COVID Vaccines are now available on select days. Call for more information.
COVID-19 Updates
Office visits require all patients and accompanying family over 2 years of age to wear a mask.
COVID vaccines for patients 5 years of age and older are now being offered by the Cherry Creek offic
Telehealth Visits
Pediatrics at Cherry Creek is now offering scheduled telemedicine services; face-to-face online visits with one of our providers via your computer, tablet, or smartphone. This service is being provided for specific conditions with our patients and prenatal visits for expectant parents.
We know it can be difficult to make the time and deal with the traffic when coming to the office for follow ups or to pick up prescriptions from the office for certain medications. Using a video interface that can be scheduled as an appointment and qualify for appropriate monitoring of care for on-going medical problems can substitute for an in-office visit. Most insurance companies recognize and will cover the charges for a telemedicine visit, with the same co-pay arrangement as an office visit. Prescriptions can be electronically delivered to your pharmacy of choice or, in the case of those that require a signed prescription, mailed to your residence.
We will ask that you pay your insurance co-pay prior to the visit, as is done in the office. If an insurance company does not cover the visit, you will be charged for the cost of the visit.
ADHD and other behavioral care evaluations require an initial office visit and may require several office visits to establish a stable medication regimen. Subsequent visits for medication review may be done via a telemedicine visit. It is important to have at least one in-office visit twice a year and if there are more significant problems or issues that may require an office visit.
Our Practice
Our Mission
Our Services
Our Services
Pediatrics at Cherry Creek strives to be a medical home to all our patients from birth to young adulthood. We provide comprehensive medical care, including well visits, immunizations, parenting advice, minor trauma care, screening for behavioral health problems. We also provide our patients with integrated care coordination of their behavioral health, occupational therapy and/or speech therapy. For the convenience of our patients, we provide point-of-service phlebotomy and specimen gathering services and will work with the appropriate insurance-approved labs.
Our Services
Our Services
Our Services
Pediatrics at Cherry Creek provides a wide variety of comprehensive services to our patients from birth to age 22. These services include:
- Physicals
- ADHD evaluation and treatment
- Convenient in-office blood draws
- On-site lab testing for strep throat, influenza, urinalysis, hemoglobin and blood glucose
- Minor in-office procedures, such as wart removal, skin irritation, minor laceration repairs, foreign body removal
- Routine vision screening
- Vaccinations
We also offer on-call physician/nurse access evenings and on weekends (24/7). Triage staff is available during office hours to answer your questions.
IMPORTANT
Our Services
IMPORTANT
Senate Bill 20-163: School Entry Immunization
Starting in 2021-2022, claiming a non-medical exemption to vaccination will require an immunizing provider’s signature or the completion of an online education module in addition to the use of a standardized exemption form* provided by the Colorado Department of Public Heath and
Environment (CDPHE).
Our Physicians & Staff
Elisabeth Staerz, M.D.
Elisabeth Staerz, M.D.
Elisabeth Staerz, M.D.
Dr. Staerz is a board-certified pediatrician and the owner of the practice. She was born in Germany and was trained at the Eberhard-Karls Medical School in Tuebingen and Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland. She graduated in 1982 and became a board certified internist in Germany in 1989. She completed a residency in pediatrics at The Children
Dr. Staerz is a board-certified pediatrician and the owner of the practice. She was born in Germany and was trained at the Eberhard-Karls Medical School in Tuebingen and Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland. She graduated in 1982 and became a board certified internist in Germany in 1989. She completed a residency in pediatrics at The Children's Hospital in Denver in 1992, and worked for the Children's Hospital after-hours system until 1999 when she joined Dr. Ralph Nyhus at Pediatrics at Cherry Creek. She has owned the practice since 2000.
Jennifer England, M.D.
Elisabeth Staerz, M.D.
Elisabeth Staerz, M.D.
Dr. England is a board-certified pediatrician and the primary physician at our Stapleton Plaza office. She graduated from Emory Medical School in Atlanta, and completed a residency in pediatrics at The Children's Hospital in Denver in 2003. She worked in a large group practice in Thornton before she joined us in October 2005.
Clinic Staff
Elisabeth Staerz, M.D.
Clinic Staff
Cherry Creek
Shannon VanGotten, LPN
Aylin Reyes, Medical Assistant
Ashley Gonzalez, Medical Assistant
Aracely Hernandez, PT Medical Assistant
Erika Leon, Front Office Receptionist
Stapleton
Shannon VanGotten, LPN
Erin Myers, Medical Assistant
Aylin Reyes, Medical Assistant
Erika Leon, Front Office Receptionist
Resources
Developmental Screening
Developmental Screening
Developmental Screening
Because your child's first 5 years of life are so important, we want to help you provide the best start for your child. For every well-child visit between 2 months and 5 years, we have parents complete the Ages & Stages Questionnaires (ASQ-3), This tool helps identify any possible development concerns. You will be asked to answer questions about some things your child can and cannot do. The questionnaire includes asking about your child's communication, gross motor, fine motor, problem solving, and personal social skills. We ask that you complete the ASQ questionnaire at least 24-hours prior and not more than two weeks before your child's scheduled well child visit.
When Your Child Is Sick
Developmental Screening
Developmental Screening
When your child is sick, we know that it can be very stressful. Pediatrics at Cherry Creek offers diagnostic testing and treatment for many common acute symptoms such as ear infections, strep throat, flu, colds, and other illnesses. We try to schedule sick visits during different time blocks from well visits to minimize our healthy patient's exposure to sick patients. Depending upon the severity of the illness, we always try to offer same day sick visits when available.
If you are not sure if your child needs to be seen, you may want to check out the Symptom Tracker from Children's Hospital Colorado or speak to our Nurse or Medical Assistant.
Well Child Visits
Developmental Screening
Medication Dosages
Well-child visits are an integral part of keeping your kids healthy and track their growth and development. They allow our providers to get to know you and your child, monitor any health or developmental concerns, answer your questions, and give you feedback and advice.
We use the following well-child schedule for in-office visits
- 10-14 days old
- 1 month (optional)
- 2 months
- 4 months
- 6 months
- 9 months
- 12 months
- 15 months
- 18 months
- 2 years old
- 2 1/2 years old
- 3 years old
- Every year thereafter
For older children and teenagers, well visits are required every 12 months if you need a provider signature on any forms – such as school health forms, camp forms, or sports forms.
Follow-up visits are also required every 3 months if your child is taking any on-going prescription medication from our office. These visits may be virtual visits at the discretion of the prescribing physician.
Medication Dosages
Reminder for our Patients
Medication Dosages
Below are links to some common OTC medication dosing charts. However, before giving any medication to a child under 2 years of age, please contact the office.
Ibuprofen
Acetaminophen
Diphenhydramine (aka Benadryl)
Insurances
Reminder for our Patients
Reminder for our Patients
We accept the following insurances.
Aetna PPO/POS
Anthem/Blue Cross PPO/POS
Bright Health
CHP+
CIGNA - PPO/POS (No Local Plus or Connect)
Friday Health Plans
HighPoint POS
Humana HMO/PPO
Medicaid (Not accepting new patients)
Meritain
Tricare West
United HealthCare - Choice/Choice+
GEHA, UMR
**It is always best to contact your insurance company to make sure we are in network. We are NOT responsible for insurance denials due to being out-of-network.
Reminder for our Patients
Reminder for our Patients
Reminder for our Patients
- Please arrive at least 20 minutes before your first appointment. You will have a number of documents to fill out and will need to provide information, including SSN.
- Be prepared to provide a copy of your insurance card and photo ID at EVERY visit. We reserve the right to reschedule your child, if we cannot verify coverage or identity.
- Camp/School forms require 2-3 business days to complete. Generally, immunization records can be available within 1 business day of your request. However, we will not be able to sign off on your forms unless your child is up-to-date on his/her vaccines and well visits (within the last 12 months).
- August and September are our busiest times for annual physicals and vaccinations. Make sure you are scheduling your child's visit at least 6 weeks in advance.
- We generally CANNOT accommodate walk-in patients. If you come in without an appointment, you will be asked to wait until after scheduled patients have been seen.