Dr. Paul Thomas, MD FAAP ABIHM BCACM
Dr. Thomas founded Pediatric Urgent Care in 2009. He opened and worked at the Pediatric Afterhours Clinic at Emanuel Children’s hospital from 1988 to 1993 and has worked as a busy pediatrician in the Portland area the past 20 years. Dr. Thomas saw the need for an urgent care dedicated to children only. So often family and adult urgent cares and emergency rooms are frequented by adults seeking drugs and that environment can be frightening for children. With the H1N1 flu reaching epidemic proportions, the need was never greater for a pediatrician-staffed, child-friendly office-setting pediatric urgent care.

Dr Thomas graduated from Dartmouth Medical School in 1985. He completed his pediatric residency at UCSF – Fresno and UCSD – San Diego California between 1985 – 1988. He is board certified in Pediatrics and Alternative and Complementary Medicine. He loves children and has 9 of his own (six adopted).

Dr. Rich Martin, D.O., MPH, FAAP
Dr. Martin is a dedicated advocate for children--in the exam room, locally, and nationwide. He has long considered Pediatrics an ideal way to advocate for children on many levels. During his decade-long career in Pediatrics, he’s made several visits to State and Federal government officials, has brought together several groups of people who care for children on issues of public and environmental health, and currently serves on the Hood River County Commission on Children and Families. His commitment to your children means providing state-of-the-art care in Pediatrics, and appropriately medicating your children only when necessary. Dr. Martin wants you to understand your child’s condition, and appreciates your trust as a partner in your child’s care.

He feels fortunate to share his love for children with his wife and 1-year-old son, along with the many nieces and nephews in his loving family.

Dr. Bernetta L. Avery, MD, FAAP
Dr. Avery graduated from Tufts University School of Medicine in Boston, Massachusetts in 2001. She completed her residency at The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia in 2004. After residency, she remained on faculty at University of Pennsylvania until her move to the west coast where she served on the clinical faculty of UCSF and Stanford University School of Medicine from 2005 - 2009.

Dr. Avery’s clinical interests include hospital medicine and medical education. Her community health interests include injury prevention and parent education. She has been the recipient of several awards recognizing her for excellence in clinical medicine, patient education and resident physician education.

Dr. Avery is board certified in Pediatrics and active in the American Academy of Pediatrics. She is active in the Portland community as a guest speaker for mother’s groups and educational organizations. Patients and families describe Dr. Avery as being “warm, smart and caring.” She is married with a young family and enjoys reading, traveling and urban gardening.

Dr. Rebecca Stepaniak, MD, IBCLC
Dr. Stepaniak graduated from the University of Alabama School of Medicine in 1999 and then attended and completed her residency at The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia between 1999 and 2002. Dr. Stepaniak has worked in a variety of environments including primary care, in-patient hospital care and pediatric emergency. She and her family moved to Portland in 2005 seeking a lifestyle better suited to their values. Prior to urgent care, she maintained a practice at The Vancouver Clinic, leaving in 2009 for the birth & care of her third son.

Dr. Stepaniak believes in holistic and wellness care for patients and their families. She feels strongly that complimentary and alternative medicine can intersect with traditional allopathic medicine and provide optimum benefits for patients.

Dr. Stepaniak's passion & area of specialty is Breastfeeding Medicine. She is a certified IBCLC and active member of the Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine. Additionally, she is a board member and chair of the medical advisory committee for the Northwest Mothers Milk Bank.

Dr. Stepaniak is married with three beautiful young sons. When there is time for hobbies, she enjoys reading, cooking, baking, photography, hiking, & skiing.

Dr. David B. Bell, M.D., Ph.D., FAAP
After graduating from Grant High School in Portland, Dr Bell attended Oregon State University receiving a B.S. degree with Honors in pharmacy. After practicing pharmacy in Portland for one year, he pursued graduate school at the University of Colorado Medical Center in Denver and received a Ph.D. degree in pharmacology. He then received an M.D. degree, Magna Cum Laude, from the same institution in 1969.

His pediatric residency training was obtained at the University of Washington/Seattle Children’s Hospital from 1969 to 1972. He then served as a pediatrician with the rank of Major in the U.S. Army Medical Corps at Fort Knox, Kentucky, from 1972 to 1974.

He returned to Portland in 1974 and joined a long-established clinic where he remained practicing pediatrics at it and in its successor organizations for 36 years before retiring in the spring of 2010.

He was Chairman of the Pediatrics Department at Emanuel for 5 years and is an Associate Clinical Professor of Pediatrics at OHSU.

In addition having 8 adult children between the two of them, Dr. Bell and his wife are raising 2 children (now ages 13 and 19 years) they adopted from Russia in 2002.

Krista Clark, RN
Krista recently graduated with her Bachelor’s degree from the University of Portland, School of Nursing. Although she spent many years growing up in San Diego, California and living in Seattle, Washington, she is originally from Portland. Krista feels extremely blessed to have the opportunity to join Dr. Thomas’ team. “Everyone is incredibly supportive and nice and I feel like they genuinely care about me as a person.”

Krista also feels that her job in urgent care meets the best of both worlds: “I loved being in the ER in nursing school and I love working with children!” Now that Krista is finished with nursing school, she looks forward to doing "anything besides studying!" She loves reading, cooking, hiking and backpacking, and traveling abroad when she can. Krista was recently married on the beach in Maui with nearly 20 of her closest friends and family members. She and her husband, Chris, are parents to six feline children: Matisse, Camille, Clea, Callie, Chloe, and Phoebe.

Jessica Platt, reception
I was born in New Jersey but raised in Lake Chelan, Washington. I moved to Oregon a little over three years ago after graduating from high school. I wanted to move to the "City of Roses" because I love the rainy environment and people. I am currently in college and finishing up my prerequisites in hopes to apply and be accepted into a nursing program next fall. Some of my hobbies include reading, basketball, spending time with my fiancé and twin sister, and watching movies.

Lydia Cabug-Os, Reception
Lydia was born in the Philippines, grew up there, and migrated to the US when she was 28th yrs old. She is married and has a wonderful daughter who is 18 yrs old. Lydia finished her BS degree in finance, and is currently employed at Providence St. Vincent as well as Pediatric Urgent Care. Lydia would like to expand her knowledge in other areas of medical administration, and found it a great opportunity to be able to work part time with Pediatric Urgent Care. She is currently residing in Beaverton, and really enjoys traveling and seeing new places as a hobby. Lydia also enjoys going shopping and hanging out with her daughter, who is currently attending college.