Pediatric Associates Acquiring Karen Baldwin MD, PA and Brandon Pediatrics in Brandon, FL

Online, September 9, 2013 (Newswire.com) - Pediatric Associates will be acquiring Karen Baldwin, MD, PA, located at 320 Oakfield Drive, Suite E, Brandon, FL 33511, and Brandon Pediatrics (Pushpa Nirmul, MD) located at 602 Venderburg Dr. Suite 101, Brandon, FL 33511, effective October 1, 2013. Both practices will be operating out of the Brandon Pediatrics location temporarily. A facility is currently under construction in the Winthrop area of town. As a result of these acquisitions, Pediatric Associates will expand its presence into the Tampa Bay area and will have a total of 27 locations throughout the state of Florida. Karen Baldwin, M.D., and Pushpa Nirmul, M.D., will join Lisa Wildcatt, M.D. to care for patients in this office. Dr. Wildcatt will be relocating from our Fort Lauderdale office where she has practiced for the past 3 years.

Peter J. Shulman, MD, MBA, CEO of Pediatric Associates, said, "This is an exciting time for Pediatric Associates and an excellent opportunity to further expand our services to families across Florida. Karen Baldwin MD, PA, and Brandon Pediatrics have proven records of service to the community and we look forward to continuing that service providing expanded access and improving the quality of care in the Tampa Bay marketplace."

Pediatric Associates is Florida's largest privately owned primary care pediatric practice, with 26 locations extending from Tampa Bay to Miami. The practice, founded in Hollywood, FL in 1955, accepts most insurance including Medicaid, and cares for children from birth through age 21. Pediatric Associates is open 365 days a year and offers extended urgent care hours at many locations. Most office locations also offer convenient on-site laboratory and X-ray services. To learn more about our office locations, visit our website at www.pediatricassociates.com. For more information please call Rebecca Sills, Director of Business Development & Marketing at (954)965-7329 or email [email protected].