Pediatric Associates of Charlottesville

Forest fires and other environmental pollutants contribute to unhealthy air quality due to small particles in the air.   These microscopic particles enter the lungs and cause health problems including asthma exacerbations and decreased oxygenation in addition to long term harm such as cancer.  Individuals with heart and lung disease, elderly individuals, as well as children

We are excited to be able to improve efficiency in our office and welcome patients to check-in in person upon arrival.  We will continue to have systems in place to quickly get families back to designated exam rooms.  Additionally we have separate areas for families of newborns, as well as sick versus well waiting areas if

May is better sleep month!  Other than for an injury, it is hard to come through our office without talking about sleep because it is critical to our health and wellbeing.  Inadequate sleep affects focus and learning, immune function, growth, and causes mood changes.  I often get asked how many hours a child should be

Every stage of raising children comes with its own challenges. From those bleary-eyed early days when you are so vulnerable to internet adds selling the next magical fix for infant sleep, to trying to divert the surging passion of a toddler meltdown. This month, I have often found myself struggling to find a balance between

Throughout the last three years of the pandemic, the one thing that many families have been spared is Medicaid renewal.  The Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) required that families enrolled in Medicaid stay continuously enrolled throughout the public health emergency.  It has been so long that it is easy to forget the burden that Medicaid

Clinical trials are carefully designed studies involving patient volunteers who may receive investigational treatments, vaccines, or nutritional supplements under close physician supervision.  Since, 2007, Pediatric Research of Charlottesville in conjunction with Pediatric Associates of Charlottesville has been committed to pediatric clinical research.  Our partnership keeps the safest and most advanced treatments accessible to the Charlottesville