004
(323) 960-8500
Catherine Marshall, MD
5400 Balboa Blvd Ste 326, Encino 91316
(818) 789-0941
Michelle Kolsi, MD
110 W. Stocker St., Glendale 91202
(818) 244-7237
Miracle Mile Pediatrics
6221 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 215, Los Angeles 90048
(323) 426-2062
Noosha Shaheedy, MD
2080 Century Park E Ste 1101, Los Angeles 90067
(424) 290-1649
Optimal Health Care Center
1700 E Cesar E Chavez Ave Ste 3450, Los Angeles 90033
(323) 265-3383
Pacific Ocean Pediatrics
2216 Santa Monica Blvd Ste 204, Santa Monica 90404
(310) 264-2100
Pediatric Associates Medical Group
4330 Fulton Ave., Sherman Oaks 91423
(818) 784-1102
Premier Pediatrics
8907 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 250, Beverly Hills, CA 90211
(310) 247-8687
The Pediatric Group of Southern California
18370 Burbank Blvd Ste 307, Tarzana 91356
(818) 996-6000
Tribeca Pediatrics Silver Lake
2920 Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles 90026
(323) 825-9223
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