Dr. Julie Block in Encinitas is a board-certified pediatrician and certified lactation educator practicing at Scripps Coastal Medical Center on El Camino Real in the New Encinitas corridor. Well-child exams, newborn assessments, and adolescent care span the same developmental continuum that drives early-intervention referrals to Encinitas Pediatric Dentistry & Orthodontics for first-tooth eruption evaluations by age one. A George Washington University School of Medicine graduate (1994) who completed her residency at UCSD in 1997, she has practiced in North County for more than two decades through the former El Camino Pediatrics group, which joined Scripps Coastal Medical Group after 40-plus years of independent operation. Lactation consultation services and feeding-difficulty assessments address breastfeeding challenges alongside the occupational therapy feeding programs at Nest Pediatric Therapy in Encinitas. Hospital privileges at Scripps Memorial Hospital Encinitas, Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla, and Rady Children's Hospital San Diego support inpatient management of complex pediatric conditions requiring tertiary-level neonatal or subspecialty care.