Types of Appointments:

Sick Appointment:

To make a "Sick Appointment" please call Alexandria (703) 914-8989 or Fairfax (703) 691-4700 starting at 8:00 AM.

Follow-up Appointments:

"Follow Up Appointments" are scheduled for children who need to be seen more than once for the same illness. We recommend that you schedule these appointments with the practitioner who originally treated the child.

Routine Physical Examinations and Well Check Ups:

“Routine Physical Exams”, or “Well Check Ups”, are best scheduled well in advance. This is especially true for camp and school physicals, as the summer appointment slots for these exams fill up very early. It is easiest and most convenient to schedule your child's check up at the time of his or her birthday. 

The purpose of the “Routine Physical Examination” is to evaluate and discuss basic health issues such as nutrition, development, behavior, and safety. Because these important issues require sufficient time for discussion, a “Well Check Up” cannot be done when a child is sick. When you come to the office for a previously scheduled “Well Check Up” and your child is ill, please notify the nurse so that the appointment can be changed to a sick visit.

Newborn Follow-up Examinations:

"Newborn follow-up exams" are essentially "well check ups" for babies discharged from the nursery. For full term healthy infants, these exams are usually done at three to four days of age. For newborns with prolonged hospital stays for prematurity or other problems, these exams are usually done several days to a week after discharge, at the advice of your discharging doctor.

Conferences:

"Conferences" are 30-minute appointments reserved for counseling, discussion and evaluation of complex medical problems, behavioral issues, school failure, etc...

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We make every effort to see our patients on time. In order to minimize your wait, please help us by arriving a few minutes early for your appointment time. Try not to ask the doctor to see children for whom appointments have not been previously scheduled. However, just as children are unpredictable, so are their illnesses. On occasion, emergencies arise or a child requires more extensive care and we may run behind schedule. At such times our staff will attempt to keep you informed. Your patience and understanding are greatly appreciated.