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