Doctors who get down to eye level.
Well visits, vaccines, sick days and the questions in between, for newborns to eighteen-year-olds in Providence. Same-day slots every weekday.
Sick today?
Three fast ways to reach us, weekdays 8 am to 6 pm. Outside those hours the same number reaches the on-call pediatrician.
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Call us now
A nurse picks up, asks a few questions and finds a slot today if your child needs to be seen.
(401) 555-0163 -
Same-day request
Send the form with “sick today” and we call you back within the hour with a time.
Request a same-day slot -
Video visit
Rashes, coughs, follow-ups and second opinions from home. Twenty minutes on your phone.
Ask for a video visit
If your child has trouble breathing, is very hard to wake, or you are frightened, call your local emergency number first.
What is due at every age
Tap an age. We show what happens at that well visit, which routine vaccines are usually given, and a couple of things parents often ask about.
At this visit
Routine vaccines usually given
Parents often ask about
This timeline follows the standard childhood schedule in general terms and is not medical advice or a diagnosis. Your pediatrician adjusts it for your child. In an emergency, call your local emergency number.
The people your kids will recognize
Two pediatricians, a nurse practitioner and a nurse who has seen every kind of tantrum. You see the same faces at every visit.
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Dr. Amara Osei
Pediatrician, founder
Newborns and the first year are her favorite part of the job. Trained in Boston, in Providence since 2014, mother of twins.
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Dr. Ben Castellano
Pediatrician, school-age and teens
Sports checks, asthma plans and the honest conversations teenagers would rather have without a parent in the room.
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Leah Nguyen
Pediatric nurse practitioner
Runs most same-day sick visits and all video visits. If you call at 8:01 with a fever, Leah is usually who you get.
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Marcus Bell
Nurse and vaccine whisperer
Fifteen years of shots given with a joke and a sticker. Also the person who answers the phone.
What to bring
Especially for a first visit. Everything else we can look up or ask.
- Your insurance card and a photo ID
- Your child’s vaccination record, if you have one
- A list of any medicines your child takes, in your own words
- Records from a previous pediatrician, or their contact details so we can ask
- A favorite toy, snack or comfort thing
- Your questions, written down, because they vanish in the room
Request a visit
We reply by phone or email, within the hour for sick visits, within a day for everything else.
- Where
- 212 Wickenden Street, Providence, Rhode Island 02903
- Hours
- Monday to Friday 8 am to 6 pm, Saturday 9 am to noon for sick visits
- Phone
- (401) 555-0163
Got it
Thank you. Marcus will call or email with a time, within the hour for sick visits. If your child gets worse while you wait, call (401) 555-0163 or your local emergency number.