Dr. Amy Kaplan, MD

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Get to know Pediatrician Dr. Amy B. Kaplan, who serves the population of Rockville, Maryland. Amy B. Kaplan, MD, practices as a Pediatrician at Potomac Pediatrics, and is affiliated with Adventist Healthcare Shady Grove Medical Center. Dr. Amy B. Kaplan is a very experienced pediatrician having been in practice for more than 21 years. Her medical career started in 1995, when she graduated from the George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Science in Washington, D.C. This was followed by a residency at the Children’s National Medical Center. Dr. Kaplan is board certified in Pediatrics, and treats a very wide range of conditions for infants and children. Conditions treated by her include asthma and bronchitis, upper respiratory infections, skin diseases and infections, and allergies. She is particularly renowned as an expert in the diagnosis and treatment of pediatric diabetes, and she also provides a comprehensive range of medical check ups, as well as administering vaccination and immunization shots. Dr. Kaplan is noted for the caring and compassionate approach she brings to her practice, taking time to discuss conditions and treatments with her patients and, where appropriate, their parents. Pediatrics is the branch of medicine dealing with the health and medical care of infants, children, and adolescents from birth up to the age of 18. A paediatrician is a child’s physician who provides not only medical care for children who are acutely or chronically ill but also preventive health services for healthy children. A pediatrician manages physical, mental, and emotional well-being of the children under their care at every stage of development, in both sickness and health.

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