OUR PHILOSOPHY:
OUR job as parents and healthcare providers is to SUPPORT and guide our kids as they grow into successful adults.
In my 25 year career as a primary care pediatrician, I have experienced the joy of caring for new born infants, watching toddlers grow and develop language skills, observing school-age children master academic fundamentals, supporting teenagers as they develop their own self-identity and interests, and guiding my young adult patients as they launch into the world.
Over my years of practice, I have observed the path to adulthood become increasingly complex and difficult. Technology has made the pace of life and learning faster, and there is more knowledge to be learned today than a generation ago. As a result, our kids are under more stress than ever before. This stress can manifest itself in a variety of negative ways, including anxiety, depression and sleep problems.
A THOROUGH UNDERSTANDING of my patient's history and needs is the foundation OF our relationship and IS essential for creating an effective treatment plan.
By listening to a patient, learning their goals, seeing their challenges, identifying their strengths, and truly getting to know my patients as individuals, I can help them develop and execute a plan to achieve success. In addition, by having behavioral health consultants on my team, I can provide care for the whole child and ensure coordination of medical and mental health care.
Providing this care requires time and availability - two things that can be difficult to find in a typical primary care practice. This is why I have founded Launchpad. By having a limited panel, I can ensure that each patient receives the attention they deserve on a timely basis.