Pediatrics
Kern Medical Pediatrics is staffed with 3 Pediatricians, 2 Hospitalists, 2 Physician Assistants, and 3 Nurse Practitioners, along with our sub-specialists in Nephrology and Gastroenterology who came from UCLA and Valley Children's in Madera. They provide care to our pediatric patients and newborns in our inpatient pediatric unit, neonatal intensive care unit (NICU), and outpatient pediatric clinic. Our Level II neonatal intensive care unit is one of the largest in the region with 28 licensed beds. Our Advanced Practice Providers also care for patients in the Kern County Juvenile Detentions, Jamison Center, and Crossroads facility.
The Department of Pediatrics pursues its mission providing clinical and continuity of care to the pediatric population of Kern County and actively participates in the training of residents from the departments of Family Practice and Emergency Medicine.
Additional Information
Our Columbus Street pediatric clinics provides extended hours on Tuesdays and Thursdays up until 7:30PM, and are open Saturdays from 8:30AM to 5PM.
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Parameswaran Aiylam, MDPediatricsView Profile -
Gurvir Khurana, MDNeonatology, PediatricsView Profile -
Sudhir Patel, MDNeonatology, PediatricsView Profile -
Thiagarajan (Raj) Nandhagopal, MDPediatricsView Profile -
LuLua Mandviwala, MDPediatricsView Profile -
Suzanne Pardo, MDPediatricsView Profile -
Abu Taher, MD,FAAPPediatricsView Profile -
Ora Yadin, MDNephrology, PediatricsView Profile
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Marvin Ament, MDGastroenterology, PediatricsView Profile
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Kimberly Dixon, MDPediatricsView Profile