Services | Mills Anita New Orleans, LA 70124

General Practitioners

Pediatric Care
The physicians at Lake Vista Pediatrics offer the following information for prospective parents in an effort to answer questions that may arise prenatally regarding the newborn care that will be provided in the hospital (or at home if you choose a home birth). We hope you will find the following information useful in choosing your pediatrician. Our website includes a
Emergency Care
1-866-846-4797 and you will be directed to leave a brief message regarding the problem. A physician will return your call and assist you by phone as soon as possible. Please proceed to your nearest hospital emergency room (preferably a Pediatric emergency room) if an emergency situation exists.
Immunizations
Our services include well checkups for newborns, infants, toddlers, preschool and school age children, adolescent and college students, sports and school physicals, same day sick visits, consultations and immunizations. Prenatal and new patient interviews are offered as well. Saturday morning appointments are available for acutely ill patients, however there are occasionally a limited number of well check-ups offered.

Endocrinologist

Hypothyroidism
Routine care provided to your newborn includes the administration of erythromycin eye ointment. Louisiana law stipulates that newborns receive this antibiotic ointment to prevent gonococcal infection of the eyes. Newborns will also be administered a vitamin K injection, which is a recommendation of the American Academy of Pediatrics, to assure full blood clotting function. Some parents choose administering vitamin K orally – the AAP does not advise this route of administration. When your baby is 24 hours or more of age, Louisiana law requires a blood test, in the form of a heel stick, to screen for nine genetic diseases, including, but not limited to, PKU disease, hypothyroidism, sickle cell anemia and cystic fibrosis. Early medical intervention can be instituted if these diseases are identified timely. Lastly, some pediatricians will include orders for the administration of a hepatitis B immunization prior to discharge of your infant. Lake Vista pediatricians do not recommend the hepatitis B vaccine in a newborn unless the mother has tested positive herself.

Radiologist