Nicole A. Panza, MD

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Get to know Pediatrician Dr. Nicole A. Panza, who serves patients in Westfield, New Jersey.

As a board-certified pediatrician, Dr. Panza loves developing relationships with patients and becoming a part of their family. She grew up in Westfield and is thrilled to have the opportunity to work alongside her father at Pediatric Associates of Westfield.

With a love for developing a relationship with patients, she enjoys becoming part of their family. She spends time getting to know her patients so that she can deliver individualized care and help keep each child healthy and safe. “I enjoy the opportunity pediatrics offers to start children on the right path and then watch them grow”.

The staff at Pediatric Associates of Westfield have the training, certification, and experience necessary to ensure that their patients receive high quality care. They strive to provide the most appropriate advice for parents of children of all ages, based on their training and experience as physicians and as parents, as well as their relationship with the individual patient. 

Throughout her academic career, Dr. Panza graduated from Wake Forest University in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. She then went on to receive her Master’s degree in Biomedical Sciences from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York, followed by her medical degree from St. George’s University in Grenada. She also completed her residency in pediatrics at Goryeb Children’s Hospital – part of Atlantic Health System.

A member of the American Academy of Pediatrics, she 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. 

Interested in travel medicine, Dr. Panza is affiliated with Overlook Medical Center.

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.

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