Services
First two hours of each day are reserved for parents with urgent calls or those having children that may need to be seen that day. Please hold non-urgent calls such as prescription refills, referrals and well child appointment requests for later in the morning or afternoon. Our nursing staff is also available to speak with you about concerns and to help you determine whether your child needs to be seen in the office.
After hours, the doctors may be paged for urgent or emergency issues that can't wait until office hours. You may reach our service by calling our office at 281-364-8600. Our on-call doctor will return your call. We strive to return calls within 30 minutes. The doctors round in the hospitals on sick children and newborns every weekday between 7:00-8:00 a.m., and 7:00-9:00 a.m. on weekends, so we ask that non-emergency calls are held until after rounds are completed.
Check-ups
Checkups are important assessments to help prevent problems before they arise. Well checks are scheduled at 2 weeks of age, and again at 2, 4, 6, 9, 12, 15 and 18 months of age. Well visits are then scheduled yearly from 2-6 years, and then every other year thereafter.
Check-ups include:
· Complete physical examination
· Immunizations
· Lab tests
· Counseling
· Growth and development discussion
· Safety discussion
· Behavior discussion
Other services include:
· Sick visits
· Well child visits
· ADD/ADHD management
· Sport physicals
· Weight management and fitness evaluation
· Breastfeeding support
· Sports management
Special Services
Adolescent Medicine Specialist
An adolescent medicine doctor sees patients between the ages of 12 through 22. To be an Adolescent Medicine Specialist, one must complete primary training in either internal medicine, pediatrics or family practice, and then complete a two-three year fellowship in adolescent medicine. In order to become board certified, they must pass an exam and demonstrate a proficiency in the areas of general medicine, sports medicine, gynecology, sexually transmitted diseases, pregnancy, substance abuse, mental health issues, and puberty as they pertain to adolescents. Dr. Joan Purcell is the only board certified adolescent medicine specialist. She specializes in adolescent medicine and sports medicine, as well as adolescent gynecology exams. Step Pediatrics is conveniently located next door to the Woodlands Center MRI for film imaging needs.