In Early 2024, Docs For Kids joined forces with American Pediatrics to provide better care for patients thru eight locations all over Southern California. Dr.Patel after having provided excellent care for over 4o years, have decided to retire from the practice. She will still stop by the clinic from time to time to say hello to many of her patients. The practice will be taken over by Dr. Sushil Anand, MD, FAAP, Dr. Karim Mohamed, Rachel Marcus, PA and Lauren Hunt, PNP.

Dr.Anand is a board certified pediatrician, who has been providing patient care for over 10 years. He is an associate professor at the University of California system. He has been training medical, nurse practitioner and Physician Assistant students for over 10 years. He is credentialed with Hoag, St.Joseph, Pomona Valley, Corona Regional, Huntington Memorial and San Antonio Regional hospitals.

Dr.Anand takes a holistic approach when treating patients and is also an expert in diagnosing and treating ADHD, ADD and behavioral disorders. 

American Pediatrics has two locations in Orange county, one in Irvine and Tustin. They care for over 20,000 patients and provide care for over 500 patients every day. They also have additional locations is Los Angeles, San Bernardino and Riverside counties. For more information, please visit,

www.americanpediatrics.com