Pediatric Physicians, PC

01/10/2026

The new inverted food pyramid has some good stuff, some bad stuff, and some confusing and strange stuff. Dr. Roy breaks it down!

01/05/2026

Hello Everyone! We want to reassure our patient families that our vaccine recommendations will continue to follow the best evidence to protect your children and our communities. We will continue to follow the guidance of the American Academy of Pediatrics, whose vaccine committee is 100% dedicated to the safety of your children. We'll follow exactly what the best studies and most-reliable, unbiased recommendations say. This is also the same recommended schedule from the Georgia Department of Public Health, so it matches our state's vaccine requirements for schools and group care centers. We will continue to do our very best to help parents keep their children happy, healthy, and safe!

There is robust evidence to support the safety, effectiveness and necessity of U.S. vaccine recommendations. Some public figures have falsely implied that the number of recommended vaccines for children in the United States could be linked to chronic health conditions or autism and have called for r...

12/27/2025

Tons of flu -- wow! Here's a quick vid on flu, how to recognize and treat, and when to worry. It's pretty miserable, lasts at least a week (and the cough lasts even longer). An ounce of prevention is MUCH better than a pound of cure.

12/24/2025

Wishing you a joyful holiday season! Our offices will be open only in the morning on 12/24, fully closed on 12/25, and back to normal appointment hours on 12/26 at both locations. The Roswell office will also be available Saturday morning on 12/27. A doctor is on call around the clock for emergencies - just reach out via our office line. For anything non-urgent, please submit through the portal. Keep in mind, portal submissions are checked only once the office opens.

12/20/2025

Flying with children? Here's some safety tips and practical info for you and your family for holiday travel! Have tips of your own? Add 'em below!

12/07/2025

Did you know some vaccines prevent cancer? There's great news about the crazy-effective HPV vaccine! But, less great news looming about cancer prevention with the Hep B vaccine. The vaccine works and is safe (no new studies or new info refutes that in any way), but recommendations are changing, and for no good reason at all. You can and should still protect your children from Hep B! Questions and topic suggestions welcome below.

Some additional info:
NBC news summary of the Cochrane report on HPV vaccine effectiveness in preventing cervical cancer: https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/hpv-vaccine-safe-cuts-cancer-risk-large-studies-rfk-jr-rcna245437

ACIP's new approach, with many links and supportive details: https://www.statnews.com/2025/12/06/acip-vaccine-advisory-panel-incompetence-bias-expert/

The big picture -- changes in the way ACIP and CDC are run are harbingers of more harm to our children:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2025/12/05/hepatitis-b-cdc-acip-vaccine-recommendation/

11/22/2025

Happy Thanksgiving Week! Looking ahead -- we'll be closed this week on Thursday AND Friday, and then open for appointments as usual Saturday AM at the Roswell office. One of our docs will be available for emergency phone calls 24/7 - call our office number. For non-emergencies, it's best to use the portal. Remember, portal messages are ONLY reviewed when our office re-opens.

11/20/2025

AAP President Dr. Susan J. Kressly responds to the recent changes on the CDC’s website - “The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention website has been changed to promote false information suggesting vaccines cause autism. Since 1998, independent researchers across seven countries have conducted more than 40 high-quality studies involving over 5.6 million people. The conclusion is clear and unambiguous: There’s no link between vaccines and autism. Anyone repeating this harmful myth is misinformed or intentionally trying to mislead parents.

We call on the CDC to stop wasting government resources to amplify false claims that sow doubt in one of the best tools we have to keep children healthy and thriving: routine immunizations. The American Academy of Pediatrics stands with members of the autism community who have asked for support in stopping this rumor from spreading any further."

11/13/2025

After 23 years of dedicated service to our patients and community, Dr. Jennie Biggs is retiring from the practice of pediatrics.

Her expertise, kindness, and connections with patients has helped keep thousands of children and families healthy and safe. We'll miss her deeply, and we wish her every happiness as she begins this new chapter of her life. She thanks all of her patients for their trust and their smiles.

11/06/2025

PORTAL improvements are here! We can now directly attach forms and things to the portal messages we send back to you -- like school forms, etc. They'll appear now as just a link as part of the message. This works on phones or a desktop browser, too!!

We're happy to complete forms when you upload them to the portal. We try to get through these quickly, but it may take a few days, especially if your usual doctor isn't in the office for a few days. Please upload forms ONLY IN PDF FORMAT. Photos of pages of a form that you take with your phone can't be cleanly edited. And please make sure if you have multiple kids that you're using the correct child's portal. That ensures accuracy and privacy.

Photo below -- just a nerdy thing that happens to be Dr. Roy's fave viddie game.

11/04/2025

RSV season is here, with numbers creeping up in ATL. This infection is particularly rough in the youngest babies.

Fortunately it can be effectively prevented. Pregnant women should get an RSV vaccine during RSV season at least 2 weeks before delivery. If that doesn't happen, your newborn can get an injection of RSV-preventing immunoglobin at the birth hospital, or at our office. This is ONLY AVAILABLE for babies 0-7 months of age, and isn't needed if mom got her vaccine during pregnancy.

A wave of the highly contagious respiratory syncytial virus is beginning to wash over the United States, sending greater numbers of babies and toddlers to the hospital for professional care.

10/31/2025

Happy Halloween from Roswell!