Top Pediatricians in Massachusetts
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 Massachusetts 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 Massachusetts 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 Massachusetts 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.
Stanley H. Konefal Jr., MD, FACS, FACS
Springfield, MA
Dr. Stanley Konefal Jr. specializes in Pediatric General, Urologic, and Thoracic Surgery. His current faculty appointment is that of an Associate Clinical Professor of Surgery at Tufts University School of Medicine.
Terence R. McAllister, MD, FAAP
Plymouth, MA
Dr. Terence R. McAllister fulfilled a six-year commitment to the US Air Force before returning to Massachusetts to establish Performance Pediatrics. He is currently a practicing pediatricain who is credentialed with Jordan Hospital in Plymouth and Children’s Hospital Boston.
Virnaliza Cassidy, MD, FAAP
Plymouth , MA
Dr. Cassidy spent nine years in Michigan practicing pediatrics and then settled in Plymouth, MA in 2008. Her main areas of clinical interest are newborn and adolescent care. Dr. Cassidy is board certified by the American Board of Pediatrics and is a member and fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics.
Dr. Kimberly Ingalls
Plymouth, MA
Dr. Kimberly Ingalls has recently joined the Long Pond Pediatrics & Osteopathy team. She completed her medical degree from St. George’s University School of Medicine in Grenada, West Indies and has recently completed her Pediatric residency at University of Illinois Medical Center in Chicago.
John W. Kulig, MD, MPH
Boston, MA
Dr. John W. Kulig focuses his pediatric practice on adolescent medicine. He attended medical school at the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine and completed postgraduate training at the Harvard University School of Public Health and the Floating Hospital for Children at Tufts Medical Center.
David Scheff, MD
West Roxbury, MA
Dr. Scheff graduated Johns Hopkins Medical School in 1970. He finished his residency at Penn State Hershey Center in 1975 and his Ambulatory Pediatrics Fellowship at Columbia –Presbyterian in 1976. He has practiced in Boston since 1976 and has been associated with Roslindale Pediatrics since 1998.
Sabine M. Schmitt, MD
Plymouth, MA
Dr. Sabine Schmitt is well-known for being the founder of the Long Pond Pediatrics and Osteopathy, P.C. She completed her medical degree at the New York College of Osteopathic Medicine in 1984 and she is currently focused on providing comprehensive and innovative health care.
Melissa Maciborski M.D.
Springfield, MA
Dr. Maciborski graduated from SUNY Buffalo Medical School in 2005 and did her training in Pediatrics at Dell Children’s Hospital in Austin, Texas. She has been practicing in the Springfield area for the past six years. She has a special interest in developmental behavioral pediatrics including ADHD.
Lynn Porter, M.D.
Boston, MA
Dr. Lynn Porter received her medical degree at Tufts University School of Medicine in Boston and she has been in practice for more than 10 years already. She is well-known for having already earned multiple teaching awards for her dedication to children.
Akin B. Odutola, MD, MRCP, FAAP
Springfield, MA
Dr. Odutola, is a board certified Pediatrician with special interests in general and behavioral Pediatrics. Dr. Odutola completed his pediatric residency at Cornell University, Lincoln Medical and Mental Hospital, New York; and also in the United Kingdom. He has privileges at both Mercy Medical Center and Baystate Medical Center. Dr. Odutola is a collegiate member of Royal College of Physicians of Ireland (Pediatrics Section); The American Academy of Pediatrics, and The Massachusetts Medical Society. Dr. Odutola has been a practicing physician for more than 20 years and accepts most private insurances and Masshealth.
