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Joel M. Warsh

Pediatrician

Dr. Joel Warsh is a pediatrician and integrative medicine physician practicing in Beverly Hills, California. Dr. Warsh is a doctor who specializes in the health care of children. As a pedicatrician, Dr. Warsh diagnoses and treats infections, injuries, diseases and other disorders in children and balances allopathic and holistic medicine. Pediatricians typically work with infants, children, teenagers and young adults up to age 21. They practice medical care as well as preventative health care. Dr. Warsh can oversee and manage the physical, mental and emotional health of their patients.
Joel M. Warsh
  • Beverly Hills, California
  • Jefferson Medical College
  • Accepting new patients

How important is having friends?

That is hard to say without knowing your family. If it truly does not bother her, I'm not sure a therapist would help, but I would be inclined to lean towards the side of having READ MORE
That is hard to say without knowing your family. If it truly does not bother her, I'm not sure a therapist would help, but I would be inclined to lean towards the side of having her seen to discuss and there are possibly some deeper issues and it is likely that a therapy session can do some good. I would discuss with your pediatrician

Diabetes affecting my baby

Generally no, but it is possible. The delivery team and the pediatricians will surely watch the sugars right after birth and make sure they are normal. Any intervention taken READ MORE
Generally no, but it is possible. The delivery team and the pediatricians will surely watch the sugars right after birth and make sure they are normal. Any intervention taken will be decided at that time, but generally, you should not need to worry. Diabetes is very common and generally, we don't see any issues in newborns

Wiring a broken jaw

That is hard to say. I would speak to her surgeons about that question. It will usually take a few months to recover but every procedure is different and the surgeons should be READ MORE
That is hard to say. I would speak to her surgeons about that question. It will usually take a few months to recover but every procedure is different and the surgeons should be able to give you a more accurate estimate

Can I do anything to stop my child from wetting the bed?

First, you should seek medical care to make sure there is nothing that needs to be evaluated. If that is all normal, then often significant life events or stresses can trigger READ MORE
First, you should seek medical care to make sure there is nothing that needs to be evaluated. If that is all normal, then often significant life events or stresses can trigger regressions, including bedwetting. Did anything happen around that time?

Newborn constipation, what can I do?

If you have any concerns you should first see your pediatrician. Assuming everything is normal, you don't have to do much at this point. Some babes stool multiple times per day READ MORE
If you have any concerns you should first see your pediatrician. Assuming everything is normal, you don't have to do much at this point. Some babes stool multiple times per day and some only go every 2-3 days. As long as your baby is happy, eating and growing and having soft stools there is not much else that you need to do. You can check out a whole handout on this topic on my website at www.gatormd.com

My baby blinks excessively. What's wrong?

Hello. Thanks for your question. Who is your pediatrician? What evaluation has been completed so far?