Certified by the American Board of Pediatrics and in practice since 1980 after completing residency at UC San Diego Medical Center, Dr. Denise A. Brownlee, MD sees infants, children, and adolescents at 501 Washington St in Hillcrest. Hospitalization and urgent pediatric admissions route to Scripps Mercy Hospital San Diego, where the practice has held admitting privileges since the start of the career. Preventive medicine drives the visit structure — immunization schedules, developmental milestones, and growth tracking — informed by a University of California, Irvine medical school background (class of 1976). Severe atopic dermatitis and pediatric skin workups move to Friedlander Sheila MD for biopsy, phototherapy, or systemic agent decisions beyond the general pediatric scope. The highest-complexity cases involve transitioning newborns from NICU discharge to outpatient follow-up while coordinating catch-up immunizations, specialty referrals, weight-gain monitoring, and feeding support during the first weeks at home.