Welcome to Our Practice
At Advanced Pediatrics, we provide the highest level of care for
infants, children and teens in Northern Virginia in a small practice
environment. We are
conveniently located near Tysons Corner where we provide a family
centered approach from the time your infant is born.
Recognized regionally and nationally for the care we provide, we
invite you to become a part of our family!
Services We Provide
We offer a diverse range of services that you will
not find elsewhere. It is all part of our mission to provide
the best medical home for your family. The services we provide
include:
- Well-child
care, monitoring the growth and development of infants, children and
adolescents into young adulthood.
- Immunizations
- Evening and Saturday Office Hours
- After hours on-call nurse and physician for
emergencies
- Same day sick appointments
- In-office laboratory services
- Minor procedures including suturing, skin
biopsies, and frenulectomies
- An on-site certified lactation specialist
- Free newborn class
- Opportunities to participate in leading edge
clinical trials
Why Healthy Kids Should Receive Flu Vaccination
This is the first season that the Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC) have recommended flu vaccination for all children
ages 6 months and older. We strongly agree with this
recommendation. Some of you with healthy, older school-age children
may not have had them vaccinated for the flu previously. Please
read through the following points and make an educated decision.
- The most important reason to vaccinate your child against
the flu is to prevent the rare cases of death. Each year in this
country flu causes 50-100 pediatric deaths. The majority of
these children are otherwise completely healthy kids just like
yours. The flu virus can attack the heart, brain, lungs and
kidneys causing these organs to fail. In addition, ten of
thousands of children are hospitalized with serious
complications related to the flu. Almost all of the children who
die from the flu in this country are children who have not
received the vaccine. The vaccine is nearly 100% effective at
preventing death and the serious complications that lead to
hospitalization.
- Even an uncomplicated course of influenza will make your
child feel miserable and keep them out of school for at least a
week. The flu causes a nasty cough that can linger for 2-3
weeks. Consider how this could affect your child’s schoolwork
and athletic participation. Who will stay home with your child
when they are ill? Can you afford that much time off work?
- If your child contracts the flu they can easily spread
it to family members and friends. Does your child visit elderly
grandparents? How would you feel if that grandparent got the flu
from your child? Yes, the elderly do receive flu vaccination,
but because their immune systems don’t respond very well to the
vaccine they are left vulnerable to getting infected. Does your
child babysit or visit with young children? Children under the
age of 5 years are much more likely to develop serious
complications from the flu. You wouldn’t want your child
infecting a young child might who might get very ill.
- Do you have any special vacation plans between November and
April? If one or more of your children comes down with the flu
right before your vacation how would that affect your plans?
- The flu vaccine is completely safe. The nasal vaccine can
cause a little nasal stuffiness for 1-3 days. The injectable
vaccine can cause a little soreness at the site of the
vaccination. For many years we have given thousands of flu
vaccines with no more than mild symptoms and have participated
in numerous flu vaccine trials aimed at improving the protection
of children. ALL the doctors
at our practice vaccinate their children because of their strong
conviction that it is both safe and effective.
Insurance
A large number of insurance providers are accepted at our
practice.
We currently participate with the following insurance plans:
- Aetna
US Healthcare HMO, PPO, and POS
- Alliance, Mamsi,
Optimum Choice, M.D.IPA
- Beechtree
- Anthem Blue
Cross & Blue Shield
- CareFirst
Blue Cross & Blue Shield, PPO, Blue Choice HMO
- Cigna PPO and
Select Source Plus, Cigna HMO
- National Capital
PPO (NCPPO)/ Unicare, Healthlink, Mutual of Omaha
- One
Health HMO, PPO, POS
- PHCS PPO (Private
Health Care Systems)
-
United Health Care HMO, PPO,POS
Flu Vaccine Currently in Stock!
We
currently have flu vaccine in stock for ages 6 months to 49
years of age! Both injectable flu vaccine products and
nasal flu vaccine are NOW available. All products contain
the H1N1 vaccine as well as seasonal flu. Flumist is
the novel and painless nasal spray for those patients over the
age of 2 years of age. We are happy to provide the
vaccine to all patients and parents for $35. Call now to
set up a visit to get the vaccine!
McNeil Recalls Certain Children's Liquid Products
McNeil Consumer Healthcare announced yesterday it is
voluntarily recalling a number of OTC children's and infants'
liquid formulations including certain Tylenol, Motrin, Zyrtec
and Benadryl products.
The company urges consumers to discontinue use of the
recalled products.
For more information and a full list of recalled products,
visit:
http://www.mcneilproductrecall.com and
http://www.fda.gov/medwatch
New Hours
:
We now have extended hours beginning at 7:00 am on Monday,
Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday!

Join our family at Advanced Pediatrics!

We offer FREE evening newborn classes 1-2 times per month! Please
call our office at (703) 938-5555 or email us at
info@advancedpediatrics.com to reserve a spot! Topics include: what to expect in the first days of a
newborn's life, nutrition, basic baby care, and when to call the
doctor.