Practice News

UPDATED 9/2025

FLU VACCINES ARE IN!
We have Flu Vaccine clinics starting in October. Click here to: Make Your Child’s Flu Vaccine Appointment. These appointments are for Established Patients only, ages 6 months and above. If you have not yet been seen in our office, please call us to make your child’s flu vaccine appointment.
Online appointment booking is sensitive to hyphens and apostrophes. Do not use when making the appointment or the system may not find your child.
Example 1: “Jane-Marie Doe” should be entered as First Name: Jane Marie    Last Name: Doe 
Example 2: “John Brown-Smith” should be entered as First Name: John    Last Name: Brown Smith
Example 3: “La’Toya Jones” should be entered as First Name: LaToya    Last Name: Jones

New Provider: Doctor of Nursing Practice, Family Nurse Practitioner
We are pleased to welcome Nurse Practitioner Nancy Smith, DNP, FNP to our Gateway Pediatrics team. She brings years of pediatric experience and a compassionate, family-centered approach to care. 

New In-House Therapist
We are pleased to announce we have an in-house therapist, Gabriel Simpson, LMSW. He brings a warm and supportive approach to working with children and families. He is currently accepting Maryland Medicaid, Aetna, UnitedHealthcare, Tricare and BCBS patients. Schedule today for compassionate, evidence-based, supportive therapy tailored to your child’s needs. 

2025 Yearly Update Form
Now’s the time to update your family’s Yearly Update Form. Save time at your next appointment and fill out the form today! Link here. 

Telemedicine
We offer Telemedicine visits for Medication Rechecks. 

COVID-19 Rapid Testing: 
Your child can get an antigen test done via nose swab that will give results in 15 minutes. For the most accurate results, your child should be tested within 5 days of symptoms. For more information on this test, please see this document from the FDA: FACT SHEET FOR PATIENTS  To protect our patients and staff, if you believe your child needs a COVID-19 test, please schedule a vehicle visit. 

For a Telemedicine Visit with Gateway Pediatrics
We use a HIPAA compliant service called Doxy.me. Once you have an appointment, we will text you 5-10 minutes before your appointment time with a link to the Telemedicine Visit (or you can go to https://doxy.me/gatewaypeds). There is no app for you to download. Click on the link, agree to the terms and conditions, and then you’ll be placed in a waiting room until the provider is ready to “see” you. Please make sure you allow the program to access your camera and microphone.

**PLEASE BE ADVISED: All Telemedicine Visits and Vehicle/Curb-Side Visits are billable to you / your insurance just like an in-office visit. Copays will be automatically collected from your Credit Card on File.**

Non-Maryland Residing Patients: Unfortunately, due to current law we are unable to perform Telemedicine services if your child resides outside of Maryland. We will be happy to serve you in our office.  

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Patient Portal

As we continue in our efforts to provide you, our patients, with the highest quality of care, we are proud to announce that our practice now offers you the ability to communicate with our practice easily, safely, and securely over the Internet with our Patient Portal.

Message the office from the convenience of your phone, laptop, or mobile device!

  • Request:
    • Appointments
    • Referrals
    • Lab Orders
    • Medication Refills
  • Print a copy of your child’s Immunization Record
  • See a summary of your child’s office visits
  • Quick question? Send a message!

Don’t wait on hold or leave a voicemail when you can send a message directly to our office!

Existing Patients that have been web-enabled, please visit our Patient Portal by clicking on the link here or copying and pasting the following URL: https://mycw64.ecwcloud.com/portal8375/jsp/100mp/login_otp.jsp

If you have not become web-enabled with our patient portal and would like to be, please contact our office and any of our staff can get you started with just your email address.

PLEASE NOTE: The Patient Portal is for non-emergent messages only. We will return your message within 24-48 business hours. Messages sent after regular office hours, weekends, and holidays will be handled on the next business day.

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It is not uncommon for middle schoolers to experience their emotions very intensely. As highlighted in the video, when emotions become intense, there is often an urge to do something connected with that feeling. Sometimes the urge might be to do something that ultimately makes them continue feeling overwhelmed or makes their problems bigger. It’s important for youth to know that intense emotions and the urges that come with them are common and they do not last forever. Middle schoolers can ride out intense feelings and urges by utilizing their five senses and different activities to ground them in the present and help them tolerate how they feel. Waiting for the intensity to pass also allows for greater control in choosing what they do next.

Encourage your middle schooler to watch this video about emotions. Even better — watch it with your middle schooler and discuss these key findings together:

1️⃣ Everyone feels big and intense emotions sometimes.
2️⃣ Everyone has urges that are caused by big, intense emotions. The key is riding out the urge until the feelings have lessened.
3️⃣ Middle schoolers can ride the wave by utilizing their five senses (sight, sound, taste, touch, and smell) and by engaging in healthy distracting activities and being active (e.g., taking a walk, talking with friends, reading, and journaling).

All information provided by the Child Mind Institute — fb.com/ChildMindInstitute

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Your baby is learning how to recognize words. The next time you are spending time with your baby, try this bonding activity to help them make new connections.

Activity: Just the Two of Us (0-2 years)

Use: Anytime, Anywhere

Description: In a calm moment together, take the time to look at your child's face. Point to their nose and say, "your nose." Then point to your nose and say, "my nose." Respond to what they do. Do they point too? Do they smile or repeat your words or sounds? Try this with different parts of your face.

Brainy Background: Children are more likely to learn when they're in a relaxed and supportive environment. As you help your child learn new words, you're also introducing them to the ideas of same and different. The ability to make these kinds of connections is at the heart of learning.

Actividad: Solo para nosotros dos

Uso: En cualquier momento, en cualquier lugar

Descripción: En un momento de calma entre ustedes, tómate el tiempo de mirar el rostro de tu niño. Señálale su nariz y di, "tu nariz". Después señala tu nariz y di, "mi nariz". Responde a lo que tu niño hace. ¿Señala también? ¿Sonríe o repite tus palabras o sonidos? Prueba esto con diferentes partes de tu rostro.

Fondo Inteligente: Es más probable que los niños aprendan cuando están en un ambiente relajado y se sienten apoyados. Mientras ayudas a tu niño a aprender nuevas palabras, también le estás presentando los conceptos de igual y diferente. La capacidad de hacer estos tipos de conexiones es la base del aprendizaje.

All information provided by Vroom®, an initiative of the Bezos Family Foundation — fb.com/joinvroom

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