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:

Flu Vaccine Currently in Stock!

Flumist 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.