Dr. Sharon R. Band, MD
Pediatrician
16 Delfae Dr Warsaw VA, 22572About
Dr. Sharon Band is a pediatrician practicing in Warsaw, VA. Dr. Band is a doctor who specializes in the health care of children. As a pedicatrician, Dr. Band diagnoses and treats infections, injuries, diseases and other disorders in children. Pediatricians typically work with infants, children, teenagers and young adults up to age 21. They practice medical care as well as preventative health care. Dr. Band can oversee and manage the physical, mental and emotional health of their patients.
Education and Training
West Virginia University School of Medicine 2000
Board Certification
board-certified in pediatrics
American Board of Pediatrics (ABP)
PediatricsAmerican Board of PediatricsABP
Provider Details
Treatments
- Sinusitis
- Allergies
- Ear Infection
- Acid Reflux
- Fever
- Hay Fever (allergic Rhinitis)
- Bronchitis
- Tonsillitis
- Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (adhd)
Professional Memberships
- Fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics (FAAP)
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Get to know Pediatrician Dr. Sharon R. Band, who serves patients in Richmond, Virginia.
Recognized as a caring and compassionate pediatrician, Dr. Band tends to patients at the Children’s Hospital of Richmond in Virginia.
Educated in the United States, she received her medical degree from the West Virginia University School of Medicine in 2000. In order to further her training, she completed a residency in pediatrics at the Nationwide Children’s Hospital in 2003.
A Fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics (FAAP), the doctor is board-certified in pediatrics by the American Board of Pediatrics (ABP). The mission of the ABP is to advance child health by certifying pediatricians who meet standards of excellence and are committed to continuous learning and improvement.
Pediatrics is the branch of medicine that involves the medical care of infants, children, and adolescents. The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends individuals be under pediatric care up to the age of 21. Pediatricians provide medical care to people ranging in age from newborns to young adults. They are trained to examine, diagnose, and treat children with a wide variety of injuries and illnesses through all of their developmental stages, as they grow and mature.
Happily married, Dr. Band and her husband have triplet daughters and two dogs. In her leisure time, she enjoys participating in the church choir, Make a Wish foundation and other church activities. She also loves to kayak.
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