Pediatrician Robert Coles, MD provides newborn through adolescent care in Carlsbad at Scripps Coastal Medical Center, 2176 Salk Avenue. A McGill University Faculty of Medicine graduate (1993) who completed his residency at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, he holds board certification in pediatrics with clinical interests in newborn nursery care and pediatric dermatology, referring developmental-behavioral cases to Kealoha Psychology. Affiliations with Scripps Memorial Hospital Encinitas and Rady Children's Hospital San Diego provide inpatient pediatric coverage and neonatal consultation pathways. His evidence-based approach applies the latest AAP treatment guidelines across well-child visits, acute illness management, and adolescent screenings, with neurodevelopmental referrals extended to BrainCare Performance Center Carlsbad for concussion and cognitive-performance evaluation. Pediatric dermatology assessments include dermoscopic evaluation of atypical nevi and eczema-severity scoring using the SCORAD index to guide topical corticosteroid potency selection.