We follow the American Academy of Pediatrics' guidelines for well visit appointments. We recommend a schedule of routine well visits, screening, and immunizations to help your child stay healthy and monitor growth and development.
| Age (check-up) | Immunizations | Labs |
| Newborn - 2 to 3 days after leaving hospital | HepB | |
| 7-10 days | None | |
| 1 month | None | |
| 2 month | DTaP, Hib, IPV (Pentacel), Prevnar, Rotavirus, HepB | |
| 4 month | DTaP, Hib, IPV (Pentacel), Prevnar, Rotavirus | |
| 6 month | DTaP, Hib, IPV (Pentacel), Prevnar, Rotavirus | |
| 9 month | HepB (if not received at 6 months) | Hemoglobin(anemia screen) |
| 12 month - on or after 1st birthday | Varicella (chicken pox), Prevnar, MMR | Lead level, hemoglobin if not already done |
| 15 month | DTaP, Hib, IPV (Pentacel), HepA | |
| 18 month | None | |
| 2 year | HepA, catch up, if any | Lead level, Hemoglobin(anemia screen) |
| 3 year | catch up, if any | |
| 4-6 year - needs exam each year | DTaP, IPV, MMR, Varicella (chicken pox) | |
| 11 year - yearly exam | HPV, Tdap, Menactra (meningitis) | |
| 12-15 year - yearly exam | HPV | Lipid profile |
| 16 - 20 year - yearly exam | Menactra (meningitis), Trumemba |
DTaP vaccine protects against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis (whooping cough).
Tdap is a "booster" shot for diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis (whooping cough).
HepA vaccine protects against Hepatitis A, a virus that causes a liver infection.
HepB vaccine protects against Hepatitis B, a viral infection that can lead to liver damage and cancer.
Hib immunization prevents childhood Haemophilus influenzae B infections, which can cause severe and potentially deady illnesses.
HPV vaccine protects against the most common types of the virus human papillomavirus, which cause cervical cancer and genital warts in females and penile, rectal, and oral cancer in males.
IPV immunization protects against polio.
MMR vaccine is a "3-in-1" vaccine that protects against measles, mumps, and rubella
Menactra vaccine offers protection against the meningococcal bacteria, one of the leading causes of bacterial meningitis in children.
Pentacel combintion vaccine that includes DTap, Hib, IPV.
Prevnar vaccine protects against the pneumococcal bacteria that causes pneumonia, sepsis(bacteria in blood), and meningitis as well as ear infections.
Rotavirus oral vaccine protects against a virus that causes vomiting, diarrhea, and dehydration.
Trumemba vaccine protects against serotype B mengicoccal disease, one of the leading causes of menigitis.