Top Pediatricians in Idaho
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 Idaho 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 Idaho 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 Idaho 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.
Andrea Prasch, MD
Meridian, ID
Dr. Prasch, is a pediatrician with professional interest in lactation/breastfeeding and vaccine advocacy. She had her residency at University of Utah Hospitals and Clinics.
David Peterman, M.D.
Garden City, ID
Dr. David Peterman graduated from the University of Michigan and completed his residency training at the University of Colorado. He focuses his practice on managing health, behavioral, and developmental issues throughout infancy, childhood, and adolescence.
Dr. Todd Jacobs M.D.
Idaho Falls, ID
Dr. Jacobs received his pediatric training at Akron Children’s Hospital in Ohio. He then spent a year at Primary Children’s Hospital in Utah where he focused on the emergent and critical care of children of all ages. He is board certified in pediatrics through the American Academy of Pediatrics.
John W. Hanks, DO, FAAP
Meridian, ID
Scott Smith, DO, FAAP
Idaho Falls, ID
Dr. Scott Smith is board certified in Pediatrics and is Fellowship trained by the American Academy of Pediatrics as well. He is currently part of the Idaho Falls Pediatrics team and he has been in practice in the Idaho Falls area since 2001.
Bradford N. Hatch, M.D.
Idaho Falls, ID
Dr. Bradford Hatch completed his Doctor of Medicine degree at the uniformed Services University of the health Sciences. He specializes in providing a full range of pediatric services from newborn intensive care to managing behavioral and mental health problems.
Michael Keiley, M.D
Boise, ID
Dr. Michael Keiley joined Boise Valley Asthma & Allergy Clinic in 2000 and he has been in practice there since then. Dr. Keiley’s areas of special interest include severe asthma, severe allergic reactions, and food allergy including peanut allergy.
Dr. Gene Gates
Rexburg, ID
Dr. Gene Gates of Seasons Medical holds special interests in all areas of Pediatric care and Neonatology. He graduated from the LSU Medical Center in New Orleans and has been practicing Pediatrics in Rexburg, Idaho since June, 1992.
George C. Booth, MD, FAAP
Boise, ID
Dr. Booth, received his bachelor’s degree in geology from Williams College. Dr. Booth is accepting newborns and new patients on a limited basis.
Amanda Mason, MD
Meridian , ID
Dr. Mason obtained both her MD and PhD degrees at the University of Maryland School of Medicine. She then completed a research fellowship at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine before returning to the University of Maryland Medical Center for her residency in pediatrics. She is a fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics and is board certified by the American Board of Pediatrics.
