Welcome to Our Practice

Dear Friends,

Welcome.  We are a small, family-friendly pediatric office, specializing in the care of children from the moment of birth, through their late teen years. We offer 24/7 phone coverage for our ill patients, and resulting "sick visits" are same-day appointments.  We do complete physicals every year, and are very flexible about immunization scheduling. We look forward to assisting you and your family with all of your pediatric health care needs.

Michael Yamaguchi M.D, Sunny St. Germain CPNP

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Reminders

Flu season is here.  Call us today to come in for your flu shots!

News

Nasty Flu Season Expected to Hit California Soon

Christmas, New Year’s, the last nights of Hanukkah — there’s a lot of cause for celebration over the next week or two.

And, sorry to be a downer, that’s a lot of potential exposure to the flu.

The good news is there’s still time to get a flu shot before the seasonal peak in the Bay Area. The bad: Experts are predicting a potentially nasty flu season, and the shot may be less effective this year than in the past.

“Exactly how much less, well, we won’t really know until after the season and we get the numbers,” said Dr. Jonathan Blum, an infectious disease specialist at Kaiser Permanente Santa Clara. “This year, we have potential for a severe flu season. But whether it will prove to be a bigger clinical problem than usual, only time will tell. We have to be prepared for a bad flu season every year.”

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