In this episode of the special series, “Pathways to Pediatrics,” hosts David Hill, MD, FAAP, and Joanna Parga-Belinkie, MD, FAAP, interview Gary Kirkilas, DO, FAAP, a general pediatrician at Phoenix Children's Hospital. Dr. Kirkilas talks about using a mobile medical RV to serve youth experiencing homelessness and how he ended up competing on American Ninja Warrior.
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Gary Kirkilas, DO, FAAP
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Gary Kirkilas, DO, FAAP, is a general pediatrician at Phoenix Children's Hospital with a unique practice. His office is a 40-foot mobile medical unit that travels to various homeless shelters in Phoenix, providing free medical care to families. He and his lovely wife, Mary (a pediatric emergency doctor), have four wonderful (most of the time) children and two dachshunds.
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Conflict of Interest Disclosure:
The interviewees have no conflicts of interest to disclose
Music Credits:
"Steadfast" by Blue Dot Sessions at www.sessions.blue
Theme music composed by Matthew Simonson at Foundsound.media
*The views expressed in this podcast are those of the guests and not necessarily those of the American Academy of Pediatrics.