We would like to welcome Dr. Lauren Bar-Lev to the Ohio Center for Pediatrics!

Dr. Bar-Lev attended the University of Michigan for medical school and completed her Pediatric Residency at the University of Cincinnati. She is married to Rabbi Benjy Bar-Lev who is the Assistant Rabbi at Temple Beth Shalom in New Albany.

Dr. Bar-Lev will be seeing patients starting July 19th, 2010.

Walk with a Doc is a program started by an adult cardiologist, Dr. David Sagbir, who wants to promote healthy physical activity for people of all ages. The purpose of the program is to get together and participate in group physical activity and then have a short lecture from a doctor.

We are excited to announce that the pediatric community has joined together to start Walk with a Doc for children and their families. The walks will meet every Saturday at three locations around town. We will participate in a walk and then have a short learning topic for children and families about health and nutrition.

Visit WalkWithADoc.org for more information and to register for the event.

We encourage you to call our office and schedule your child's annual physical. Summer is a busy time for sports PE's! Please bring all forms needed for sports or daycare to your scheduled appointment. You can obtain most school sports forms from your school's website or from the office.

A study that claimed to link the MMR vaccine as a cause for autism in children has been formally retracted. Read more about the retraction here.

The American Academy of Pediatrics has launched a website for parents to learn more information of health topics and parenting issues. We encourage you to visit the new website: HealthyChildren.org.