For Appointments

Monday-Friday from 8 am to 4:30 pm

For information or appointments, please call Tammelita Cotlon-Pineda at (619) 543-8089.

Services

All services are available in English and Spanish (Todos los servicios son disponible en español e inglés). Translation services are available for other languages. All services are provided in a manner that respects the confidentiality of each person.

The following services are available:

Staff provide comprehensive and confidential HIV specialty care including:

• Primary care
• HIV care
• Nutrition
• Neurodevelopmental Evaluations
• Health Education
• Case Management
  
• Someone to talk to
• Clinical Research Trial
• Advocacy

Transitioning from Pediatric to Adolescent Care

The UCSD Mother, Child and Adolescent Program helps each youth who is moving from Pediatric to Adolescent Clinic. When a child is “aging-up” at around age 12-14, the youth is invited to participate in a 4-6 week group made to assist HIV+ youth over the age of 12 years feel more comfortable moving from pediatric care into adolescent primary care.

Some of the goals of this program are:

• Make sure that there is a smooth transition for the youth from one clinic (pediatrics) to another (adolescent).
• To talk about concerns and fears that the youth may have regarding this change in clinics.
• To help the youth become more independent with a sense of responsibility for their own health care.
• To educate about HIV disease, sexuality, and general health and to support medical adherence.
• To teach the youth how to be more assertive and to communicate his/her needs with health care staff and with their peer group.

Children's Staff