Pediatrician Joins Franklin Health Pediatrics

Dr. Erika Schumacher begins January 5

Farmington¾

 

Franklin Health Pediatrics is pleased to announce that pediatrician Erika Schumacher, MD, will join its practice on January 5. Other providers in the medical practice include Lorien Batt, MD; Gabriel Civiello, MD; Nicole Donahue, CPNP; and Iris Silverstein, MD, FAAP (developmental pediatrics only).

 

Dr. Schumacher received her medical degree from the University of Vermont College of Medicine. She then completed a one-year internship followed by a two-year residency in pediatrics at Yale-New Haven Children’s Hospital in New Haven, Connecticut.

 

Before joining Franklin Health Pediatrics, Dr. Schumacher had practiced at Meriden Pediatric Associates in Meriden, Connecticut since 2011. During this time she has also served as director of the Yale Pediatric Refugee Clinic. Besides pediatrics, Dr. Schumacher has a professional interest in international medicine.

 

Franklin Health Pediatrics offers a full range of medical care for newborns through teens. Services provided include: well-child care and immunizations, sports physicals, adolescent gynecological care, asthma care, treatment for developmental and behavioral issues, and acute and chronic illness care.

 

Franklin Health Pediatrics also provides walk-in urgent care services for its patients from 7:45−8:45 a.m., Monday−Friday. This service is for patients who have acute, short-term illnesses or injuries that need prompt attention, but aren’t life threatening. These may include earaches, sore throats, coughs, and sprains, among others.

 

For more information or to make an appointment with Dr. Schumacher, call Franklin Health Pediatrics at 778-0482 or visit the practice located on the first floor of the Franklin Health Medical Arts Center on the Franklin Memorial Hospital campus.