Top Pediatricians in North Carolina
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 North Carolina 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 North Carolina 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 North Carolina 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.
E. Ruffin Franklin MD, FAAP
Raleigh, NC
Dr. E. Ruffin Franklin is well-known for having been named as one of the country’s best pediatricians by Best Doctors, Inc. He is currently a practicing Board Certified Pediatrician and one of Capitol Pediatrics and Adolescent Center’s partnering physicians.
Louise Twiselton, MD
Greensboro, NC
After finishing medical school at East Carolina School of Medicine, Dr. Twiselton completed her pediatric residency at Eastern Virginia Medical School in Norfolk, Va. Dr. Twiselton has worked at Greensboro Pediatricians since 1995.
Dr. Neera Khurana
Charlotte, NC
Dr. Khurana completed her pediatric residency and chief residency at St. Lukes / Roosevelt Hospital Center in 1997. She has multiple areas of interest and extensive experience in managing acute emergent conditions including laceration repair, stabilization/splinting of fractures, abscess drainage and management of acute asthma attack, seizures, and respiratory distress. She is board certified by the American Board of Pediatrics.
Christina Flannelly MD, FAAP
Raleigh, NC
Dr. Flannelly completed her pediatric residency training at UNC Chapel Hill in 1991. Dr. Flannelly has practiced part-time at North Raleigh Pediatrics since July of 1991. She was certified by the American Board of Pediatrics in 1991, with re-certification in 1998 and 2005. She is a member of the North Carolina Pediatric Society and a fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics.
Dr. Calvin O. Tomkins
Asheville, NC
Dr. Calvin Tomkins attended medical school at New York Medical College and completed his residency at the Children’s Hospital at Montefiore. He then Joined Asheville Pediatrics in October 2008 and he has been part of their team since then.
Marjorie Carr, M.D.
Raleigh, NC
Dr. Muff Carr attended UNC-Chapel Hill for her undergraduate, medical school, and residency. She is currently seeing patients at Raleigh Children and Adolescents Medicine.
Robert Foor, MD, FAAP
Raleigh, NC
Dr. Robert Foor completed his pediatric residency at the University of Nebraska Medical Center. In addition to being in practice, he is also currently an assistant clinical professor of pediatrics for the University of North Carolina Medical School.
Margaret Goodwin, MD, FAAP
Asheville, NC
Dr. Goodwin completed her pediatric residency at Duke University Medical Center in 2013. Shortly after, Dr. Goodwin earned her American Board of Pediatrics board certification and joined Mountain Area Pediatrics. Her clinical interests include newborn care with attention to maternal well-being and early childhood development, and breastfeeding with challenges such as craniofacial anomalies, including cleft lip/palate.
Dr. Pamela Warner
Greensboro, NC
Robert G. Jeffers, MD
Raleigh, NC
Dr. Robert G. Jeffers is a board certified pediatrician and a fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics who was recognized in the “Guide to America’s Top Pediatricians”. He received a Doctorate of Medicine from Tulane Medical School in New Orleans.
