- Pediatric CareBelow please find answers to our most frequently asked questions and tasks for the Palm Beach Pediatrics’ patient portal. If your question is not answered below, please contact our customer service center at (561) 509-5009 and one of our trained representatives will be happy to assist you. We are available 8:30a – 5:30p, Monday-Friday, excluding holidays.
- Primary CarePrimary care practices that earn NCQA’s Distinction in Behavioral Health Integration have put the right resources, evidence-based protocols, standardized tools and quality measures in place to support the broad needs of patients with behavioral health conditions.
- ImmunizationsThe CDC has recommended Pfizer boosters for children 12-17 years of age 5 months after the completion of their initial vaccination series. Our team is working to create availability for booster appointments, and more information will be forthcoming soon! Please keep an eye on your email for additional information.
- GastroenterologyOf Missouri and Arkansas. She graduated from Southwest Missouri State University (now Missouri State University) and tired of the cold moved to Mobile, Alabama where she received her master’s degree in psychology from the University of South Alabama. After receiving her Psy.D. in 1997 she moved to Texas where she lived on the border of Mexico and then in Dallas, working at a children’s hospital in the areas of oncology, gastroenterology, psychiatry and being housed in the Craniofacial Center for five years before returning to Florida. Since then she has worked in a brain and spinal cord injury rehabilitation facility, in her own private practice and for the Seminole Tribe. More recently, she was in
- AutismDr. Kristen brings her love of books, animals and crafts to her therapy. She has a strong interest in early childhood and developmental delays including autism, but also enjoys working with and talking to older adolescents and parents. She has been active in governmental policy and activism regarding children’s issues, healthcare and climate change. She
- Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)If your child has never been diagnosed with ADD or ADHD, please complete the following paperwork prior to your child’s first appointment for this evaluation. The more forms that are completed, the more accurate the assessment will be. Please remember to bring all of these forms with you for your visit.
- Depression
- Mental HealthHer passion for nursing along with her strong desire to focus on Pediatric mental health led her to receive her certification as a Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner. Her goal is to care for every child in a holistic manner, focusing on their physical, emotional, and mental well-being.
- Psychiatry
- Behavioral HealthOur behavioral health integration program is aimed to streamline the care your child and family receive with the convenience of receiving services at a centrally located medical home that is comforting and familiar. Medical practices that have initiated an integrated practice receive feedback of greater satisfaction among patients and pediatricians as we are able to communicate seamlessly through existing records, referrals and follow-up. We are determined to meet the needs of our patients that have struggled to link their child’s services together.
- Sports MedicineThe different counties served by Palm Beach Pediatrics each have their own specific form for school sports physicals. As these forms change annually, we have provided you a direct link to these respective forms. Please choose the county school district your child is enrolled in, print the form, and bring it with you to your appointment. Unfortunately, we are not aware of the Martin County school district having any sports physical forms online.