Pediatrics in Ottawa · Westboro + Orléans
Care for the next twenty years.
From the first sleepy week home to the last year of high school, your child gets the same clinic, the same records, and clinicians who actually have time. Warm with kids. Straight with parents.
- Same-day sick visits, held every morning
- Newborns seen within 2 business days
- 24/7 nurse advice line
Today: sick-visit slots open at both clinics from 8 am
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Ottawa clinics — Westboro + Orléans
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Clinicians: 4 pediatricians, 2 nurse practitioners
24/7
Nurse advice line for registered families
48h
Newborns seen within two business days of coming home
What we do
Every age, every stage — one clinic that knows your kid
Well-child visits
The appointments that watch your child grow
Scheduled checkups from the first week of life through age seventeen — growth plotted on a curve, development reviewed honestly, and real time for the questions you actually came with.
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Immunizations
On schedule, on evidence, at your pace
We follow the routine immunization schedule recommended by national public-health guidelines, and we walk you through what's due and why at every visit. Questions are welcome here — including the hard ones.
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Sick visits
Same-day slots, held every morning
Fevers, ear pulls, wheezes, rashes, the mysterious 'just not themselves' — we hold same-day appointments every weekday morning so sick kids see their own clinic, not a waiting room of strangers.
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Newborn care
The first weeks, with a hand on your shoulder
New babies are seen within two business days of coming home. Weight checks, feeding support, jaundice review, safe-sleep guidance — and honest reassurance about what's normal at 3 a.m.
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Adolescent medicine
Care that takes teenagers seriously
From about age twelve, visits include private time with the clinician and a plain explanation of confidentiality. Sleep, mood, sport, skin, periods, school pressure — all of it belongs in the room.
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Not sure where to start?
Answer two questions and get a checklist for exactly your visit — what to bring, what happens, and how long it takes.
The growth ruler
A visit schedule you never have to memorize
Well-child visits follow a rhythm from the first week of life through age seventeen. We track what's due — checkups and immunizations — and remind you before every milestone.
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3–5 days
Weight, feeding, jaundice — and how you're doing
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1 month
Feeding rhythm, sleep patterns, early social smiles
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2 months
First immunizations, growth curve begins in earnest
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4 months
Rolling, reaching, laughing — routine immunizations
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6 months
Starting solids, sitting practice, immunizations
- …and every stage after, to age 17
Your care team
Four pediatricians. Two nurse practitioners. Zero rushing.
Dr. Sanjay Mehta
Pediatrician · Westboro
General pediatrics · Asthma and allergy follow-up · Complex-care coordination
Dr. Claire Whitfield
Pediatrician · Westboro + Orléans
Newborn and infant care · Feeding medicine · Prematurity follow-up
Dr. Amira Hassan
Pediatrician · Orléans
Adolescent medicine · Mental-health first assessment · Menstrual health
Two clinics, one record
Westboro and Orléans
Westboro clinic
421 Churchill Avenue N, Suite 200 · Ottawa, ON K1Z 5C7
Monday – Thursday: 8:00 am – 6:00 pm
Orléans clinic
2276 Tenth Line Road, Unit 5 · Ottawa, ON K4A 4X4
Monday – Friday: 8:30 am – 5:30 pm
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