Azalea Pediatrics provides primary care for infants, children and teens in Columbus, GA.
Amy Brown, MD
Azalea Pediatrics provides primary care for infants, children and teens in Columbus, GA.
Amy Brown, MD
Flu vaccines have arrived. Call us today to schedule a vaccine visit!
Now accepting all major insurances
Partnerships Built on Trust
Choosing a pediatrician for your child is an important decision! We value effective communication and strive to establish long term relationships built on mutual respect and trust.
New Patients Welcome
Thank you for trusting us with your child’s health. We welcome new patients starting at birth, and established patients can be seen up to their nineteenth birthday.
We Accept Most Insurance
In order to be as accessible as possible to the families in our community, we take most insurances, including Medicaid.
Get the Right Dose
Be confident that you are treating your child’s pain or fever with the correct dose of medication. We can guide you on how much to give, based on your child’s weight.
It is national nutrition month. Kids nutritional needs change throughout childhood.
If you have questions about your child's specific needs, make an appointment so we can discuss.
The article linked is great introductory information for parents.
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Childhood Nutrition
www.healthychildren.org
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Do you have questions or concerns about vaccines?
We know everyone wants to do what is best for their child. There is so much information and unfortunately some of it is untrue.
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Did you know that Dr. Brown has been taking classes for the last year to be able to offer breastfeeding help in house to our breastfeeding moms? She has been taking classes with the Institute for the Advancement of Breastfeeding and Lactation Education to learn all she can about this complicated topic.
What does that mean for you? If you need assistance with breastfeeding you can now call and schedule an appointment with Dr. Brown for help. We do greatly appreciate all the lactation support our patients have received from consultants in the community, we are excited to be able to offer more services to our patients. ... See MoreSee Less
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As a pediatrician my heart breaks for this child and their family. Measles is one of the most if not the most contagious virus that exists. Measles will infect 90% of non immune people exposed to it. It can live in the air and on surfaces hours after the infected person leaves the area. Two doses of measles vaccine is 97% effective against the measles. Prior to the introduction of the measles vaccine 2.6 million people died every year from the measles.
So what does the measles look like or do? Measles generally starts like many viruses with fever, cough, red watery eyes and runny nose. 3-5 days after those symptoms start the rash begins. The rash generally begins on the face and moves down the body. Some people also develop white spots in their mouth.
1 in 5 people with the measles will require hospitalization. 1 in 20 children with measles develop viral pneumonia and this is the most common cause of death in children from the measles. 1 in 1000 children will develop swelling of the brain known as encephalitis which can lead to hearing loss, seizures or death. 1 to 3 of every 1000 children will unfortunately die either from neurological or respiratory complications. Even if someone survives relatively unscathed initially a rare but fatal condition called subacute sclerosing panencephalitis can develop 7-10 years after the initial measles infection. Also within the last decade it has been discovered that the measles virus can destroy your Immune system’s memory which means even if you had been exposed to an illness in the past and developed immunity, you no longer have it.
There is NO specific treatment or cure for the measles once you have it.An unvaccinated school-age child has died from measles in West Texas, according to Texas health officials. AAP President Susan Kressly said, “As a pediatrician, I am heartbroken to learn that a child has died from measles. This is a tragic and devastating loss, and our thoughts are with the family and community affected. One death from a preventable disease is one too many.” The measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) vaccine protects children from serious illness. However, when immunization rates drop in a community, measles can spread and put children at risk.
“No parent should have to experience the loss of a child to a preventable disease. Vaccines save lives. Pediatricians are here to talk with families about their child's health, including how they can access vaccines. We must support immunization programs so that children in every community get the opportunity to grow up healthy and strong,” said Dr. Kressly. Read AAP's full statement: www.aap.org/en/news-room/news-releases/pediatrics2/2025/statement-from-aap-president-on-first-mea... ... See MoreSee Less
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If your child or someone you know is on a 504 plan at school, this will affect them. Please take a look at the information. ... See MoreSee Less
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Flu season has been exceptionally bad this year and flu levels are extremely high right now. If you have not had your flu vaccine please get it as it takes at least 10 days to build immunity after a vaccine.
Do your best to avoid sick people. I know this is difficult as people often do not realize they are sick at first.
Wash your hands with either soap or water or hand sanitizer.
If you are sick try to isolate yourself from others particularly high risk individuals.
The flu like many illnesses is most dangerous to children under the age of 5 and the elderly.
If you already have had the flu this season, you can get it again. We are seeing multiple cases of people having flu A and then a few weeks later getting flu B.
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