IMPORTANT NEWS FOR PMC FAMILIES:

Pediatric Medical Center is back at:

2921 Redondo Avenue
Long Beach, CA 90806

We opened our "new" doors October 9, 2006.

General Information

Pediatric Medical Center provides comprehensive medical care for patients from birth through college with special expertise in:

• Attention Deficit Disorder
• Learning Disorders
• Allergy Diagnosis & Management
• Complex Diagnostic & Management Problems

OFFICE HOURS BY APPOINTMENT

• Mon-Fri, 9:00 a.m.-5:15 p.m.
• Sat, 10:00 a.m. - as patient demand necessitates

To make an appointment, call (562) 426-5551 or (562) 434-7431

History

Pediatric Medical Center offers greater than one hundred twenty years of cumulative clinical pediatric experience and expertise. The center was originally founded by H. Milton Van Dyke, M.D., F.A.A.P. in 1933. Subsequently it was directed by Richard D. DeGolla, M.D., F.A.A.P. (deceased) and Alexander Van Dyke, M.D., F.A.A.P., FACEP (retired).

The current office location was opened in 1963 and originally designed by renowned architect Edward Killingworth who was discovered in Long Beach, CA. He was essential to the Southern California Post and Beam Mid Century architectural movement.

The purpose of the Center is to provide complete pediatric medical care. Each of our physicians are active in the education and training of pediatric residents and medical students. This allows them to offer a unique combination of skills for the care of your child based on both academic and community pediatric medical experience. Well child care, allergy program and comprehensive diagnostic and management services for complex and difficult cases are still the mainstay of the Center.

Participation in training pediatricians of the future includes Los Angeles Children's Hospital, Miller Children's Hosptial of Long Beach and LAC-USC Medical Center. The physician staff of the Center hold faculty appointments at USC and UCI Schools of Medicine.

Doctors

John H. Samson, M.D., F.A.A.P. is a Clinical Professor of Pediatrics at the USC School of Medicine and the UCI School of Medicine. He teaches pediatric residents and medical students at Miller Childrens Hospital, Long Beach and U.C. Irvine. Completing pediatric training at Los Angeles Childrens Hospital, he spent an extra year as Chief Pediatric Resident. The following two years he completed a tour of duty as Chief of Pediatrics for the 862nd Medical group in Minot AFB, North Dakota. He then joined the full time faculty at Los Angeles Childrens Hospital as Director of the Intern-Resident training Program and Director of Inpatient Services. In 1970 he joined the staff of the Pediatric Medical Center, Long Beach, California in the private practice of pediatrics while maintaining his faculty appointments as clinical professor to the present time. He authored a book on learning disabilities entitled Underachievement: Reversing the Process. From 1987 to 1993 he was a child care columnist for the Long Beach Press Telegram. He is also editor-in-chief of The Informed Parent, an online pediatric journal. He and his wife Carol have been blessed with 13 children.

Michael L. Goodin, M.D., F.A.A.P. is a Clinical Professor of Pediatrics at the University of Southern California and the University of California at Irvine Schools of Medicine. He supervises and teaches pediatric residents and medical students at Miller Childrens Hospital, Long Beach, California and U.C. Irvine. After completing his residency at Los Angeles Childrens Hospital he was selected to spend an additional year there as Chief Pediatric Resident. He then spent one year in the private practice of pediatrics in Northern California before returning to Southern California and joining the staff of the Pediatric Medical Center in 1971. In addition to the private practice of pediatrics, he has maintained his faculty appointments at USC and UCI. He and his wife Jeanne have raised three daughters.

Louis P. Theriot, M.D., F.A.A.P. is an Associate Clinical Professor at the USC School of Medicine and the UCI School of Medicine. He supervises and instructs medical students and pediatric residents at Miller Childrens Hospital, Long Beach, California and the LAC-USC Medical Center. He spent three years at LAC-USC Medical Center as a pediatric resident. Following this tour he stayed an additional year as Chief Pediatric Resident. In 1984 he joined the staff of the Pediatric Medical Center. Since then he has been in the private practice of pediatrics while maintaining his faculty appointments at USC and UCI. Prior to writing for The Informed Parent, he was a Long Beach Press Telegram contributing columnist. Dr. Theriot is currently the executive editor for The Informed Parent, an online pediatric journal. He and his wife Patricia reside in Long Beach and are actively engaged in raising three sons.

Peter W. Welty, M.D., F.A.A.P. is an Assistant Clinical Professor of Pediatrics at both USC School of Medicine and UCI School of Medicine. He supervises and teaches pediatric residents and medical students at Miller Childrens Hospital, Long Beach, California and U.C. Irvine After completing his pediatric training at LAC-USC Medical Center he joined the staff of the Pediatric Medical Center in the private practice of pediatrics while maintaining his faculty appointments at USC and UCI Schools of Medicine. He is a contributing child care columnist for The Informed Parent. He and his wife Anne are enthusiastically rearing four daughters.

Shanna R. Cox, M.D., F.A.A.P. spent eight years on the east coast where she graduated cum laude from Harvard University with a degree in Behavioral Neuroscience, and where she received her medical doctorate degree from the University of Virginia. Returning to her roots in Southern California, she spent three years as a pediatric resident at Miller Children's Hospital and UCI Medical Center. At the completion of her pediatric training, Dr. Cox joined the Pediatric Medical Center in Long Beach, California in July 2003. In addition to her clinical work in the office, Dr. Cox is on the teaching faculty at Miller Children's Hospital in Long Beach, and is a volunteer faculty member for the University of California, Irvine.

Lori Livingston, M.D. is a Volunteer Clinical Faculty Member for the UCI School of Medicine. Dr. Livingston graduated from the University of California, San Diego summa cum laude with a degree in Animal Physiology and a minor in Dance. Subsequently, she attended the University of California, Los Angeles School of Medicine where she received her doctorate. Dr. Livingston completed her pediatric training at UCI and became a member of the Pediatric Medical Center staff in July 2007. In addition to the private practice of pediatrics, Dr. Livingston teaches medical students and residents at Miller Children’s Hospital. She happily resides in Long Beach with her husband Jason, who is a personal trainer.

Publications

A.D.D. A Primer For Parents and Teachers (Handbook)

by
John H. Samson, M.D., F.A.A.P.
Michael L. Goodin, M.D., F.A.A.P.
Louis P. Theriot, M.D., F.A.A.P.
Peter W. Welty, M.D., F.A.A.P.
Sandra Smith, Ph.D.
Suzanne Peredo, M.S.W.

$9.00 + $1.50 s/h

Allergy Handbook

by
John H. Samson, M.D., F.A.A.P.
Michael L. Goodin, M.D., F.A.A.P.
Louis P. Theriot, M.D., F.A.A.P.
Peter W. Welty, M.D., F.A.A.P.

$9.00 + $1.50 s/h

Underachievement: Reversing the Process (Book)

by
John H. Samson, M.D., F.A.A.P.
Carolyn Warnemuende, M.S.

$13.95 + $1.50 s/h

Accepted PPOs