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The American Academy of Pediatricians (AAP) maintains a list of doctors with a special interest in adoption.
Ohio
Deborah Borchers, MD, FAAP
Ohio and Northern Kentucky
Phone: 513-753-2820
Fax: 513-753-2824
E-mail: debbiborch@zoomtown.com
Dr. Borchers is a primary care pediatrician with a specialty in
adoption and foster care. She provides preadoption referral
evaluation, postadoption medical evaluations and ongoing
care and education for families and professionals.
Ellen Kempf, MD, FAAP
Director
Oak Adoptive Health Center
Akron Children’s Hospital
Two Perkins Square, Suite 6300
Akron, Ohio 44308-1062
Phone: 330-543-3550
Fax: 330-543-3512
E-mail: sblakemore@chmca.org
Website: http://www.akronchildrens.org/adoptivehealth/
consultation , post -adoption medical evaluations,
psychological and developmental assessment services, and
education programs for families. The Center addresses the
needs and concerns of families adopting internationally or
domestically.
Shawn Taylor, MD, FAAP
3050 Harrodsburg Road #200
Lexington, KY 40503-2708
Phone: 606-277-6102
Fax: 606-276-3677
E-mail: lesk77@peoplepc.com
International adoptions with a special interest in China.
Anna Mandalakas, MD, FAAP
Clinic Director
Adoption Health Service
Rainbow Center for International Child Health
11100 Euclid Ave
Cleveland, OH 44106-6038
Phone: 216-844-3224
E-mail: adoptionhealthservices@uhhs.com
Kate Kilbane
Clinical Coordinator
E-mail: kate.kilbane@uhhs.com
Wendy Schmidt, OTR/L, MPA
Pediatric Occupational Therapy Services-
Independent
International/Domestic Adoption, Homebased &
Consultant Services
12429 Cedar Rd, Ste #9
Cleveland, OH 44106
Research Affiliation:
Rainbow Center for International Child Health’s
Adoption Health Services
Case Western School of Medicine
Rainbow Babies & Children’s Hospital
11100 Euclid Ave MS 6038
Cleveland, OH 44106
Phone: 216-229-0425
Phone: 216-926-6343
Fax: 216-368-0116
E-mail: wxs19@po.cwru.edu
E-mail: wschmidt@core.com
Mary Allen Staat, MD, MPH, FAAP
Director, International Adoption Center
Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center
3333 Burnet Avenue, ML 7036
Cincinnati, Ohio 45229-3039
Office: 513-636-2877, option 2
Toll Free: 800-344-2462, Ext. 62877, option 2
Fax: 513-636-6936
E- mail: Barbee.Sjodahl@CCHMC.org
IAC website: www.cincinnatichildrens.org/iac
The IAC provides comprehensive medical services to assist
parents in their journey to international adoption, including
pre-adoption consultation, post-adoption evaluation,
community outreach, and research.
Brian Volck MD, FAAP
University Pediatrics and Internal Medicine
Hoxworth Building, Second Floor
ML 665X
234 Goodman Street
Cincinnati OH 45219
Phone: 513-584-7425
Fax: 513-584-7681
E-mail: Brian.Volck@uc.edu
Dr. Volck is general pedatrician with an interest in adoption.
He provides preadoption advice and referral evaluation,
postadoption medical evaluations, and ongoing pediatric care.
Oklahoma
Stanley E. Grogg, DO, FAAP
Tulsa, OK
E-mail: travelok@aol.com
Special interest in foreign adoptions
Oregon
Howard A. Davidson, MD, FAAP (and Raquel
M. Apodaca, MD and Karla Hennebold, MD)
Tanasbourne Pediatrics,LLC
1881 NW 185th Ave #207
Aloha, OR 97006
Phone: 503/690-8195
Fax: 503/629-5806
Pennsylvania
Gary A. Emmett, MD, FAAP
Director of General Pediatrics, Jefferson
Chief of Jefferson/duPont Faculty Pediatrics
833 Curstnut Street, Suite 300
Philadelphia, PA 19107
Phone: 215-955-8834
Fax: 215-923-9383
E-mail: gemmett@nemours.org
Gail Farber, MD, FAAP
Medical Director
International Adoption Health Program
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
34th and Civic Center Blvd.
Philadelphia PA, 19104
Phone: 267-426-5005 or 800-47-REFER
E-mail: farber@email.chop.edu
Heather Forkey, MD, FAAP
Safe Place: The Center for Child Protection and
Health
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
Philadelphia, PA
E-mail: forkey@email.chop.edu
Medical Co-Director: Cindy Christian, MD
Alyssa Harrison, MD
The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
3550 Market Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Phone: 215-590-2178
Fax: 215-590-4169
Sarah Springer, MD, FAAP
International Adoption Health Services of Western
Pennsylvania
4070 Beechwood Boulevard
Pittsburgh, PA 15217
Phone: 412-521-6511 [patient appointments]
Phone: 412-697-0887 [pre-adoption consultations]
Fax: 412-521-6512
Web site: www.pediatricalliance.com/adoption
Puerto Rico
Sorry; there are no pediatricians listed for this
state.
Rhode Island
Boris Skurkovich, MD
International Adoption Clinic
Hasbro Children’s Hospital
593 Eddy Street
Providence, RI 02903
Phone: 401-444-8360
Fax: 401-444-5650
E-mail: bskurkovich@netscape.net
Preadoption consultations and review of medical records and
postadoption evluations. Native speaker of Russian language,
graduate of a Russian medical school. Board certified in
Pediatrics and Pediatric Infectious Diseases.
South Carolina
Sorry; there are no pediatricians listed for this
state.
South Dakota
Sorry; there are no pediatricians listed for this
state.
Tennessee
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Chris Greeley, MD, FAAP
Greg Plemmons, MD, FAAP
Alice Rothman, MD, MPH, FAAP
Rebecca Swan, MD, FAAP
5028 Medical Center East
Nashville, TN 37232
Phone: 615-936-6800
Fax: 615-936-2419
E- mail: international.adoption@vanderbilt.edu
Andy Spooner, MD, FAAP
University of Tennessee
Memphis, TN
Phone: 901-572-3292
Fax: 901-572-5198
E-mail: aspooner@utmem.edu
General pediatric consultation, assistance with medical
record interpretation (once translated).
Lana Yanishevski, MD, FAAP
Laurelwood Pediatrics International Adoption
Clinic
5050 Sanderlin
Memphis, TN 38117
Phone: 901-683-9371
Fax: 901-761-1979
Website: www.laurelwoodpediatrics.com
E-mail: drlana@midsouth.rr.com
Texas
Harminder S. Dhaliwal, MD, FAAP
Dallas International Adoption Clinic
2300 Highland Village Road
Suite 300
Highland Village, TX 75077
Phone: 972-966-1318
Fax: 972-966-1985
The clinic specializes in international adoptions and
associated problems such as infectious diseases, malnutrition,
tropical diseases and neglect/abuse. The clinic also performs
both pre and post adoption consultation and can help prepare
parents for adoption international travel if needed.
Joyce Elizabeth Mauk, MD
Board Certified in Pediatrics
and Neurodevelopmental Pediatrics
President, CEO and Medical Director
Child Study Center
1300 West Lancaster Avenue
Fort Worth, Texas 76102
Phone: 817-390-2943
Fax: 817-390-2941
Syema Muzaffar, MD
Pediatrician and Lead Physician
SetonTopfer Community Health Center
8913 Collinfield Drive
Austin TX 78758
Phone: 512-324-6856
Fax: 512-324-6851
Pediatrician with an interest in refugees, adoption and Foster
Care issues.
Heidi Schwarzwald, MD, FAAP
Assistant Professor, Baylor Colege of Medicine,
Pediatrics
Director, TexasChildren’s Health Center for
International Adoptions
6621 Fannin St MC 1-4000
Houston, TX 77030
Phone: 832-824-1038
Fax: 832-825-1281
E-mail:
internationaladoptions@texaschildrenshospital.org
Kerry Yancy, MD, FAAP
Emergency Department
Cook Children’s Medical Center
801 Seventh Avenue
Ft Worth, TX 76104
Phone: 682-885-4095
Expert in induced lactation and breastfeeding the adopted
baby; have spoken at the TX Departent of Health Brestfeeding
Summit, the La Leche League International Conference, and
the LLL State Conferences in IL, TX, and WI.
Utah
Sorry; there are no pediatricians listed for this
state.
Vermont
Sorry; there are no pediatricians listed for this
state.
Virginia
Martha Hogan, MD
Virginia Pediatrics and Adolescent Center
8316 Traford Ln
Springfield, VA 22152
Phone: 703-569-8400
Patrick Mason, MD, PhD
International Adoption Center
INOVA Fairfax Hospital for Children
8505 Arlington Blvd, Ste 100
Fairfax, VA 22031
Phone: 703-970-2651
E-mail: Patrick.Mason@Inova.com
Washington
Julia M. Bledsoe, MD, FAAP and
Julian Davies, MD, FAAP, Clinical Assistant
Professor of Pediatrics
The Center for Adoption Medicine
University of Washington Pediatric Care Center
4245 Roosevelt Way NE
Seattle, WA 98105
For more information contact:
Cyndi Musar or Heather Blumer
Phone: 206-598-3006
Fax: 206-598-3040
E-mail: adoption@u.washington.edu
West Virginia
Sorry; there are no pediatricians listed for this
state.
Wisconsin
Mark D. Simms, MD, MPH
Medical Director, Child Development Center
Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin
Professor, Department of Pediatrics
Chief, Division of Developmental Pediatrics
Medical College of Wisconsin
Milwaukee, WI
Phone: 414-266-2924
Fax: 414-266-1616
E-mail: msimms@mcw.edu
Special interest in the problems of children in foster care and
children who have been adopted (domestically and
internationally)
Paul K. Wegehaupt, MD, FAAP
Ministry Medical Group, Northern Region
1020 Kabel Avenue
Rhinelander, WI 54501
Office Phone: 715-761-4700
Home Phone: 715-282-6040
Email: pwegeha@shsmh.org
Wyoming
Sorry; there are no pediatricians listed for this
state.
Do you knoe if there are any that aren’t on this site? we live near Temple and my husband works for Scott & White Hospital, if would be nice if there was one here by the time we get our daughters home.
Hi Littlerivermom,
I haven’t been able to find any in PA (which is shocking since it’s such a big state!) I would start asking other adoptive parents in your area who they use. Try doing a google search or check on yahoogroups for adoption groups in your area. Here is a list of groups in PA that may have some info: adoptive families
They may be able to point you in the right direction. You could also try posting on Adoptive Parents Vietnam or some of the other VN related adoption listservs
to see if there’s anyone in your area.
You can also find a wealth of info. on the internet about how to educate your doctor about internationally adopted kids’ needs. This site
adoptive families medical
has great documents that you can print out and bring into the doctor to ensure that your kids are being properly evaluated and cared for. Best of luck and thanks for writing
Take care,
Rebecca