Our office welcomes new patients. Choosing the right pediatrician for your child is one of the most important decisions you will make. By selecting our office, you can feel confident and comfortable that you have made the right decision.

To understand what to expect for your child's first visit to our practice, please read through this page.

Our Mission

We are a full-service pediatric office, with two pediatricians, Dr. Smita Parikh Mengers, MD and Dr. Wendy R. VanBronkhorst, MD. As medical professionals and mothers, our practice is committed to providing personalized and comprehensive care for infants, children, adolescents and young adults. Our approach is gentle and conservative, with an emphasis on prevention and quality care. At our office, we enjoy spending quality time with each and every patient and their family. Call us today to schedule an appointment: 301-540-7496.

Newborn Care And In-Patient Hospital Care

At this time, our providers are not seeing newborns in the hospital.

Your baby will be cared for by the hospital’s on-call neonatologist or pediatric team during your hospital stay. Before you go home, the hospital provider will complete your baby’s discharge paperwork. These discharge papers are very important—please be sure to bring them with you to your baby’s first visit in our office.

Once you are discharged, we look forward to welcoming your family to our practice and providing ongoing, personalized care for your baby. If you have any questions or need help scheduling your newborn’s first appointment, our office staff is always happy to assist you.

Child, Adolescent, and Young Adult Care

We provide compassionate, comprehensive care for children from infancy through adolescence. Our focus is on building trusted relationships with families while supporting each child’s physical, emotional, and developmental well-being.

Our services include routine well-child visits, preventive care and immunizations, management of common childhood illnesses, and guidance on growth, nutrition, sleep, behavior, and overall health. We also offer adolescent visits and sports physicals in an environment that is respectful, supportive, and age-appropriate.

We value open communication and encourage parents and adolescents to ask questions and take an active role in their healthcare. Our goal is to partner with families to help children grow into healthy, confident young adults.

Calling During Office Hours

Our medical assistants are personally trained to provide helpful and accurate telephone advice. Many problems can be safely and effectively handled at home.

If you need a call back by one of the doctors: We return non-urgent calls in between appointments when time permits. Otherwise, calls are returned at the end of morning or afternoon hours. Calls are usually returned within three hours.

Prescription Refills

Please allow 24 hours for request to be completed. You may call the office or use the patient portal to make request.

Referrals

When calling our office for specialist referrals, you may call or use the patient portal to make request. Referrals will be completed within 24 hours.

Calling After Office Hours

Should you feel your situation is a life or limb threatening emergency,  CALL 911 or go to the nearest emergency room  .

Please make sure you have called the office to see what provider is on call and call the number given. Please do not call a provider who is not on call as your phone call will not be returned. The after hour covering doctor is unable to call in prescription refills, make appointments, cancel appointment, or reschedule appointments.

For urgent, non-life threatening situations, please leave your name, patient's name, phone number, and a brief message. Your call should be returned within two hours.

Directions

From Gaithersburg:
Take I-270 N to Germantown exit 16B. Go West on Father Hurley Blvd. Turn left on to Wisteria Dr. Take the first left into the complex, and go up the hill. Take the first right into the parking lot; we're the 2nd door facing the lot.

 From Clarksburg: 
Take I- 270 S to Germantown exit 16B. Go West on Father Hurley Blvd. Turn left on to Wisteria Dr. Take the first left into the complex, and go up the hill. Take the first right into the parking lot; we're the 2nd door facing the lot.