Milton Pediatrics News

A message to our patients and their families,

We know there has been a lot of discussion about vaccines in the public sphere over the past several months. Many of our providers, as well as our administrative staff, have fielded queries from concerned parents. We would like to take this opportunity to reiterate our support for routine childhood immunization as recommended by the American Academy of Pediatrics and the Massachusetts Department of Public Health.

At Milton Pediatrics, our mission is to provide caring, compassionate, and evidence-based care for your children. Immunizations are a core part of that mission. Please read here for Milton Pediatric’s Vaccine Policy.

ByHeart recalled their formula due to botulism contamination, and now two new cases have been reported in Massachusetts as well. The AAP provides more information here, including the symptoms of infantile botulism. Please call our office if you have any questions or concerns about this issue.

Congratulations to our very own Dr. Wong on being honored by Boston Children’s Hospital in a special celebration of Women in Medicine Month! She was recognized for her work as a pediatrician, musician, and advocate of arts in medicine. You can find her Harvard Medical School bio here.

Milton Pediatrics is thrilled to welcome a new pediatrician to our practice!

Dr. Lopez was born and raised in the suburbs of Philadelphia. He received his undergraduate degree from Boston College, where he majored in biology. He returned to Philadelphia and attended Sidney Kimmel Medical College, where he achieved his two lifelong dreams of becoming a physician and attending an Eagles Super Bowl parade. He was selected by his peers as a member of the Gold Humanism Honor Society. Dr. Lopez completed his pediatric training at the Brown Pediatrics Residency Program and was the proud recipient of the Dean’s Excellence in Teaching Award. Following residency, he stayed at Brown Pediatrics as a chief resident and worked in the hospital’s primary care clinic.

New questions have come up regarding the safety of fluoride. This article from the American Academy of Pediatrics addresses this topic well, and reviews how fluoride is safe and effective.

Congratulations to Dr. Wong, who was recently interviewed on CBS Morning News! You can find the clip here.

Congratulations to Dr. Wong for being appointed to the Scientific Advisory Board for the NeuroArts Blueprint Initiative! She will join a group of experts in the field to help guide the Initiative’s research agenda.

To learn more, click here.

The entire Milton Pediatrics family is saddened to report the passing of Dr. Jack Robinson on April 20th.  Dr. Robinson opened his pediatric office in 1967 and over the next 45 years grew that practice into the Milton Pediatrics that exists today.  He was beloved by his patients, by the staff and other physicians here, and by the larger community.  His legacy lives on in our hallways as we endeavor to be the type of pediatricians that he showed us how to be, and our office is still filled with so many of his patients – now parents, bringing their own children to the practice they grew up in.

We will all miss him dearly and are so grateful for the practice and family he created here at Milton Pediatrics.

Links:

• Dr. Robinson’s “History of Milton Pediatrics”
• Obituary

With mixed emotions, we are celebrating Dr. Cohan’s retirement today, after 46 years of practicing pediatrics. Dr. Cohan joined Drs. Robinson and Lapey in 1978, and helped grow Milton Pediatrics into what it is today. We are so appreciative of all he’s done for his patients, his students, and his colleagues, and we are sad to see him go.

You can find his retirement letter here.

The CDC recently relaxed their recommendations on isolation while infected with COVID-19. Please see the following articles for more information:

• New York Times
• CDC Guidelines

Congratulations to Dr. Jin, who was recently named as a Top Doctor by Boston Magazine!

Congratulations Dr. Wong on receiving the inaugural MassArt Common Good Award from the Massachusetts College of Art and Design, for all her amazing work in researching, writing, and developing music healing programs across Boston.

The award recognizes individuals and groups who push the boundaries of advocacy, teaching, placemaking, design thinking, and making in the realm of arts and culture to advance the public influence of the arts and their role in problem solving.