General Pediatrics
Routine checkups are an important part of keeping children healthy. By maintaining a regular checkup schedule, we can help prevent illness, detect hidden problems and monitor your child's growth and development throughout childhood and the teen years.
The General Pediatric Clinic, located on the Phoenix Children's Hospital campus in the Outpatient Building, offers an experienced and knowledgeable staff of physicians and a variety of services for infants, children, and adolescents.
If your child needs a pediatric specialist, our general pediatricians will be able to refer your child to full array of sub-specialists located right here at Phoenix Children's Hospital.
The General Pediatric Clinic accepts most major private health insurance plans and is a primary care provider for children enrolled in the Arizona Physicians IPA (APIPA) and Health Choice plans through the Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System (AHCCCS).
Physicians
Jeffrey Weiss, MD, Medical Staff Section Chief of General Pediatrics
Michelle Huddleston, MD, Medical Staff Section Chief of Adolescent Medicine
Wassim Ballan, MD
Sarah Beaumont, MD
Ryan Bode, MD
Sara Bode, MD
Grace Caputo, MD
Randal Christensen, MD
Richard Engel, MD (Scottsdale Healthcare - Shea)
Michelle Fallon, MD
Jeffrey Foti, MD
John R. Hartley, DO
Linda Heckler, MD (Scotsdale Healthcare - Shea)
Donna Holland, MD
J. Robb Muhm, Jr., MD
Tamara Musso, MD
Daxa Patel, MD
Janice Piatt, MD
Kay Pinckard-Hansen, MD
John A. Pope, MD (Scottsdale Healthcare - Shea)
Tressia M. Shaw, MD
David Solomon, MD
Specialty Clinics and Programs
- The KidsLink Hospitalist service, the most established hospitalist program in the Valley, assists physicians who desire assistance in covering their hospitalized patients.
- The Bill Holt Clinic is Arizona's only complete pediatric HIV program and is in a unique position to provide comprehensive family centered care for patients affected by HIV. Clinic staff is actively engaged in research, including six current studies in HIV in cooperation with the Pediatric AIDS Clinical Trials Group (PACTG).
- The Teen Clinic at Phoenix Children's Hospital provides expert evaluation and medical treatment for adolescents and young adults with common and complex medical problems. On both an inpatient and outpatient basis, physicians work collaboratively with a team of mental health professionals, social workers, nurses and nutritionists to meet the adolescent health care needs.
- The clinic for Children with Special Health Care Needs is designed to provide coordinated, comprehensive primary care for children with chronic medical conditions.
- The Adolescent Transition Clinic addresses the specific needs of youth with special healthcare needs (YSHCN). The clinic provides both medical care and social services as the patient transitions from pediatric to adult care. A social worker with experience in these areas works with the team to make the transition seamless.
- The Healthy Steps program helps parents be parents, coaching them about appropriate parenting techniques and how their child is doing in comparison to other children the same age.
Examples of Physician Services
Circumcision
Ingrown toenail removal
Incision and drainage of abscess
Suture/laceration, suture removal
Obtain Specimens for laboratory tests
Tympanogram
Preventive Care
Well baby check-ups
Parent Counseling
Acute Illness Care
Care of patients with chronic illnesses
Normal newborns/Newborn exams in house
General inpatients care and support of Pediatric sub-specialty patients
Child abuse consultations
Nursing Services
Immunization
Vision and hearing screening
Allergy shots
Urinalysis (dipstick)
Hemoglobin and accu-check determination
Vital sign measurements
Patient and family education
SVN asthma treatments
IV Hydration
Case management
Clinical trials coordinator
Community Outreach
Emily Center
Ryan White Title IV Grant
Crews'n Healthmobile
Contact
(602) 546-0945