Top Pediatricians in Rhode Island
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 Rhode Island 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 Rhode Island 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 Rhode Island 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.
Nisrine Atieh, MD
Pawtucket, RI
Dr. Nirsine Atieh is currently in practice at the Memorial Hospital of Rhode Island Pediatric Primary Care Center. She graduated from the Lebanese University – Faculty of Medicine and completed her residency at the same institution.
Aristides I. Cruz, Jr. MD, MBA
Providence, RI
Dr. Cruz, is a Pediatric Orthopaedic surgeon specializing in the treatment of orthopaedic conditions in children and adolescents. His areas of interest include traumatic injuries and fracture care, treatment of pediatric and adolescent sports related conditions, and general pediatric orthopaedics.
Dr. William Turtle
East Providence, RI
Dr. Turtle has been in the private practice of Pediatrics since 1989 and is Board Certified by The American Board of Pediatrics as well as a Fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics. He is the recipient of numerous accolades including having been named a Top Doc by RI Monthly Magazine from 1998-2008, selected as one of the “Best Doctors in America” from 2006-2012, and also has received several “Patient Choice” awards.
Carol A. O’Shea, M.D.
Cumberland , RI
Maria Starakiewicz, MD
Cumberland, RI
Dr. Maria Starakiewicz is currently in practice at the Memorial Hospital of Rhode Island. She is a pediatrician who specializes in the management of diseases, as well as the maintenance of health of newborns.
Katherine L. Weingartner, MD
Warwick, RI
Dr. Weingartner is a graduate of the University of Vermont College of Medicine and completed her residency in pediatrics at the Yale School of Medicine/Yale-New Haven Children’s Hospital. Prior to that she earned a Bachelor of Science with Honors in Neuroscience from Trinity College in Hartford, CT. Dr. Weingartner is fluent in Spanish and is very committed to community service.
Dr. Gregory Fox
East Providence, RI
Dr. Gregory Fox graduated from the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine and he is also fellowship trained in Pediatric Endocrinology by the Hasbro Children’s Hospital. Dr. Fox joined Pediatric Associates in 2003 and he has been in practice there since then.
Marjorie (Nasin) Carges, MD
Warwick, RI
Dr. Marjorie Carges is a Board Certified Pediatrician. She attended Dartmouth Medical School and Brown Medical School, and completed her residency at National Naval Medical Center.
William J. Morocco, MD
Providence, RI
Dr. Morocco is the founder of East Side Pediatrics. He went to Dartmouth Medical School and the Brown University Pediatric Residency Program at Hasbro Children’s Hospital in Providence. He has been in private practice in Rhode Island since 1998.
