Fitness for the Whole Family – Developing Healthy Habits for Your Children Having a healthy and fit life starts with forming positive habits that become part of yours and your family’s daily routine. With childhood obesity rates continuing to rise, forming these habits at a young age are more important than ever. If your [...]
In order to best serve our patients needing high school sports physicals this summer, Annapolis Pediatrics will be offering exclusive Walk-in High School Sports Physicals in our Annapolis walk-in clinic from June 3rd to August 16th,Monday - Friday, 9:30 AM to 3:30 PM ONLY. No appointment is needed! Just walk-in during these days and [...]
Welcome Dr. McLeod and Amanda Alberotanza, CPNP Annapolis Pediatrics is happy to announce the addition of two new providers to our practice - Dr. Zwena McLeod and Amanda Alberotanza, CPNP. Dr. McLeod is from Trinidad and Tobago. She attended Colgate University, receiving a B.A. in Molecular Biology. She then went on to Columbia University [...]
Measles - What You Should Know At this time, there is not a measles outbreak in our area. We will update this page with instructions if the situation changes. Please call our office immediately if you live in zip codes 21208, 21209 or 21215 and are concerned you may have had contact with someone with [...]
Kids in Sports - Aim for Variety By: Dr. Dominica Donnal When thinking about starting your child into a youth sports program, it is easy to see the many benefits of doing so. Youth sport participation is wonderful for so many reasons as it can really help improve concentration and build the confidence of [...]
Welcome Dr. Mogavero and Heide Ruegg, CPNP Annapolis Pediatrics is happy to announce the addition of two new providers to our practice - Dr. Jeannine Mogavero and Heide Ruegg, CPNP. Dr. Mogavero is from Haddonfield, New Jersey. She attended St. Joseph’s University and Penn State College of Medicine. She completed her pediatric residency at [...]
Winter Car Seat Safety – Remove Winter Coats and Snowsuits for Proper Harness Fitting By: Jennifer Redmond, CPNP, IBCLC and Michelle Schall, CPNP Winter weather is officially here in Maryland! With the recent snowy weather and frigid temperatures, it’s important to reinforce car seat recommendations that will keep your infants and young children both [...]
Effective January 2019, we have improved our existing patient forms process to make things easier in the New Year. Existing patients who completed the full intake packet of health information for each child in 2018 will no longer need to fill out the full packet before their first 2019 office visit. There are still a [...]
Annapolis Pediatrics is happy to announce that we are partnering with the Lila Grace Milk Depot to be a drop-off location for pre-screened milk donations at our Crofton, Maryland office. Starting December 3rd, 2018, nursing mothers in our community with extra breastmilk may contact the Lila Grace Milk Depot directly through their website at [...]
Choking Prevention – What You Can Do to Minimize Your Children’s Risk of Choking By Dr. Valory Hill Your child choking is one of the most frightening things you may ever experience, especially if you don’t know what to do. According to the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), “mechanical airway obstruction is the leading [...]