Stanford Medicine Children's Health — Pediatrics

We offer a comprehensive range of care for children from infancy through young adulthood to help your child maintain optimal health and wellness. Below is a list of specific services we offer.

• Prenatal visits.
• Well-child care exams from birth to age 18.
• Newborn care.
• School and sports physicals.
• Vision and hearing services.
• Immunizations.
• Sick child diagnosis and treatment.
• Asthma care.
• Behavioral health concerns, including ADHD.

Advice Nurse Triage

If you need to reach us outside of normal business hours, our on-call advice service provides phone advice or urgent care referrals. When your child needs medical help after hours, the nurse advisor will help you decide if your child needs home care, if he or she needs to be seen by a physician that night, or if he or she can be seen the next day. One of our pediatricians is always available for emergency care when the office is closed. Please call our office phone numbers if you need urgent medical advice. Phone assistance is available 24 hours a day.

In a life-threatening emergency, you should go immediately to the nearest emergency room or call 911.

After-Hours Virtual Care

While your primary care office should be your first choice for in-person or virtual care, After-Hours Virtual Care is a convenient way to speak with a Stanford Medicine Children’s Health pediatrician outside of normal business hours. Our virtual visits are the quickest and most secure way to see a Stanford pediatrician. With After-Hours Virtual Care, you can schedule same-day and weekend appointments and receive the highest-quality medical advice without waiting for a next-day appointment.

Our vaccine philosophy

Our practice believes that all children should receive the recommended vaccines according to the guidelines provided by the AAP and the CDC. Vaccines are safe and effective in preventing diseases and health complications in children and young adults. Regular vaccinations help children ward off infections and they are administered as one of the safest and best methods of disease prevention. We are happy to discuss your concerns about vaccines at your child’s next visit. Safety facts on vaccines from the American Academy of Pediatrics.

Immunizations

We follow the immunization guidelines recommended by the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP). Detailed information sheets are published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

Recommended Immunization Schedule

• 0-6 Years -Schedule for children aged 0 Through 6 Years.
• 7-18 Years-Schedule for children aged 7 Through 18 Years.
• Catch-up Schedule for children aged 4 months through 18 years who start late or who are more than 1 month behind.

Product recalls

Child products, such as cribs and toys, are often recalled due to a defect or hazard. It’s important to pay close attention to recalled consumer goods to protect your child from dangerous items. View more information at the United States Consumer Product Safety Commission.

Car seat recommendations

As a parent, it is your job to protect your child when riding in a vehicle. Using car seats properly helps keep children safe. But with so many different types of car seats on the market, understanding how to use them correctly can be overwhelming for parents. Visit the AAP Car Seat Safety Information page for guidance on choosing the most appropriate car safety seat for your child. We offer a class on the proper use of rear-facing car seats.

Traveling with children

Traveling with children requires special planning and preparation, especially when traveling abroad. There are many things parents should consider when traveling with children of any age. Visit the CDC’s Traveling with Children web page for helpful resources on travel.

Additional web resources

• American Academy of Pediatrics
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
• Vaccines.gov
• Safe Kids
• Breastfeeding support

Prior to your well child/baby visit please download and fill out the corresponding questionnaire from the list below then submit your completed questionnaire.

Please only use this link for submitting well child/baby visit questionnaires.

Well baby check

• Well baby check 2 week
• Well baby check 1 month
• Well baby check 2 month
• Well baby check 4 month
• Well baby check 6 month
• Well baby check 9 month
• Well baby check 12 month
• Well baby check 15 month
• Well baby check 18 month

Well child check

• Well child check 2 year
• Well child check 2 1/2 year
• Well child check 3 year
• Well child check 4 year
• Well child check 5 year
• Well child check 6 year
• Well child check 7 year
• Well child check 8 year
• Well child check 9-11 year
• Well child check 12-17 year
• Well child check 18 year

If you feel your child has a severe or emergency situation, call 911 or proceed to the nearest emergency room.

For urgent care needs on the weekend, our office is open Saturday mornings by appointment only.

By appointment only
Saturdays, 9 a.m. – noon, urgent care only
An additional fee applies to Saturday and holiday visits.

For less urgent situations, advice personnel are available by phone 24 hours a day. During our office hours, our advice nurses are available to answer your questions in consultation with our pediatricians at no charge to you. If you feel your child has an urgent situation that requires input from a health care provider outside of regular hours, call our telephone number.

Our answering service will fax a message to Night Nurse Pediatric Triage Services and a pediatric advice nurse can give you advice about your child's illness, injury or medications. Their advice is based on protocols that we have approved. At all times a pediatrician from our call group is available to provide back up. The following morning, a note documenting each call and the advice given is reviewed by our advice nurse as well as a pediatrician and then is placed in your child's medical record.

If you and the after-hours nurses determine your child needs to be seen, they can assist in scheduling an appointment at one of the local after-hours clinics.

The American of Pediatrics has created several fact sheets on a variety of after-hours issues.

• Urgent Care: Is it worth the no wait
• 10 things for parents to know before heading to the ER

If you are certain your child needs an appointment, you may directly schedule an appointment. Each clinic has board-certified pediatricians available for urgent care and provides us with a faxed note for us to review and place in for your child's chart and for follow up.

Alternate after-hours care facilities

From U.S. Highway 101 South
Use the right two lanes to take exit 398B for CA-85 South toward Santa Cruz/Cupertino. Continue onto CA-85 South. Take exit 20 for Fremont Avenue toward Los Altos. Continue on West Fremont Avenue. Turn right onto West Fremont Avenue (follow signs for Los Altos). Turn right onto Miramonte Avenue. Turn left onto Altos Oaks Drive. 842 Altos Oaks Drive will be on your left. 

From U.S. Highway 101 North
Take exit 396C to merge onto CA-237 West toward Mountain View – Alviso Road. Take Grant Road to Altos Oaks Drive in Los Altos. Keep left to continue on CA-237 West/Southbay Freeway. Continue straight onto Grant Road. Turn right onto Covington Road. Turn left onto Miramonte Avenue. Turn right onto Altos Oaks Drive. 842 Altos Oaks Drive will be on your left.

From CA-85 North
Use the right two lanes to take exit 19 toward San Francisco. Use the right lane to merge onto I-280 North. Take exit 13 for Foothill Expressway toward Grant Road. Turn right onto Foothill Expressway (follow signs for Grant Road). Use the right lane to take the Fremont Avenue ramp to Miramonte Avenue/Loyola Drive. Take a slight right onto Miramonte Avenue (follow signs for Fremont Avenue/Loyola Drive). Turn left onto Altos Oaks Drive. 842 Altos Oaks Drive will be on your left.

From CA-85 South
Take exit 20 for Fremont Avenue toward Los Altos. Turn right onto West Fremont Avenue (follow signs for Los Altos). Turn right onto Miramonte Avenue. Turn left onto Altos Oaks Drive. 842 Altos Oaks Drive will be on your left.

From I-280 South
Take the exit toward Magdalena Avenue. Turn left onto Magdalena Avenue. Continue onto Springer Road. Turn right onto Fremont Avenue. Turn left onto Altos Oaks Drive. 842 Altos Oaks Drive will be on your right.

From I-280 North
Take exit 13 for Foothill Expressway toward Grant Road. Turn right onto Foothill Expressway (follow signs for Grant Road). Use the right lane to take the Fremont Avenue ramp to Miramonte Avenue/Loyola Drive. Take a slight right onto Miramonte Avenue (follow signs for Fremont Avenue/Loyola Drive). Turn left onto Altos Oaks Drive. 842 Altos Oaks Drive will be on your left.