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Meet Our Residents
August, 2008
Dr Cara O'Reilly and Dr. Jeremy Rupon are second year residents and as part of their training, they see patients in a primary care setting. They each do a half day session in our office once a week and are supervised by our physicians on a rotating basis. We are happy to have them join us.
Dr. Cara O'Reilly
Dr. Cara O'Reilly grew up in New Jersey and came to Massachusetts in 1994 for college, where she attended The College of the Holy Cross in Worcester. After college, she spent a few years doing clinical research in Neuroradiology at Massachusetts General Hospital and received a Masters in Medical Science from Boston University School of Medicine. She completed her medical school training at Albany Medical College where she was elected a member of the Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Society. She was happy to return to Boston once again in 2007 for residency and is currently working as a second year pediatric resident at Massachusetts General Hospital for Children.
Dr. O'Reilly and her husband reside in Quincy, Massachusetts. Dr O'Reilly is in our office on Thursday afternoons.
Dr. Jeremy Rupon
Dr. Jeremy Rupon was born in Williamsburg, Virginia, and attended college at Wake Forest University. He came back to Virginia for medical school attending the Medical College of Virginia where he also obtained his Ph.D. in molecular biology and genetics. He is now a second year resident at Massachusetts General Hospital for Children. He has been married for four years, has an almost one year-old son (who sees Dr. Jin), 3 dogs (2 beagles and a mini dachshund) and a kitty cat. Dr. Rupon and his family currently reside in Hanson, Massachusetts. Dr. Rupon sees patients on Tuesday afternoons in the Braintree office.
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Summer Safety Tips
May, 2008
Click here to read helpful summer safety tips courtesy of the American Academy of Pediatrics.
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BPA and Baby Bottles
May, 2008
Dr. Michael Shannon of Children's Hospital talks about chemicals in plastic baby bottles.
Click here to read the interview with Dr. Michael Shannon.
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Adolescent Chlamydia Screening
September, 2007
In March of 2005 Milton Pediatrics began screening all 14+ year
old patients, regardless of gender, for Chlamydia at their yearly
well visits*. Chlamydia, a treatable sexually transmitted disease,
is the most commonly reported infectious disease in the US , with
approximately three to four million new cases each year. Untreated
Chlamydia infection increases a woman's risk for pelvic infections,
infertility, tubal pregnancy, and HIV infection. In males Chlamydia
can cause serious infections. Chlamydia infection is usually asymptomatic
(most infected patients will have no symptoms).
Chlamydia screening is covered by most insurance plans. However,
Blue Cross/Blue Shield PPO, GIC Indemnity and some private plans
do not cover this testing. As with other services that are not covered
by your health insurance, You may receive a bill from an outside
lab for which you would be responsible.
Annual Chlamydia screening of teenaged patients is recommended
by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the
U.S. Preventive Services Task Force guidelines, the American Academy
of Pediatrics, the American Medical Association, and the American
College of Obstetrics and Gynecology.
At MIlton Pediatrics, our goal is to provide our adolescent patients
with appropriate, and confidential, screening for Chlamydia. We
will report any abnormal screening results directly to our patient,
and will prescribe appropriate antibiotic therapy for him or her.
We cannot disclose the results of the screening test to a parent
or guardian without the permission of our patient. We appreciate
your cooperation in this matter.
* "Screening on the basis of age (less than 25 years)
appears to be effective even in areas where the prevalence of chlamydial
infection is low to moderate (3 to 6 percent)." NEJM, Volume
349, Number 25, 2427-28.
"...in Massachusetts , there is a serious and increasing problem
with chlamydia infections among 15-19 year olds. In the year 2002,
the rate among the 15 to 19?year-old age group was 879/100,000,
almost five times the rate for all ages." Prevention and Management
of Chlamydial Infections in Adolescents: A Toolkit for Clinicians,
January 2004, 6-2.
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Milton Pediatrics' Newest Addition:
Dr. Scott Paul
March, 2007
Dr. Scott Paul is delighted to be joining Milton Pediatrics in
July 2007 after completing his general pediatrics residency. Dr.
Paul is a native to Massachusetts and grew up in Lunenburg. He attended
college at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, where he was elected
to Phi Beta Kappa and graduated with honors. He then went on to
medical school at the Columbia University College of Physicians
and Surgeons, where he was selected a member of the Alpha Omega
Alpha honor society and was voted an Exemplar of Outstanding Humanism
and Compassion.
In 2004, Dr. Paul returned to Boston as a resident at Children's
Hospital Boston and Boston Medical Center, where he has served on
the residency program training committee and has been a teaching
fellow at both institutions. He is a member of the American Academy
of Pediatrics. He has authored several papers in the medical literature,
but is most proud of his publication in Highlights magazine at age
7:
Doctor: When is somebody going to come in here?
Nurse: Don't you have any patients?
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Electronic Medical Records
October 26, 2006
In keeping up with new technologies, Milton Pediatrics has implemented
the use of electronic medical records. As with many new software
applications, sometimes things run slower than normal.
Your patience would be greatly appreciated at this time as the
doctors, nurses and staff, update your child’s medical information
into this new system.
Enhancing the quality of patient care, being able to access patient
charts from any location and improving patient safety through electronic
prescribing are just some of the benefits of electronic medical
records.
Again, we ask for your patience and understanding as we, Milton
Pediatrics, begin our journey into electronic medical records.
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The Secret Truth by Dr. Darshak
Sanghavi
Click here to read the
featured article about immunizations,The Secret Truth,
by Dr. Darshak Sanghavi.
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