Welcome
Welcome
Care Philosophy
Soho Pediatric Group is dedicated to the care, health and development of children and their families. We are able to achieve these goals through the collaboration of board certified primary care pediatricians, our patients, their parents, and specialists.
Specialties
Primary Care Pediatrics
Newborn hospital care
Well child care
Vaccinations
Emergency care
Major and minor illness
Chronic illness
Referrals to specialists
Travel Medicine: Pretravel consultation for international travelers, including all immunizations and preventive medicines.
Announcements
ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORDS
Soho Pediatric Group is transitioning to an electronic medical record beginning January, 2012. Current patients will have their existing paper records scanned into the new system. We will also have a patient portal which will improve our ability to communicate with parents, including access to patient immunization records, growth charts, and lab results. There will also be additional educational material on this web site, including downloadable copies of our well visit handouts. We look forward to improving our ability to provide your family with excellent health care and appreciate your input on how to improve how we communicate with patients and parents.
ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORDS
Soho Pediatric Group is transitioning to an electronic medical record beginning January, 2012. Current patients will have their existing paper records scanned into the new system. We will also have a patient portal which will improve our ability to communicate with parents, including access to patient immunization records, growth charts, and lab results. There will also be additional educational material on this web site, including downloadable copies of our well visit handouts. We look forward to improving our ability to provide your family with excellent health care and appreciate your input on how to improve how we communicate with patients and parents.
UPDATE ON IMMUNIZATION SAFETY
Institute of Medicine again clears vaccines of link to autism http://www.nytimes.com/2011/08/26/health/26vaccine.html?_r=1&ref=instituteofmedicine
NY Times Review of The Panic Virus by Seth Mnookin (March 29, 2011) http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/29/health/views/29zuger.html?_r=1&ref=health
In a special series of articles published by BMJ (British Medical Journal), Brian Deer exposes the data behind claims that launched a worldwide scare over the measles, mumps, and rubella vaccine, and reveals how the appearance of a link with autism was manufactured at a London medical school. In an accompanying editorial, Fiona Godlee and colleagues say that Andrew Wakefield''s article linking MMR vaccine and autism was based not on bad science but on a deliberate fraud. In addition, Brian Deer analyses the similarities between the MMR scare and the case of "Piltdown Man” in this blog post. http://www.immunize.org/bmj-deer-mmr-wakefield
VACCINE RESOURCES FOR PARENTS http://www.immunize.org/vaccine-safety-resources.pdf
HHS ANNOUNCES LAUNCH OF A NEW CONSUMER-FOCUSED IMMUNIZATION WEBSITE: www.vaccines.gov
VACCINE INFORMATION FOR THE PUBLIC (Immunization Action Coalition): http://www.vaccineinformation.org
For additional information on vaccines and vaccine safety, click the Immunization button in the left column of this page.
FLU VACCINATION 2011-2012
Flu vaccine is now available. Preservative free vaccine is available for all of our patients and mothers who are pregnant or breastfeeding.
Flu vaccination is recommended for all children over 6 months of age. The composition of the 2011-2012 vaccine is identical to the 2010-2011 vaccine. Children 6 months to 9 years who received flu vaccine last year should receive 1 dose of flu vaccine this year. Children 6 months to 9 years who did NOT receive flu vaccine last year should receive 2 doses of flu vaccine this year at least 28 days apart. Children 9 and over should receive 1 dose of flu vaccine regardless or previous history of flu vaccine.
Children with egg allergy limited to hives may receive the inactivated flu vaccine (flu shot) but will need to be observed for 30 minutes following vaccination. Children with more severe reactions to eggs, including wheezing, decreased blood pressure, nausea and vomiting immediately after eating eggs, or requiring epinephrine, should be referred to an allergist before receiving flu vaccine.
PANEL ENDORSES HPV VACCINE FOR BOYS
(NY Times October 25, 2011)
The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) of the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has recommended that boys age 11-21 receive the Human Pappiloma Virus (HPV) vaccine. HPV vaccine has been recommended for girls age 11-26 since 2006.
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/26/health/policy/26vaccine.html?_r=1&ref=todayspaper
http://www.cdc.gov/vaccinesafety/Vaccines/HPV/Index.html
PANEL ENDORSES HPV VACCINE FOR BOYS
(NY Times October 25, 2011)
The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) of the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has recommended that boys age 11-21 receive the Human Pappiloma Virus (HPV) vaccine. HPV vaccine has been recommended for girls age 11-26 since 2006.
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/26/health/policy/26vaccine.html?_r=1&ref=todayspaper
http://www.cdc.gov/vaccinesafety/Vaccines/HPV/Index.html
