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Kids First Welcomes Shawanna Humphrey, MSN, RN, CPNP-PC To Team

Kids First Pediatrics of Raleigh and Clayton is thrilled to welcome Shawanna Humphrey, MSN, RN, CPNP-PC to our team of Nurse...

Back to School, Back to the Doctor

From Healthychildren.org No matter what grade your child is about to enter, there’s always a back-to-school checklist of to-dos. It’s a...

What Parents Should Know About the COVID Vaccine for Kids Under 5

By Devika Bhushan, MD, FAAP- Healthychildren.org As the parent of an infant, I join so many of you in feeling a roller coaster of...

Checkup Checklist: First Birthday

Happy first birthday to your baby! That little bundle you first held is now a budding toddler, soon to take their first steps (if...

Long-Haul COVID-19 in Children and Teens

By: Peter Rowe, MD, FAAP Most kids and teens who test positive for COVID-19 have mild, or even no, symptoms. But it has become clear that...

Asthma & Allergy Awareness Month

Kids First Pediatrics of Raleigh & Clayton stand with healthychildren.org and the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America (AAFA) as we...

Should My Child Still Wear A Mask?

Yvonne A. Maldonado, MD, FAAP Masks are still required in healthcare settings, and that includes Kids First Pediatrics of Raleigh and...

Meet Lauren Heilman

Meet Lauren Heilman, MSC, RN, CPNP-PC Nurse Practitioner Lauren is a pediatric nurse practitioner, who loves working with families and...

Meet Cristi Finch

Cristi Finch MSN, RN, CPNP-PC Nurse Practitioner at Kids First Pediatrics Cristi is a pediatric nurse practitioner who absolutely loves...

Meet Ashleigh Martin

Ashleigh Martin is a Certified Pediatric Nurse Practitioner who is passionate about the care of children from the newborn stage into...

Meet Dr. Lewis

Dr. Cori Lewis completed undergrad at Harvard University in Cambridge, MA. She went on to medical school at Emory University in Atlanta,...

Meet Dr. Liedecker

Dr. Sheryl Leidecker completed medical school in Houston, Texas, and her pediatric training in Toledo, Ohio. She is Board Certified in...

Visiting The Pediatrician Doesn’t Have To Be Scary

Fear of the doctor is an issue that resonates with many families. Many parents of toddlers and preschoolers say their children are afraid...

Meet Dr. Bullock

Kids First pediatrics was founded in 2008 by Selam Bullock, MD, FAAP, with the mission to treat the entire well-being of a child, not...