Pediatrics

Our pediatricians and staff are committed to meeting the health care needs of young people from newborn to early adulthood in a welcoming and informative environment. We provide a wide range of pediatric services from birth through adolescence. Because we are part of an academic medical center, our patients receive the advantages of the latest research and innovation in health care both in the promotion of wellness and the treatment of illness.

Meet Our Providers

Our pediatricians are certified by the American Board of Pediatrics and are Fellows of the American Academy of Pediatricians. Many have additional advanced training. They have extensive experience in caring for children and a vast array of special clinical interests.

	Latesha I. Thomas, M.D., is a graduate of the University of Connecticut School of Medicine where she also completed her pediatrics residency. Dr. Dawson sees patients in East Hartford.
	Aruna Ramanan, M.D., graduated from South Gujarat University Medical School, India, and performed residencies at India's Institute of Child Health and Hospital for Children and at Long Island Jewish Medical Center, New York where she also completed a pediatric hematology and oncology fellowship. Dr. Ramanan is board-certified in pediatrics and pediatric hematology/oncology. Prior to joining UConn she was chief of pediatrics at Charter Oak Clinic, Hartford. She speaks Hindi/Urdu, Gujarati and Tamil and sees patients in West Hartford.
	Larry Scherzer, M.D., M.P.H., is a graduate of Albany Medical College of Union University. He completed his pediatric residency at Children's Hospital of the District of Columbia and Boston City Hospital. He was a Robert Woods Johnson Clinical Scholar at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine. Prior to joining UConn he was chief of ambulatory pediatrics at Baltimore City Hospital and chief of pediatrics at Kaiser Permanente. Dr. Scherzer's special interests are behavioral pediatrics and adolescent medicine. He sees patients in East and West Hartford.

Services

Medical services include newborn, well child and adolescent care; physical, school, sports and camp exams; immunizations; routine tests and screenings; consultative services; diagnostic and treatment services for acute and chronic illness; hospital care and more.

Appointments

You will be given the earliest possible appointment with your child's practitioner. If an appointment is needed immediately, we will make every effort to have your child seen by a physician the same day.

We are accepting new patients and welcome referrals. We participate in most major insurance plans. Parents-to-be are encouraged to make an appointment to meet with one of our pediatricians prior to the birth of their baby. We see newborns at UConn's John Dempsey Hospital and many other hospitals in the area.