Dr. Gellady and the Pediatric Wellness Center of Tampa Bay in New Port Richey offer a complete array of healthcare services designed to keep children of all ages fit and healthy. Select any of the services below to learn more about them, or you can simply call our office to schedule an appointment at your earliest convenience.
Immunizations
12 Easy Guidelines to Eating Right
- Eating more slowly will give your body time to recognize you are getting full
- Choose to eat foods that are lower in fat
- Avoid fast food or processed meals
- Increase water intake and avoid drinks with sugar (Coke, Pepsi, tea, etc.); don't drink your calories
- Change all white products to whole grain (white rice, white bread, white pasta)
- Eating fiber-filled foods will help you stay full (apples, beans, green leafy vegetables, etc.)
- When going for seconds, always choose wisely
- Regulate portion sizes (they should be the size of your fist)
- Rev your metabolism and keep hunger at bay with five smaller mini-meals/snacks a day
- Chicken and fish are good choices (red meat only 2 times per week)
- As always, fruits and vegetables are your best choices for side dishes and snacks
- Get 30 - 60 minutes of exercise daily
Make Time For Exercise
Weight Management Tips
Attention Deficit Disorder and
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
Dr. Gellady and The Pediatric Wellness Center of Tampa Bay in New Port Richey provide comprehensive testing and treatment for Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD) and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD).
For our established patients here are a few reminders:
- Pick up your prescription every month
- Schedule an appointment every 3 months
- Please provide report cards/progress reports & teacher evaluation forms at your visit
Our Focus on Childhood Wellness
Wellness visits are very important to monitor your child's growth and developmental patterns. To learn more about vaccines, visit the American Academy of Pediatrics.
Dr. Gellady and the Pediatric Wellness Center of Tampa Bay schedule wellness appointments at the following ages:
- Newborn exam
- 1 month
- 2 months
- 4 months
- 6 months
- 9 months
- 12 months
- 15 months
- 18 months
- 24 months
- 30 months
- Yearly
10 ways to have fun and keep your family fit
Here are 10 tried and true ways to improve your family's health.
- Eat Together. Sit down in a designated area and have at least one meal with your children a day.
- Play together. Have a set time everyday to be active together. It may be a walk around the block, a game of freeze tag, or balloon volleyball on a rainy day inside the house.
- Keep the television out of the bedroom.
- Avoid soda and juice. If you drink juice dilute it with water.
- Eat at least 5 fruits or vegetables a day.
- Eat small frequent meals. Be aware of serving sizes.
- No eating in front of the television or computer.
- Smaller first plates, seconds are OK, but no thirds.
- Do not eat out of a bag or box. Put your snacks in small snack bags or on a plate.
- Move more. Count your steps by using a pedometer. Adults should walk 10,000 steps a day and children should walk 15,000 steps a day. All physical activity adds up!
Pain-Free Circumcisions in the Tampa Bay Area
Studies have shown that infants react more severely to future pain when the pain of circumcision is not controlled. Please, do not let anyone do this procedure on your newborn son without excellent pain control! Unfortunately, this is not the standard that is employed today. Babies can feel pain and will remember it.
The best control of pain—and the method I use—can be achieved by a nerve block and topical anesthesia. Many doctors do not have the expertise or don't want to spend the extra time it takes to do a proper block. Many of the babies that I circumcise sleep through the entire procedure without feeling pain.
If you have decided to have your newborn son circumcised, you can choose to have this experience be as pain free as possible! Please contact my office at (727) 807-7800 to schedule a time to discuss your questions and concerns about your baby's circumcision.
Dr. Gellady's Pediatric Wellness Center of Tampa Bay is located in New Port Richey, Florida, about 25 miles northwest of Tampa. Whether, you live next door or across the country, it would be a pleasure for Dr. Gellady to discuss the risks and benefits of this procedure with you in more detail. My patients in the Tampa Bay area have been trusting their health to me and my professional staff at the Pediatric Wellness Center for more than 30 years, and I was recently recognized as one of the outstanding Pediatricians in Tampa Bay as selected by my peers in the field of pediatrics.
A recent actual circumcision patient of Dr. Gellady's, sleeping through the procedure. Your newborn son deserves the same experience!
Expert Care Begins on Day 1
Dr. Gellady is currently seeing newborns at Trinity Medical Center in New Port Richey, Florida, and at Morton Plant Mease Hospital in Countryside, Florida.
Are Your Kids Ready For School?
Here is the schedule of immunizations for children from birth through 6 years of age and from 7 years to 18 years of age as currently recommended by the Center for Disease Control (CDC) and required by most schools.
Pediatric Wellness Center of Tampa Bay in New Port Richey, Florida
4738 Grand Blvd, Suite C | New Port Richey, FL 34652 | 727-807-7800