- Medical Weight LossWe will see your baby for the first check-up one to three days after discharge from the hospital in order to support breastfeeding, monitor normal weight loss, and evaluate possible jaundice. We will see you and your baby again at three weeks of age and for subsequent periodic checkups. Our patients come from a wide geographic area in and north of Nashville, so, if your baby is born in another nursery in the area, he/she will be seen by a pediatrician who takes call at that hospital. Please call our office to make an appointment for one to three days after discharge from the hospital.
- Pediatric CareReceived her medical degree from The Medical College of Virginia in Richmond, Virginia. She completed her pediatric training at Vanderbilt and practiced in the Gallatin area for 7 years before joining Rivergate Pediatrics in 1996. She served as treasurer and fellow-at-large for the Tennessee chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), was on the boards of CASA, CPIPA, Vanderbilt Children’s Hospital, and the Cumberland Pediatric Foundation (CPF), where she served as president. Dr. White has participated in four mission trips to Guatemala. She currently serves on the Virginia Tech Biology Alumni Board and is an active member of the AAP section on Adolescents. She is one of six children and the mother of one amazing daughter, Lauren White, an epidemiologist for the state of Montana.
- Primary CareDr. Toni-Ann Wright received her medical degree from Loma Linda University in 2011 and completed her pediatric residency at LeBonheur Children’s Medical Center in Memphis, TN in 2014. Dr. Wright worked in primary care for two years in Memphis and urgent care for the past two years in Nashville. She joined our practice in November of 2018. She received her under-graduate degree from Oakwood University, an historically black university in Huntsville, AL, and she is an active member in her church. She enjoys volunteering in the community and in her spare time she enjoys cooking, salsa dancing and yoga.
- Emergency CareDr. Laura D’Aoust received her medical degree from Vanderbilt University in 2016 after finishing the combined MD-PhD program and completed her pediatric residency at Vanderbilt Children’s Hospital in 2019. She received her undergraduate degree from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in Cambridge, MA. Dr. D’Aoust worked in urgent care in the greater Nashville area for 3 years prior to joining our practice in August of 2022. She enjoys spending her time with her dog and her husband, reading, and enjoying concerts.
- ImmunizationsDestruction of Records. Medical records (with the exception of immunization records) are destroyed 10 years after the patient becomes inactive or one year past majority (19 years of age) whichever is longer. The original records may be requested by you in lieu of destruction.
- PregnancyDr. Timothy Eidson received his medical degree from the University of Tennessee in Memphis. He completed his pediatric training at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas and was chief resident at Texas Children’s Hospital. He joined Rivergate Pediatrics in July 2000. He is currently Co-chair of Autism Speaks’ Autism Treatment Network Family Advisory Council. He has served as president of the Cumberland Pediatric Foundation Board and is a member of the Physician Advisory Council at Vanderbilt Children’s Hospital. He has four children and is married to Dr. Stephanie Eidson. He and his wife teach prenatal classes at the Cumberland Crisis Pregnancy Center in Hendersonville. He enjoys running and is an Elder at his church.
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- Mental HealthRights to Request Restrictions. You have the right to request a restriction in our use or disclosure of your PHI for treatment, payment, or health care operations. You also have the right to request a limit to the PHI we disclose about you to certain family members or responsible parties involved in your care or payment for your care (for example, minors, when treated for STI’s, contraception, substance abuse, or behavioral/mental health). In addition, you may opt out of processes that allow your health care providers to share information about your PHI (for example, we may look up information about your prescription history when writing you a prescription). To request a restriction, please fill out our “Request for Limitation and Restriction of PHI” form and give it to Rivergate Pediatrics Administrator or your physician. We are not required to agree to your request, but, if we do agree, we will make our best effort to comply, unless the information is needed to provide you emergency treatment or is otherwise required by law. If you pay for services out-of-pocket, we must comply with your request to limit disclosures related to those services to insurance company or health plan.
- Behavioral HealthRivergate Pediatrics, PC is a Patient Centered Medical Home (PCMH), which is a care delivery model whereby your treatment is coordinated through your primary care physician here at Rivergate Pediatrics to ensure you receive the necessary care when and where you need it, in a manner you can understand. It is important for you to provide us with your medical history, as well as information about any care you obtain outside of our practice to include your current medications, recent test results, visits to other doctors and health care providers, behavioral health services, hospitalizations, and emergency department visits.
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