Nicholas Levy, MD

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About

A University of the Witwatersrand Medical School graduate (1981), Dr. Nicholas Levy in Encinitas completed his pediatric residency at Children's Hospital Los Angeles and has practiced in North County for more than 35 years through the former El Camino Pediatrics group, now Scripps Coastal Medical Center. ADHD evaluation protocols and behavioral health management plans coordinate neurodevelopmental assessments with pediatric-focused providers including The Nurture Collective for sensory integration and craniosacral therapy support in Encinitas. Board-certified through the American Board of Pediatrics and a Fellow of the AAP, he provides comprehensive primary care for newborns, children, and teens with particular depth in school-performance concerns, attention disorders, and behavioral issues. Transition-of-care coordination for adolescents aging out of pediatric panels connects families to adult primary care providers at UC San Diego Health Primary Care – Encinitas for continuity of chronic-condition management. Diagnostic workups include Vanderbilt ADHD rating scale administration, developmental screening via ASQ-3 questionnaires, and EKG interpretation for pre-stimulant cardiovascular clearance in attention deficit pharmacotherapy initiation.