We are a small pediatric office offering personal service in a very kid-friendly environment. We take pride in the trust, confidence, and rapport we have with families and we never forget that it is a privilege to provide medical care to children.
Tom Silverman MDSee map 4145 Clares St Suite D Capitola, California 95010 (831)462-KIDZ(5439) (831)462-0326 (FAX) healthykidzdoc@aol.com
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We accept most "PPO" private insurance and we belong to Physicians Medical Group of Santa Cruz. We are once again accepting new "HMO" patients. Give us a call to see whether we can accept your insurance.
Our office will be moving! We lost our lease. Our new office will be at 3065 Porter St, Suite 104, in Soquel. We're across from La Cabana Tacqueria (formerly Surf City Cafe) and the library about 1 block up from Soquel Drive going towards Blue Ball Park. Look for the "Paper Mill Plaza". We expect to be moved in around late August, early September. Watch this space for updates.
During the last year, there have been 10 cases of "invasive" HiB disease in children in Pennsylvania and Minnesota. One of these kids died from HiB meningitis. All these kids were either unvaccinated or only partially vaccinated for HiB. One of the worst things for a pediatrician is having to do a spinal tap on a sick child and pus drip out the end of the needle. I've personally had this happen in my career more than once, so please immunize your children!
Parents, when was your last tetanus shot? Tetanus shots are recommended every 10 years throughout adulthood. These days, "Tdap"is the preferred immunization for individuals from 11-66 years of age. Tdap is actually tetanus-diphtheria-pertussis. Your immunization status is important because pertussis(whooping cough)is fairly common in adults and is very contagious within households. In addition, whooping cough is often much more serious in young infants. Although we do vaccinate infants with DaPT at 2,4,and 6 months, immunity is incomplete until after the 3rd dose, so they're most vulnerable durning the first 6 months of life. Antibodies inherited from the maternal ciculation during pregnancy are usually negligible since immunity is usually quite low in adults. There are 2 different brands of Tdap vaccine; the one approved for adults is called "Adacel". Ask your physician about getting this immunization; or if you prefer, we can give it.
We're expecting the FDA to approve giving HPV vaccine ("Gardisil") to males fairly soon. Look for an announcement in the news media or watch our website for updates on this.
Here's a link to the CDC's information page for swine flu: http://www.cdc.gov/swineflu/swineflu_you.htm
We've been getting more requests lately to delay, "break up", or otherwise change the routine immunization for infants. Although it's our policy to accommodate parents whenever possible, there are good reasons for adhering to the schedule recommended by the AAP and CDC. Please refer to the links listed under "immunizations" to your left.
When your teenager comes in for a well child exam, he or she must be accompanied by a responsible adult, preferably a parent who can help answer questions and give us the medical history. We also need a parent present for medical-legal reasons as well. thank you.
Teaching our kids to be tolerant of others' differences is one of the most important things we as parents can do. For more information on this, see the web link under "learning & child development" on the left.
Does your child have a TV or computer in his/her bedroom? Read why this may be a bad idea. Look under "Behavior" lower down on this home page...
We all know about the importance of car seats for infants and toddlers. But did you know that booster seats are recommended for kids up to 4'9" in height and 80 lb? See why by clicking on the links under safety to the left.
Do you have a daughter (or son) with long hair? Is s(he) thinking about getting it cut short? You can donate the cut hair to kids on chemotherapy for cancer. The hair must be at least 10" long. Go to www.LocksOfLove.com to learn how to do this.
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