Our Practice

Our Practice

Caring for Our Community for over 40 Years!

Renton Pediatrics Associates was started in 1980. Yes, we’ve been in practice for over 40 years! We have been on the campus of Valley Medical Center throughout this time. The practice was begun by Dr. Stuart Shorr and Dr. Peyton Gaunt, with Dr. Connie Patulot joining quickly after that. Dr Linda Wiseman joined a few years later. We opened our second location in Kent over 20 years ago, currently across the street from our original location. We have been caring for kids in the community ever since.

As an independent and private practice, we are not owned by any other organization. We are happy to work with many excellent physicians and organizations both in our own community and in our general region. We have a long relationship with Valley Medical Center and our Renton office is on the VMC campus. We are a proud member of Seattle Children’s Care Network (SCCN). We work with many specialists locally, as well as the pediatric specialists at all of the large regional care centers in Puget Sound.

In addition, several of our physicians teach medical students from the University of Washington School of Medicine and Pacific Northwest University College of Osteopathic Medicine. Our physicians are advisors for Puget Sound Educational Service District and are members of the Washington Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics. We are part of the UW Pivot Study, and Seattle Children’s Clinical Alliance.

Are We a Good Fit?

Choosing a pediatrician for your child is an important decision. It is crucial that your pediatrician’s philosophy on health and wellness aligns closely with that of your family. The following items should be considered in determining whether our practice is a good fit.

Immunizations
Disease prevention is extremely important to us, and immunizations are among the most effective tools to help us achieve this. We follow the science-based immunization schedule from the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Your Primary Healthcare Provider
Your child will receive the best care from a provider who knows them and sees them regularly. We make every effort to schedule your child with their primary provider whenever possible. Our office is open 7 days per week (every Saturday and Sunday!) for in-office visits.

It is always preferable for your child to be seen in our office for a medical issue, rather than at a series of different urgent care clinics by providers who lack a relationship with your family.

Additionally, if you think your child would benefit from seeing a specialist, please call our office first. Our providers are experienced in treating a wide variety of medical and mental health disorders. Typically, if a specialist referral is needed, your child will need to be seen in our office first, and then we will send a referral.

After-Hours Calls
We know that children do not only get sick during office hours! If your child has an urgent medical issue when the office is closed, we have a nurse triage line to call. Additionally, one of our pediatricians is on-call 24/7.
Antibiotic Use
We strongly believe in the responsible use of antibiotics, and make every effort to prescribe them only when a bacterial infection is suspected. Antibiotics have no benefit against viral colds, and can cause important side effects. We also do not routinely prescribe antibiotics over the phone.
Late or Missed Appointments
Our providers strive to run on time and keep wait times as minimal as possible. We request that you arrive ten minutes before your scheduled appointment time. When arriving late to an appointment, we may still be able to see your child, but we reserve the right to ask you to reschedule.

Please give 24 hours’ notice when an appointment needs to be cancelled. Missed appointments are a cost to our practice, to you, and to patients who may have needed the time reserved for your appointment.
Polices & Procedures
Visit our Policies & Forms page for a more detailed review of our policies and procedures.

Our Practice

Our Practice

Caring for Our Community for over 40 Years!

Edward Fisher MD, FAAP

Daniel Friedman MD, FAAP

Nicole Lauinger MD, FAAP

Yass Moinpour MD, FAAP

Rebecca Shwartz MD, FAAP

Katelyn Powell DNP, CPNP-PC

Are We a Good Fit?

Immunizations

Your Primary Healthcare Provider

After-Hours Calls

Antibiotic Use

Late or Missed Appointments

Polices & Procedures

Renton Office

Kent Office

After-hours Care