Inclusive sexual health counseling and care

September 26, 2017|Pediatric News

Dr. Chelvakumar is an attending physician in the division of adolescent medicine at Nationwide Children’s Hospital and an assistant professor of clinical pediatrics at the Ohio State University, both in Columbus.

Email her at pdnews@frontlinemedcom.com.

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