Primary Care Centers
Nationwide Children's offers community-based physician services for children (ages birth to 21) to help you keep your child healthy with regular physical exams, vision, hearing and general development checks, and immunizations against childhood diseases. The best health care for children begins with a qualified pediatrician. And when your child is sick, it's comforting to get help from a pediatrician you already know and trust.
The Primary Care Network at Nationwide Children's is one of the largest in the country. If your child is a patient of Nationwide Children’s Primary Care Network, ask for a free bicycle helmet during your next appointment at any of our 10 locations. Helmets will be available while supplies last.
Read about the Columbus Youth Bicycle Helmet Law.
Hours, information and maps for each Primary Care Center are available in our Maps & Directions section. Please select a location to see this information: Downtown, Eastland, Hilltop, Linden, Near East, Northland, Olentangy, South High, Westside, Whitehall.
To schedule an appointment, call (614) 722-6200
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Vaccine Record
Partnership with the Wiggles
Dr. Olivia Thomas, Section Chief of Ambulatory Pediatrics at Nationwide Children’s Hospital, participated in a Public Service Announcement (PSA) to support a partnership between Reach Out and Read® and The Wiggles. During The Wiggles’ “Go Bananas Live!” 2009 summer tour, families were encouraged to bring a new book to donate to Reach Out and Read®. Watch the PSA.
Collaborative Children's Health Report
In 2008, Nationwide Children's partnered with the Columbus Public Health Department and many local organizations to present the 10 most significant health indicators affecting Franklin County children. A few indicators from the Full Potential Community Report are highlighted below:
Primary Care Center Doctors
Downtown Primary Care Center (Red)
Nicole Caldwell, MD
Stefanie Bester, MD
William Cotton, MD
Downtown Primary Care Center (Yellow)
Jagadisharaje Urs, MD
Pamela Phillips, MD
Elizabeth Bauer, MD
Cheryl Pippin, MD
Lakshmi Atkuri, MD
Angela Jones, MD
Emily Decker, MD
Eastland Primary Care Center
Julie Castrop, MD
Hilltop Primary Care Center
Tanushree Ghosh, DO
Stefanie Bester, MD
Maureen Kollar, DO
Linden Primary Care Center
Jack Kopechek, MD
Martha Miller, MD
Uma Gupta, MD
Akua Amponsah, MD
Kerry McGee, MD
Near East Primary Care Center
Douglas McLaughlin, MD
Judith Groner, MD
Mary Kay Kuzma, MD
Wendy Anderson, MD
Angela Jones, MD
Northland Primary Care Center
Janice Taylor, MD
Uma Gupta, MD
Rachel Rosenfeld, MD
Lakshmi Atkuri, MD
Michelle Phillips, MD
Christine Dugan, MD
Kerry McGee, MD
Melissa Meyer, MD
Olentangy Primary Care Center
Shilpa Sangvai, MD
Ranee Jostpille, MD
Alex Rakowsky, MD
South High Primary Care Center (Internal Medicine/Pediatrics)
Scott Holliday, MD
Linda Chun, MD
Camilla Curren, MD
Kimberly Bates, MD
Richard Rodenberg, MD
Westside Primary Care Center
William Cotton, MD
Monica Gilbert, MD
Carrie Cacioppo, MD
Milgro Castaneda, MD
Stefanie Bester, MD
Jagadisharaje Urs, MD
Linda Chun, MD
Kerry McGee, MD
Dane Snyder, MD
Whitehall Primary Care Center
Razan Alkhoury, MD
Obiaghanwa Ugbana, MD
Aurelia Jackson, MD
Patricia Fine-Rosenstein, MD
Stephen Hersey, MD
Lakshmi Atkuri, MD
Akua Amponsah, MD
Christine Dugan, MD
Kerry McGee, MD
Dane Snyder, MD
Float/Contingent Doctors
Uma Gupta, MD
Shilpa Sangvai, MD
Stephen Hersey, MD
Anuja Sriparameswaran, MD
Michele Oyoretey, MD
Amy Sternstein, MD
Nate O'Dorisio, MD
Eric Schumacher, DO
