Of course your pediatrician can answer your questions, but if you’d like to do a little research on your own, there’s a brand new website that has all the answers.
DRMDK.com was started by Dr. Melvin Koplow. He asked his friends, noted pediatricians from around the NY area, to film videos on their areas of expertise. What resulted is a website with hundreds of videos on every medical subject you can imagine, including: allergy, asthma, autism, breastfeeding, hematology, growth, development and so much more.
You’ll find many of the most respected doctors in NY on DRMDK.com:
• You can see and hear Dr. Steven Shelov, Head of Pediatrics at Maimonides Medical Center, discuss ear infections, divorce, parenting, flu, antibiotics and more • Dr. Martin Fisher, Director of Adolescent Medicine at Schneider Children’s Hospital, has videos about adolescent issues and eating disorders
• Dr. Warren Seigel, Director of Pediatrics at Coney Island Hospital, explores depression, drug abuse and weight problems
• Dr. Michael Marcus, a pediatric pulmonary specialist at Maimonides Medical Center, discusses asthma, allergy testing and the flu vaccine
• Dr. Oded Preis, a neonatal specialist, has videos on just about everything you need to know about newborns
• Dr. Jay Dolitsky, Pediatric ENT at the Manhattan Eye, Ear, Throat Hospital, discusses ear infections and nasal problems
• Dr. Henry Anhalt, Director of Pediatric Endocrinology and Diabetes at Saint Barnabas Medical Center, takes a look at childhood diabetes and weight problems
• Dr. Michael La Corte, Assistant Chief of Staff at Schneider Children’s Hospital, a pediatric cardiologist, talks about all sorts of childhood heart problems.
These are just a handful of the wonderful doctors who contributed their time, energy and vast knowledge to this amazing project.
A video that every parent should view is titled Internet Safety for Kids. On it, you’ll hear guidelines to keep your Internet-savvy youngsters protected while surfing the net.
In addition to videos, there’s up-to-the-minute pediatric medical news, as well as links to every medical resource available.
There are info sheets on every subject you can imagine. There’s also a growth calculator. If you enter your child’s height and weight now, it will calculate your child’s height and weight at the age of 18. It’s very precise.
The website is truly a pediatric office without walls. There is a lot of incorrect information on the Internet. You can count on the fact that all the information on DRMDK.com is not only correct—it’s coming from the best of the best.
You could probably spend an entire day exploring this website. When clicking on info sheets, you never know what you’ll find. Click on “allergy” and you’ll get a list of tips on how to desensitize a house. Click on “asthma” and you’re taken to the NYS Department of Health asthma information page. Click on “diarrhea” (who really wants to do that?) and you’ll find yourself on the National Digestive Diseases Information page. Click on “overweight child” and you’ll get excellent advice that takes your child’s feelings into account.
Not only are the doctors top in their fields, they’re compassionate as well, making DRMDK.com the best place to find the information you need. So, the next time you have a medical question, visit DRMDK.com. Just make sure you have lots of time. Once you start viewing videos, it’s hard to pull yourself away.
