Top Pediatricians in California
Nothing I have ever encountered strikes fear into my heart like an injured or sick child. I am reasonably sure that all other parents out there feel the same way. I am sure you don’t want to just trust any doctor in California with your children. You also likely are not willing to go through any trial and error with one of your own children as you would be willing to go through to find your own doctor.
A pediatrician is going to have to click with you and gain your trust before they see your child and I feel exactly the same way. Unlike many of our service listings, you do not want to wait to find a pediatrician until an emergency strikes. You want to have them on speed dial long before that. So now is the perfect time to use our California are list of top recommended pediatricians and start interviewing them. Find the one who you would trust with your children. Don’t forget that people change over time and that can apply to not only your doctors but also your pediatricians. If any of our California doctors have declined in their performance, please let us know! It is vital that we keep the below list updated with only the doctors that will care for your children as if they were their own. It is also a great idea to establish a pediatrician for short term work conditions even if they last less than a year. So if you will be stationed somewhere else, start researching area pediatricians now so you are as prepared as possible.
Shailesh Asaikar, M.D.
Sacramento, CA
Dr. Shailesh Asaikar is a board-certified pediatric neurologist who currently focuses on epilepsy and cerebral palsy as well as behavior and development. Dr. Asaikar earned his medical degree at the University of Bombay, India.
Sonya Sethi, MD
Los Angeles, CA
Dr. Sethi, is a board certified pediatrician. Sge graduated from the UCLA Medical School and then opened Brentwood Pediatrics in 2010. She has also been featured in the television show The Doctors as well as in articles in the Los Angeles Times.
Mackenzie Coffin, MD
San Diego, CA
Dr. Coffin, is a pediatrician providing care to children of all ages. Dr. Coffin feels that the role of the physician is to be a compassionate guide for the patient and the patient’s family in the exploration and improvement of the patient’s condition, including physical, mental, and emotional health. Dr. Coffin is passionate about empowering her patients and their families through education so that they feel confident and well-equipped to be responsible co-custodians of their children’s health.
Bradley Chipps, MD
Sacramento, CA
Dr. Bradley Chipps is well-known for being the medical director of respiratory therapy and the cystic fibrosis center at Sutter Medical Center in Sacramento. He has been in private practice in Sacramento since 1979 and is currently in practice at Capital Allergy and Respiratory Disease Center.
Ravinder S. Khaira, M.D., MPH, FAAP
Sacramento, CA
Dr. Khaira specializes in well child care, obesity prevention, and sports medicine at My Child’s Clinic. He graduated from St. George’s University and then spent 3 years of postgraduate training in Pediatrics at Loma Linda University Children’s Hospital.
Alice Kuo, MD
Los Angeles, CA
Dr. Alice Kuo is a Professor of Internal Medicine and Pediatrics at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, and of Health Policy and Management in the Fielding UCLA School of Public Health. She is also Chief of Medicine-Pediatrics at UCLA. Her research interests include access to and delivery of developmental services, cognitive and language development in young minority children, and services for children and adults with autism and other neurodevelopmental disorders. Since 2014, she has been the Director of the Maternal and Child Health Bureau (MCHB)-funded Health Care Transitions Research Network (HCT-RN) for Autism Spectrum Disorder.
Richard Miller, MD
Los Angeles, CA
Dr. Richard Miller is currently affiliated with the City of Hope National Medical Center and the Cedars-Sinai Medical Towers. He graduated from the University of Southern California School Of Medicine and is currently a Fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics.
Ramin Amani, MD
Vista, CA
Dr. Ramin Amani graduated from the University of California in 1993 and was board certified by the American Board of Pediatrics in 1997. Dr. Ramin Amani is currently affiliated with Scripps Health San Diego.
Dr. Chrystal De Freitas
San Diego, CA
Dr. De Freitas was previously in private practice in Ann Arbor, MI for 11 years before moving to San Diego. She is currently in practice at Carmel Valley Pediatrics as a board certified and fellowship trained pediatrician.
Alan C. Johnson, M.D., F.A.A.P.
San Francisco, CA
Dr. Alan Johnson received his M.D. from the University New Mexico School of Medicine and he is currently part of the SF Bay Pediatrics team as a Pediatric Immunologist. He has been practicing pediatrics since 1975.
