What if your pediatrician wasn’t just treating symptoms, but truly in your corner?

In this episode of the Curbside Health Cast, Dr. Brady Steineck sits down with Dr. Shelley Senders, a pediatrician who has spent 37 years building one of the most innovative independent pediatric practices in the country. From integrating behavioral health directly into primary care, to using personality testing to reduce unnecessary ADHD medication, to enrolling 173 adolescents in the Pfizer COVID vaccine trial, this conversation explores what patient-centered care really looks like in modern healthcare.

If you’re a parent frustrated by fragmented mental health services, a provider overwhelmed by today’s healthcare system, or someone who believes medicine should feel more human, this episode is for you.

Discover how one independent practice built a 19,000-square-foot pediatric “treehouse” clinic, embedded therapists and play therapy rooms, conducts clinical trials, and still prioritizes relationships first.

This is healthcare reimagined.

Highlights:

→ You’ll learn how integrating behavioral health into primary care reduces fragmentation and improves patient outcomes, and why the traditional split between psychiatry and pediatrics often fails families. 

→ You’ll also discover how using Myers-Briggs personality testing in pediatric evaluations can reduce ADHD misdiagnosis and potentially lower stimulant prescriptions by identifying personality mismatches between students and teachers.

→ Plus, hear the behind-the-scenes story of participating in over 300 clinical trials, including major vaccine studies, and how a small independent practice can literally change the world.

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