Suburban Life - Main Line/Philadelphia - Issue #2 (February 2020)

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SL_MAINLINEPEDIATRICS_Profile_0220 . qxp_Profile 2 / 11 / 20 11 : 44 AM Page 1 D PROFILE NOTHING BUT THEBEST With decades of experience and boundless Main Line Pediatrics ’ practice administrator . “ We’ve been here since the 1970s . A majority of compassion , Advocare Main Line Pediatrics our staff and providers have been here for more than 10 years — a good portion , 20 years plus . I delivers high - quality , comprehensive medical think that says something about the character of care to children and their families . the practice . ” All Advocare Main Line Pediatrics providers by LEIGH STUART | ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? JyO ? DbyY ROBINSON take great joy in treating every patient . Just ask Elianne Josel , MSN , CRNP , IBCLC , who particularly Advocare Main Line Pediatrics ’ 10 providers enjoys providing care to the practice’s youngest All caring parents treat a broad range of patients , from newborns and most vulnerable patients — newborns — and want the best for their to young college students and everyone in their mothers . between . Each provider and member of the Josel is the newest addition to Advocare children — a peaceful support staff is committed to helping parents Main Line Pediatrics ’ provider group . Prior to family life , an exceptional nurture children to their full potential , according joining the practice , she worked as a bedside to Michael Devon , M.D . , the practice’s managing neonatal intensive care unit ( NICU ) nurse at education , and , most physician . In fact , he says the practice’s “ tremen - Children’s National Medical Center in Wash - importantly , good health . dous ” medical team was a major factor in his ington , D.C . , and later at Children’s Hospital of choice to join Advocare Main Line Pediatrics . Philadelphia . Much like Dr . Devon , she came That’s why an increasing “ Everyone shares a commitment to the to Advocare Main Line Pediatrics in large part number of families seek out patients that we take care of , and to each other because of its team . and the practice , ” says Dr . Devon , a graduate of “ As a group , we have a wide variety of Advocare Main Line the medical school of the University of Pennsyl - clinical experiences and specializations that Pediatrics , which recently vania and a fellow of the American Academy of make our practice unique , ” says Josel , a board - Pediatrics . “ Ours is a very collegial group , and certified pediatric nurse practitioner and certified moved its second office wecomplement each other . Everyone is extremely lactation consultant . “ We offer comprehensive intelligent , but also fun to be around . It makes care that includes consults for lactation , mental location to Malvern as a coming to work that much more enjoyable . ” health , developmental concerns , and reproductive companion to its flagship “ Our practice has strong roots on the Main health . With our team specifically , even though Line , ” shares Linda DuBois , CMM , Advocare we all have our own patient bases , we are able location in Narberth . SUBURBANLIFEMAGAZINE.COM FEBRUARY 2020 18 |

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SL_MAINLINEPEDIATRICS_Profile_0220 . qxp_Profile 2 / 11 / 20 11 : 46 AM Page 2 Advocare Main Line Pediatrics recently moved to go to each other for consultations . I its second office location to Malvern as a love that about everybody here . I feel companion to its flagship location in Narberth . comfortable going to them , and I think they feel comfortable coming to me , so we can work together to provide our patients with exceptional care . ” Helping Patients Thrive Josel’s colleague Eve Bosnick , MSN , CRNP , PMHNP , served as an instructor and mentor to Josel while she was pursuing her degree at the University of Pennsylvania . Bosnick recently became certified as a psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner . This designation makes her “ a great resource for all of our providers at Advocare , ” according to Josel , though the practice has other providers who offer consults to patients with mental health disorders . “ The adolescent population in our practice faces many challenges surrounding mental health , ” she adds , “ and it is imperative as a clinician to know how to assess , evaluate , and treat those who are suffering in a timely manner . ” In addition to offering consul - tations to patients with mental health disor - Starting in February , Josel ders , the practice addresses reproductive will be facilitating a free lactation health concerns . resource group at Advocare Main “ Our office is unique in that we are Line Pediatrics ’ Malvern office able to address most general teen repro - on the first Thursday of every ductive health concerns before needing to month . There is no pre - registra - refer to our gynecology colleagues , ” says tion necessary . Then , starting Jos this spring , the practice plans to el . “ Offering these consults is not standard introduce additional evening ses - at pediatric offices , but we believe they sions on topics such as managing maintain our medical home model and , attentio most importantly , provide teens with a n deficit disorder , nutri - familiar setting in which to address some tion , and sleep health that will of their most personal concerns . ” feature on - site specialists , Josel recently became certified as a lac - including members of the Advo - tation consultant and offers her services to care Main Line Pediatrics staff . the patients in the practice . She and other These specialists will answer lactation consultants serve as invalua questions for current patients ble and anyone else from the com - resources to mother - child pairs , from delivery munity who wishes to attend . to months afterward . As the new Malvern office “ Lactation consults are definitely an in - makes clear , Advocare Main Line depth process and we offer extended appoint - Pediatrics is committed to serving ment times in both locations , ” Josel shares . an increasing number of patients “ We discuss the mom’s medical history , birth in the Philade history , and then provide a thorough assessment lphia suburbs . In addition , its of the infant for common anomalies that may practitioners have gone to great lengths to ADVOCARE MAIN LINE cause issues with breastfeeding . We observe continually improve the quality of care pro - D a full feeding and evalu vided to each patient . Continuing education ate for efficient milk PEDIATRICS is vitally important to every practitioner transfer by weighing the baby before and ( 610 ) 642 - 9200 within Advocare Main Line Pediatrics to after breastfeeding . ” advocaremainlinepeds.com make sure every child has a strong start , Knowing a baby’s nutrition and hydration from birth to the cusp of adulthood . status , after all , is of paramount importance . “ I’m always reading journal articles , Josel considers herself very fortunate for 100 Deerfield Lane , attending conferences , all so I can do the the opportunity to help mothers and their Suite 110 be children thrive . She says it “ feels amazing ” st by our patients , ” says Dr . Devon . “ I Malvern , Pa . to help women navigate motherhood , bond always want to know more , to do the best with their infants , and become successful at I can . I want to be able to offer the best and breastfeeding or pum most thorough care for all of our kids and ping , providing neces - 701 Montgomery Ave . their families . That’s the standard everyone sary encouragement through every phase Narberth , Pa . ? here aspires to every single day . ” of the journey . SUBURBANLIFEMAGAZINE.COM FEBRUARY 2020 | 19

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