Specialty Services
Headache Clinic
Headaches can cause major distress in children and affect their quality of life. A severe or persistent headache needs proper intervention to limit or stop the pain. Our team can help you manage migraines and other headaches affecting your child, supporting their ability to function better at school and in sports.
Capital Area Pediatrics is now collaborating with Children’s National Neurology department to co-manage patients with chronic headache, utilizing the same protocols. By seeing CAP, you will not have to wait for months to get in with a specialist, but will receive the same high standard of care. For complicated patients, we will have direct access to the specialists for input or an urgent appointment
Who: Existing CAP patients can self-schedule or be referred by their primary CAP provider
Where: Vienna office, 410 Maple Avenue West, Ste 5 & 6
Please self-schedule here or message your provider if you have specific questions.
Constipation Clinic
Constipation is a very common problem in pediatrics. It is defined as either a decrease in the frequency of bowel movements, or the painful passage of bowel movements that can be associated with fecal incontinence and/or abdominal pain. We recognize that constipation can cause a great deal of suffering and needs to be treated properly.
Our constipation clinic treats toddlers through teens who are developmentally capable of participating in behavioral interventions. We provide medical and behavioral therapy to children with chronic constipation.
Capital Area Pediatrics is now collaborating with Children’s National Gastroenterology department to co-manage patients with constipation, utilizing the same protocols. By seeing CAP, you will not have to wait for months to get in with a specialist, but will receive the same high standard of care. For complicated patients, we will have direct access to the specialists for input or an urgent appointment.
Who: Existing CAP patients can self-schedule or be referred by their primary CAP provider
Where: Vienna office, 410 Maple Avenue West, Ste 5 & 6
Please self-schedule here or message your provider if you have specific questions.
Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology
Pediatric and adolescent gynecology issues are common and can be a sensitive issue to address. At CAP, we understand that these problems are different in children than those in adults. We aim to provide empathetic, comprehensive healthcare to this age group.
Capital Area Pediatrics will be working closely with the Inova Pediatric Gynecology team. By seeing CAP, you will not have to wait for months to get in with a specialist, but will receive the same high standard of care. For complicated patients, we will have direct access to the specialists for input or an urgent appointment.
Common issues that can be addressed include:
- Period problems (i.e. heavy, frequent, infrequent, cramps)
- Birth control options, prescribe when appropriate
- Vaginal discharge
- Sexually transmitted disease testing
- Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome discussion and evaluation
Who: Existing CAP patients can self-schedule or be referred by their primary CAP provider
Where: Vienna office, 410 Maple Avenue West, Ste 5 & 6
Please self-schedule here or message your provider if you have specific questions.
Family Travel Clinic
Capital Area Pediatrics can provide expert care and tailored advice to keep your entire family healthy and protected while exploring the world!
Services include:
- Pre-travel consultations with personalized health advice based on your destination. Your entire family (including parents or adult siblings) can come in one visit.
- Vaccinations: All essential and required vaccines for international travel, including Yellow Fever, Typhoid, Hepatitis A & B, and MMR (measles, mumps, rubella). Adults will need to have their vaccine record available for catch-up routine vaccines.
- Malaria prevention & medications: Country-specific malaria risk assessment and preventive medication prescriptions.
- Treatment for travel-related conditions such as traveler’s diarrhea, altitude sickness, motion sickness.
Who: Existing CAP patients and their immediate families with international travel plans (school, leisure, work, volunteer, etc)
Where: Vienna office, 410 Maple Avenue West, Ste 5 & 6
Cost: For information about the cost of travel clinic visits, please follow this link(opens in a new tab).
Please self-schedule here or message your provider if you have specific questions. It is recommended to book travel appointments at least 2 weeks before travel.
Weight Management Clinic
Pediatric obesity is one of the most challenging and impactful health problems that we currently face. Obesity is a complex chronic disease. It affects the immediate and long term health of children. We know that children at an unhealthy weight are at greater risk for serious health problems, including hypertension, diabetes, liver disease and sleep apnea. In addition, children experience weight bias and stigma which can lead to a myriad of psychosocial difficulties such as anxiety and depression.
We aim to provide compassionate and comprehensive obesity management. We offer lifestyle and nutritional counselling, exercise programming and medication when appropriate. This is such an important issue and we endeavor to tackle it with the empathy and expertise that it deserves.
This will be run by Dr. Lisa Hill, who is board certified in obesity medicine and pediatrics.
Who: Existing CAP patients must be referred by their primary CAP provider
Where: Vienna office, 410 Maple Avenue West, Ste 5 & 6
Please message your regular provider to generate an internal referral to be considered for weight management clinic. Certain criteria and lab work must be completed in advance of an initial appointment.
Asthma Education Program: It isn't easy being wheezy.
Our mission is to reduce the need for urgent care and ER visits by educating and empowering patients and families about ways to manage their asthma. This program will be supported by the Children’s National Pulmonary department to assist in the management of complex patients.
This will be run by Marina McBee, who is a Doctor of Nursing Practice and Certified Asthma Educator.
Who: Existing CAP patients with well controlled or poorly controlled asthma ranging from mild to moderate persistent asthma. If well controlled and seeking education, virtual appointments are permitted.
Where: Herndon office or virtual for select patients
Please message your regular provider to generate an internal referral to our asthma education program.