Hughes Spalding Primary Care Clinic

Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta Hughes Spalding Primary Care Clinic treats children and teens from birth to age 18. Whether your child is sick or due for a well-child visit, you can feel confident in knowing our Hughes Spalding Primary Care Clinic is here for your family.

Hours of operation

• Monday, Tuesday and Thursday, 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.
• Wednesday and Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
• First and third Saturdays from 8 a.m. to noon

Why choose Children’s Hughes Spalding Primary Care Clinic?

Our Primary Care Clinic is unique because it is located inside Hughes Spalding Hospital. This gives your family access to clinical resources beyond those found in a typical doctor’s office, such as our in-house retail pharmacy and access to board-certified physicians, residents, nurse practitioners and a team of other healthcare professionals dedicated to the coordination of your child’s care.

Additionally, Children's Hughes Spalding Primary Care Clinic achieved the Patient-Centered Medical Home (PCMH) certification. This certification recognizes practices that are committed to putting patients and their families first.

Our Hughes Spalding Primary Care Clinic offers a wide range of pediatric primary care services. Our providers care for your child’s medical, developmental and behavioral health needs through:

• Well-child checkups and immunizations
• Sick visits for common illnesses or minor injuries
• Chronic illness care
• Behavioral and school problems
• School and sports physicals 
• Care coordination and specialist referrals

Well-child visits

Well-child checkups are recommended for all children. During a regular health check, your child will receive a physical exam, as well as any immunizations needed. Your child’s provider will ask questions about issues that might affect your child’s health or performance in school. You will also have a chance to discuss your child’s development, behavior concerns, nutrition, parenting and safety with your provider.

We recommend scheduling your child’s health checks according to the schedule below:

• Within the first seven days of being born
• 1 month old
• 2 months old
• 4 months old
• 6 months old
• 9 months old
• 12 months old
• 15 months old
• 18 months old
• 2 years old
• 2.5 years old
• Annually from 3 to 18 years old

Sick visits

We may be able to see your child the same day for sick visits. Same-day sick visits should only be used for minor illnesses or concerns, such as colds and the flu, earaches and ear infections, skin and scalp rashes, and stomachaches. It is best to call early in the morning for a same-day sick visit.

Children’s Hughes Spalding Primary Care Clinic team includes pediatric primary care doctors, advanced practitioners, nurses and other healthcare professionals who work together to create a family-centered medical home for your family.

Pediatric primary care physicians

• Melissa C. Adams, MD
• Latasha Bogues, MD
• Chevon Brooks, MD
• Helen Evans, MD, PhD
• Stephanie Fontin, MD
• Sher Lyn Gardner, MD, MBA
• Veda Johnson, MD
• Belise Livingston-Burns, MD, MPH
• Terri McFadden, MD, MPH
• Barbara Menchan, MD
• Anita Moton, MD, MS
• Yuri Okuizumi-Wu, MD
• Rebecca Philipsborn, MD, MPA
• Eunice Radcliff, MD
• Joy L. Smith, MD
• Marche' Smith, MD, IBCLC
• Stan Sonu, MD, MPH
• Elizabeth Wechter, MD

Advanced practice providers

• Val Benjamin, PNP-BC
• Elizabeth Holve, CPNP
• Caroline Muller, CPNP
• Marlena Sherman, CPNP-BC
• Hannah Swirsky, CPNP

Other care providers

Your child’s Hughes Spalding Primary Care Clinic team may also include a:

• Registered dietitian to assess, diagnose and treat nutritional problems.
• Social worker to help your family cope with everyday problems.
• Behavioral health coordinator to assist with access to behavioral health services.
• Nurse navigator to help coordinate care and help your child get the services they need.
• Peer support specialist to support you and the care team to improve your child’s health.
• Patient advocate to help bridge communication and cultural gaps.

Some physicians and affiliated healthcare professionals who perform services at Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta are independent providers and not hospital employees.

From preventing the flu and managing your child’s allergies to treating minor playground or sports injuries, we offer a wide range of parent resources to help you care for your child.