If you’ve got kids, you know the importance of great pediatric care. You also know that juggling work or school with medical appointments isn’t easy. That’s where UHS comes in!
Pediatrics and family practice specialists care for the children of UMass Amherst students, faculty and staff at our convenient campus location. Our on-site lab and radiology departments, full-service pharmacy and Walk-In Clinic are here when you need us! We care for kids from infancy through adolescence, including:
- routine well-care visits
- sick visits
- immunizations, including travel medicine
- hearing screening
- vision screening
- developmental and behavioral visits
- adolescent gynecological visits
Your First Visit
If it’s your child’s first visit with us, please arrive 20 minutes before the scheduled appointment to complete the registration process.
Bring all immunization records and any available medical records with you to this visit.
Save time by downloading the Pediatric Assessment Form; bring the completed form to your appointment.
Routine Care
Routine care at UHS is by appointment; call (413) 577-5101. Established patients should arrive 15 minutes early for appointments, to allow for any necessary testing or paperwork.
Urgent Care
If your child needs same-day urgent care, they can be seen without an appointment in our Walk-In Clinic. You can also call for a same-day appointment: (413) 577-5101. These appointments tend to fill up quickly, so call early in the morning.
24-Hour Health Advice
- During business hours, call our nurse triage line,
- After hours, call (413) 577-5000 to be connected with our clinical answering service
Our medical professionals will offer advice and see your child if necessary; an on-call pediatrician is also available as needed.
UHS is not a hospital and does not have an emergency department. In a life-threatening emergency, call 911 for ambulance transportation to a hospital.
Forms, Records and Prescriptions
To have medical forms completed for school or camp, obtain immunization records or request a prescription refill, call (413) 577-5311; allow 48 working hours for these to be completed.
Position: Staff physician
Joined UHS: 2001
Medical Interests: Sports medicine, pediatrics
Education: Sports medicine fellowship, Maine Medical Center, 2000 – 2001; Internal medicine/pediatrics residency, Baystate Medical Center, 1994 –1998; M.D., University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, 1994; B.A., Biology, University of Texas, 1989.
Professional Background: Vice-Chair UMass IRB; UMass Team Physician, 2002-2018; Team physician, Mount Holyoke College, 1999 – 2011; Emergency medicine physician, Mercy Medical Center, 1998 – 2000, 2001 – 2002.
Certifications: Board certified in pediatrics, internal medicine, sports medicine.
Memberships: American Academy of Pediatrics; American College of Sports Medicine.
More About Me: I truly love spending time with my gorgeous wife, playing piano, collecting baseball memorabilia, and doing stone projects around the house.