Steady pediatric care in Bend, from first breath to first apartment.
Independent, physician-owned care for children from birth through 21. You see the same faces at every visit, and one of our own providers answers the phone at night.
- Independent since 2009
- Ages 0 to 21
- Same-day sick visits
- On call 24/7
What do you need today?
My child is sick today
Call before 10:00 am and we can almost always see your child the same day. Weekday mornings are held open for sick visits.
It is time for a well visit
Checkups, vaccines, and the forms school, camp and sports teams ask for.
We are new to Bend
Accepting new patients of every age. Meet us before the baby arrives, or bring records from your last practice.
After hours, weekends and holidays: call (541) 555-0148 and one of our own pediatric providers answers, not a call center. In an emergency, call 911.
Everything most children need, in one practice.
We follow the AAP’s Bright Futures guidelines and treat most childhood conditions here, so you are rarely sent elsewhere.
Well-Child Visits
Growth, development, immunizations, and the forms school asks for. Newborn through 21.
Newborn Care
First visit within a few days of leaving the hospital. Feeding support, weight checks and jaundice follow-up.
Same-Day Sick Visits
Fevers, ear pain, rashes, sore throats and minor injuries. Weekday mornings are held open.
Immunizations
The full AAP schedule, plus catch-up plans for children who have fallen behind.
Asthma & Allergy
Diagnosis, written action plans, and spirometry in our office so you are not sent across town.
Adolescent Care
Sports physicals, mental health screening, and confidential visits for teens who want them.
A small practice, on purpose.
You will see the same faces
Six providers, not a rotating panel. Most families see their own provider at most visits, and the front desk will know your name by the second one.
A provider answers after hours
The on-call line reaches one of our own pediatric providers every night and every holiday. You will not be triaged by a script.
We are independent
Physician-owned since 2009. No health system sets how long your appointment runs or which lab you have to use.
We say what things cost
Good-faith estimates before non-routine services, and a billing contact you can reach by name.
Six providers who know your family.
Board-certified pediatricians, pediatric nurse practitioners and a physician assistant. Between us we speak English, Spanish, Tamil and Hindi.
Dr. Elena Ruiz Carver
Newborn medicine and infant feeding. Speaks Spanish.
Dr. Marcus Whitfield
Asthma and allergy management. Joined 2014.
Dr. Priya Raghunathan
Adolescent medicine. Speaks Tamil and Hindi.
Naomi Kestrel
Well visits and same-day sick visits, all ages.
Tessa Lindqvist
Runs the newborn feeding clinic.
Daniel Obeng
Sports physicals, acute care, school and camp forms.
From families in Bend and Redmond.
Our son had a croupy cough at 11pm and I called expecting an answering service. Dr. Whitfield called back in about ten minutes and talked me through what to watch for. We did not end up in the ER.
We moved from Portland mid-pregnancy and Sagebrook got us in before the baby came. Tessa spotted a latch problem at the first weight check that nobody had mentioned at the hospital.
My daughter is fifteen and finally has a doctor she will actually talk to. Dr. Raghunathan asked me to step out for part of the visit, which I appreciated more than I expected to.
Same-day appointment for an ear infection, seen at 9:40 for a 9:30 slot, out the door by ten. That is not my experience of medicine anywhere else.
Practical notes for parents.
Ready when you are.
Same-day sick visits, well-child checks, and newborn visits in your first days home.