Dr. Rebecca F. Vickers, MD

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Get to know Pediatrician Dr. Rebecca F. Vickers, who serves patients in Arnold, Maryland.

A committed pediatrician, Dr. Vickers established Arundel Pediatrics, PA in 2006, and has been happy to practice with her colleagues in Linthicum originally, and then a few years later in the Arnold location, where she currently works.

Her primary focus is on wellness and preventive health, and she tries to apply a holistic and integrative approach with all of her patients. She uses the functional medicine model to approach more complicated patients, with special interests in asthma/allergies, autism, behavior/development, celiac disease, and ADD/ADHD/mental health.

Pertaining to her educational pursuits, Dr. Vickers graduated from the University of Michigan with a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology, and obtained her medical degree from New York Medical College. She then went on to complete her residency in pediatrics at Johns Hopkins Hospital.

Recognized as 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.

To boot, she is certified by the American Heart Association in Basic Life Support for Healthcare Providers (CPR), Neonatal Advanced Life Support (NRP), and Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS).

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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