Pediatrics
General Pediatrics
Our pediatricians examine your children regularly to assess their growth, development, and assess their general physical condition. They also refer patients to pediatric medical specialists and provide other medical referrals when necessary with healthcare devoted to the well-being of children of all ages, from infancy through adolescence.
Specialty Pediatrics
The UNLV Health Pediatric Clinic is devoted to the well-being of children of all ages. Our specialists are a referral resource to your child’s pediatrician. When a specialist is required they are conveniently located in the same building along with your child’s general practice doctor.
Family Support Center
In collaboration with the Clark County School District (CCSD) Family Support Center (FSC), the program provides support to students and families through information, education, and community resources with the aim of assisting student success by addressing their social, physiological, emotional, and linguistic needs.
Family Support Center (CCSD)
Click on the map for directions to UNLV Health Pediatric Clinic from Google Maps
- Call Us: 702-944-2828
- Parking: Free parking is available in our parking lot. Street parking is also available at this location.
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General Pediatrics
Click on the map for directions to UNLV Health Pediatric Clinic from Google Maps
- Call Us: 702-944-2828
- Parking: Free parking is available in our parking lot. Street parking is also available at this location.
- Click here to see the homepage of this clinic
Specialty Pediatrics
Click on the map for directions to UNLV Health Pediatric Clinic from Google Maps
- Call Us: 702-944-6868
- Parking: Free parking is available in our parking lot. Street parking is also available at this location.
- Click here to see the homepage of this clinic
Looking Into the Life of Nevada’s First Black Pediatrician
When Beverly Neyland was growing up in the 1940s, ‘50s, and ‘60s, she came to realize that before her parents took her and her brother and sister on a long car trip, they had to know well in advance where they would stay. Even when the family was dead tired and a motel’s neon sign flashed “VACANCY,” her father wouldn’t stop unless it was lodging he and his wife planned on.
Medical Professor Serves as Public Health Advocate for Children’s Well-Being
Dr. Rebecca Scherr believes in creating better environments through healthier school lunches, smoke- and vape-free parks, and areas around the city that offer physical activities.
Pediatrician’s Philanthropic Work Is a ‘Game Changer’
Award-winning associate professor and nonprofit medical director shares what drew her to a career in medicine.
One of eight children, Dr. Oriaku A. Kas-Osoka, MD, an associate professor in the Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine at UNLV department of pediatrics, began reading fluently on her mother’s knee at age three. During her childhood, nothing was more enjoyable than burrowing deep under her bed covers and reading by flashlight late into the night.
UNLV Health opens 2 clinics in CCSD buildings
Clark County School District students and their siblings can get access to health care at no cost at two new UNLV Health clinics.
The school-based health centers inside the district’s Family Support Center and Bailey Middle School in Las Vegas serve those ages 3 to 21.
The free clinics aim to improve access to medical care for youth and minimize the amount of time they’re missing school.
“We are really excited that our students aren’t having to miss much instructional time,” Bailey Middle School Principal Danielle Duterte said.
The Interview: Frederick “Rick” Smith
This UNLV Health Pediatric Clinic administrator, gospel quartet singer, and colon cancer survivor is an unstoppable force.
UNLV Health Maternal Child Wellness Program Awarded Renewal of Grant To Help HIV-positive Women And Youth
Dr. David Di John, professor and section chief for pediatric infectious diseases at the Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine, is the director of the UNLV Health Maternal Child Wellness Program
In the 1980s and 90s, when David Di John, MD, worked at and later headed an AIDS clinic in New York City, an outbreak of HIV and AIDs swept across the United States and the rest of the world. He remembers it, in part, as a time when there were numerous instances of mother-to-child transmission of HIV, which led to children dying young.
Pediatrician Alerts Community About Polio, Need For Vaccinations
Assistant professor Josephine Sun offers expertise on the re-emergence of the polio virus and the importance of routine immunizations.
When Josephine Sun, MD, finished her pediatric residency last year at the Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine at UNLV, it had been more than 40 years since a case of polio originated in the United States.
Nurse Practitioner Improvises as She Earns Doctoral Degree
Dianne Galgana focuses on well-child care and management of common pediatric acute illnesses.
You look at a photograph of UNLV Medicine pediatric nurse practitioner Dianne Galgana and her daughter, Penelope, both dressed in red graduation regalia, and you can’t help but be reminded that a single image can carry a lot of power.
There’s pure joy in the photos. Pride of accomplishment. Love for each other. Love for life.
Sacrificing Family Time and Finances to Help Fight Coronavirus
You might say Tiffany Robledo is on the front line of the front lines — she swabs inside the noses those arriving for UNLV Medicine’s curbside COVID-19 testing program. After the medical assistant collects specimens, they are then taken to a lab for testing. She is part of the program that has tested more than 3,000 people in Southern Nevada in less than a month.
“I’m only 21 and super proud that I’ve already been put in an important position to help people,” says Robledo. “It’s something that must be done to try and curtail the spread of this disease.”