Nichole Matlick

Dr. Matlick has extensive experience in inpatient care including Newborns, circumcisions, and hospitalized children.  Her special interests include newborn care, preventative care, infectious diseases and adolescent medicine.  She enjoys traveling with her husband, hiking, tennis, horseback riding, and cooking.

Dr. Matlick is Available at our Fashion Island and Hoag Locations

As Reported in Fountain Valley View – Dec 29, 2011

On Christmas Eve, Santa Claus visited children admitted to Fountain Valley Regional Hospital with a promise of something special for them to wake up to in the morning.

Nearly 70 stockings were filled with toys and gifts for the young patients who had to spend Christmas Day in the hospital. “Santa told me this is the first place he stops because it’s sadder here,” said Zachary Gelvezon, a 12-year-old Fountain Valley resident who was admitted to the hospital after a severe asthma attack. “I was sad I couldn’t be home.”

The nurses and doctors in the pediatrics unit said everyone wants to be home with their families on Christmas, but of course hospitals don’t close for the holidays. “Someone has to be here all-yearround,” said Dr. Zacharia Reda, pediatrics chairman. “(The staff) knows it’s their duty to serve the community and take care of the kids.”

Nearly 50 giant stockings were filled this year plus 25 smaller stockings for the babies in the neonatal intensive-care unit.

Children in the hospital woke up to find stockings at their bedside filled with gifts Christmas morning.

Gifts were donated by hospital employees, Pacific Ambulance, the Fountain Valley Firefighters Association, Monarch HealthCare and other groups in the community, according to hospital officials.

The Christmas-stockings program was created five years ago with the help of Joni’s Angels, a volunteer organization that collects donations for the event on the hospital’s behalf.

Story and photos by ANNIE KIM for The Register

Zacharia Reda, MD FAAP

CME/CPD Award by the American Academy of Pediatrics in recognition of 150 or more CME credits earned on AAP sponsored or approved CME activities. The exemplifies commitment to self-directed learning in pediatrics.

Pediatric Critical Care

Zacharia Reda, MD, FCCP, FAAP – Voted by his peers in the Orange County Medical Association as one of the Top Doctors in the field of Pediatric Critical Care.

Self-image is very important to children, from early childhood and up, and the need to be beautiful, “in”, and accepted plays a very important part in why kids and adolescents want to be tan.

The most at-risk group for sunburn and related health problems later on in life is adolescence.  Researcher and lead author of the Sloan Kettering study, Stephen Dusza, stated that although he expected to see some decline in sunscreen use by adolescents, “… I was struck by the magnitude of the reduction in the use of sunscreen — a 50 percent drop.”

The survey asked 360 Massachusetts fifth graders about their tanning attitudes: how much time they spent in the sun, and how often they used sun protection when outdoors, and many times they got sunburned. The survey asked the same questions three years later in a follow-up.

Sunscreen survey results

The purpose of the Sloan-Kettering survey was to assess children’s and adolescents’ attitudes and behavior patterns related to tanning, sunburn, and sunscreen protection since exposure to ultraviolet rays from the sun are associated with melanoma later in life. Melanoma is the most deadly of skin cancers.

The results:

• In 2004, 53 percent experienced getting sunburned at least once. In 2007, this percentage didn’t change. (The reason for this is not clear, but Dusza thinks it could be how children reported sunburns as they got older.)
• In 2004, 50 percent “often or always” used sunscreen outside. By 2007, 25 percent said they didn’t use sun protection outdoors.
• By 2007, there was a significant increase within the group who liked a tan and went outside specifically to get tanned.

What can parents do to protect their children from sunburn?

We all know how difficult it is to change a teenager’s attitude once it sets in, but it is very important to try. This underscores how important it is to teach your children at a young age why sun protection is so important.

Here are some tips to help keep your children from getting sunburned.

• Put sunscreen on your children before they go to school, even in winter.
• Pack a small tube of sunscreen in your children’s backpacks or lunches and remind them to apply it before they go to play outside.
• Be sure your children have sunglasses and hats to wear, and try to limit their time outdoors when UV rays are strongest, between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m.
• For older children, do the same, but look for nifty devices, like key chains that have a small tube of sunscreen attached.
• Educate your children, no matter the age, how sunburns can affect their skin later on in life.

It would be a great help if the media and educators did more to promote educational messages and public health campaigns regarding the need for sun protection and skin cancer prevention. However, parents must do their part to shore up the lack of information on the dangers of sunburns and make their children’s time in the sun enjoyable, healthy, and safe.

SOURCE: Pediatrics, online January 23, 2012.

Zacharia Reda, M.D., F.A.A.P., F.C.C.P.

Southern California Super Doctors 2008 to 2012

”Best Physician as Chosen by his Peers” – Featured in Los Angeles Magazine, 2008-2012

Newport Children’s Medical Group (NCMG)

Serving Orange County for over 40 years

PRACTICE HIGHLIGHTS

Guarantee same day visit
Open 7 days a week including after hours and most holidays
24/7 on-call board certified specialist response

DISTINGUISHED STAFF

Zacharia Reda, M.D., FAAP, FCCP
Chairman, Department of Pediatrics, Fountain Valley Regional Hospital.
Served as the medical director of PICU at FVRH for 15 years.
Served as associate medical director of Miller Children’s Hospital PICU, Long Beach.
On the teaching faculty at UC Irvine and on-staff at Hoag, CHOC, Mission Hospital, FVRH, Saddleback Hospital and Miller Children’s Hospital.
Trained at USC and UCLA.
Board certified in pediatrics and pediatric critical care.
Fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics.
Fellow of the American College of Chest Physicians.
William Holm, M.D., FAAP
UCLA trained, board certified in pediatric endocrinology, specializing in diabetes, nutrition, short stature and puberty disorders.
Angela Gagliardi, M.D., FAAP
Board certified in pediatric and adult sports medicine, offering advanced nutritional fitness and endurance evaluations.
Concussion management.
Jay Rothman, M.D., FAAP
Extensive experience serving OC for more than 40 years.
Served as Asst. Chief of Pediatrics at Martin Army Hospital, GA.

Christine Kornu, M.D., FAAP
Trained at Stanford and Vanderbilt School of Medicine.
Special interest in newborns, adolescents and ADHD.
Nichole Matlick, M.D., FAAP
Trained at Stanford and St. Louis School of Medicine.
Special interest in newborns, adolescents and in-patient care.
Elsa Fernandez, M.D., FAAP &
Ferdinand Delmundo, M.D., FAAP
Served the community for more than 35 years.
Extensive experience teaching residents UCI.
Hospital affiliations: Hoag, FVRH, CHOC, Mission Hospital, Saddleback Hospital, and Miller Children’s Hospital. Fashion Island Office | 1401 Avocado St. | Ste. 802 | Newport Beach, CA 92660
Hoag Office | 1640 Newport Blvd. | Ste. 210 | Costa Mesa, CA 92627
Huntington Beach Office | 17822 Beach Blvd. | Ste. 373/374 | Huntington Beach, CA 92647
p. 949.644.0970 | newportchildren.com ]]> http://www.newportchildren.com/in-the-news/as-seen-in-orange-coast-january-2012/feed/ 0 http://www.newportchildren.com/blog/fireplace-safety-needed-to-keep-children-from-becoming-burn-victims-from-glass-doors/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=fireplace-safety-needed-to-keep-children-from-becoming-burn-victims-from-glass-doors http://www.newportchildren.com/blog/fireplace-safety-needed-to-keep-children-from-becoming-burn-victims-from-glass-doors/#comments Thu, 02 Feb 2012 21:45:17 +0000 admin http://www.newportchildren.com/?p=986 Nothing compares to the pain, treatment, and scarring of burn victims, especially when the victims are children. There are many things parents can do to create a fire safe environment in the home, and most parents are very vigilant about this.  However, one important supposed safety device is often overlooked – the glass doors on a gas-fueled fireplace.

You may think that because you have glass doors to protect your children from an open flame that your child will remain safe. Unfortunately, this is not true.

We Offer Appointments 7 Days per Week, Including Holidays
Same Day Appointments for Acutely Ill Patients

Between 1999 and 2009, more than 2000 children have received serious burns from merely touching glass doors placed in front of gas fireplaces. Glass doors can heat up to almost 400 degrees Fahrenheit within ten minutes, and it can take up to 30 minutes for them to cool down once the fuel is turned off. The heat is enough to cause 3^rd degree burns with the melted skin sticking to the glass.

Oddly, there are no federal guidelines to inform the public about the dangers from the glass doors of gas fireplaces. Instead, the standards for glass doors come from the glass door manufacturers, which merely hold to a 500 degree Fahrenheit limit so that the doors won’t crack from excessive heat.

Up until now, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) has refused to change the voluntary self-policing of the industry. However, the Hearth, Patio, and Barbecue Association is meeting with the CPSC to pressure them to make screens in gas-fired glass doors mandatory.

As parents, you really cannot afford to wait while these discussions go back and forth. There are some common sense things you can do to ensure the safety of your children.

• Turn off the gas fireplace when not in use.
• Never leave your children unattended when using the gas fireplace.
• Don’t use the gas fireplace at all when the children are awake. Many glass door burn accidents occur even under a parent’s watchful eye.
• Teach your children that the glass doors can burn them.
• Anchor a durable mesh or grate cover over the fireplace.
• Install and secure a fireplace gate, which will keep your children several feet away from the glass doors.

If you take correct fire safety measures for your fireplace, you can enjoy the beauty and warmth of a glass door gas fireplace and keep your children safe from the agony of burn accidents.

Newport Children’s Medical Group of Orange County is proud to announce that we have been voted “Best Pediatric Practice” by “Best of Bay TV Viewers in 2011”. Best of the Bay, with its millions of viewers on KRON Channel 4, acts as a valuable resource for Bay area residents who are looking for the finest professional and business services around.

We Offer Appointments 7 Days per Week, Including Holidays
Same Day Appointments for Acutely Ill Patients

For more than forty years, we have provided medical services to Orange County children from infancy to young adulthood. With our offices in three locations and round the clock care, viewers voted Newport Children’s Medical Group the best pediatric group because of our qualitative and professional medical services.

We are very proud of our wonderful support and medical staff, and are deeply honored to be recognized by southern California viewers as the best pediatric care group in the Bay area.

Our outstanding medical teams includes Dr. Zacharia Reda, a pediatric critical care and pulmonary specialist; Dr. Angela Gagliardi, sports medicine; Dr. William Holm, endocrinology; Dr. Christine Kornu, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder; and board certified doctors in general pediatric care Dr. Ferdinand Del Mundo, Dr. Jay Rothman, Dr. Elsa Fernandez, and Dr. Michael Feingold.

To schedule an appointment with one of our doctors, call:

• 949-642-7332 (Hoag Office)
• 949- 644-0970 (Fashion Island)
• 714-698-1648; 714- 848-0023; or 714-848-1136 (Huntington Beach)

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We Offer Appointments 7 Days per Week, Including Holidays
Same Day Appointments for Acutely Ill Patients

Newport Children’s Medical Group offers Orange County parents an alternative to the ER scenario. With offices at three convenient locations and appointments available seven days a week, parents can get urgent care for their children in a familiar setting with gentle, patient and caring doctors who specialize in pediatrics.

We promise same-day appointments for acutely ill children, including during holidays. Pediatric nurses staff a help line for questions after hours, and a board-certified pediatrician is on-call around the clock. Weekend and evening appointments with a doctor also are available for parents who work outside the home.

• Regular office hoursare 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday.
• Special week day after-hour appointments are available 5-7 p.m.
• Weekend and holiday hours are 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m.

Call to schedule an appointment

• Hoag Office: (949) 642-7332
• Fashion Island: (949) 644-0970
• Huntington Beach: (714) 698-1648; (714) 848-0023; or (714) 848-1136

Newport Children’s Medical Group has been working with the children of Orange County for more than 40 years. Our dedicated physicians and staff provide a continuity of care that is hard to find in this day and age. We look after the wellbeing of our patients from infancy through adolescence on to young adulthood. We foster communication with both parents and children. We think that’s foundational. It builds a trusting relationship that precipitates openness, enhancing our ability to provide superior medical care.

Our team includes physicians with a wide range of experience and honors: Dr. Zacharia Reda, FAAP and FCCP, a pediatric critical care and pulmonary specialist; Dr. Angela Gagliardi, FAAP, sports medicine; Dr. William Holm, FAAP, endocrinology; Dr. Christine Kornu, FAAP, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder; and Dr. Ferdinand Del Mundo, FAAP, Dr. Jay Rothman, FAAP, Dr. Elsa Fernandez, FAAP, and Dr. Michael Feingold, FAAP – all board certified in general pediatric care.