Peter Everett, MD
I grew up in Eastchester, NY, about 30 minutes north of Yankee Stadium, and got my first real taste of New England during my college years at Williams. After a year teaching English in Japan, I returned to New York for medical school at NYU and went down to Washington DC for pediatric residency at Childrens National Medical Center. I met my wife, a medical social worker, during residency and we stayed on in DC and later Maryland as I joined a pediatric practice in nearby Rockville. While we loved DC, when our daughter was born, we knew we wanted to be closer to our families in New York and Boston. The Pioneer Valley seemed like the perfect fit-close to nature, but also with the bustle of a college town. I was fortunate that soon after I began looking for a job, Northampton Area Pediatrics had an opening, and so we moved up and I joined NAP in June of 2012.
I got the idea about going into medicine in high school. My uncle was an orthopedic surgeon in upstate New York, and after spending some time with him in high school, it amazed me how much of a difference he could make in people's lives. My mother was a middle school science teacher, and she got me interested both in science, and in teaching. As a pediatrician, I get to spend time teaching (both families as well as medical students and residents), get to be involved with the science of medicine, and (on good days) get to help make a difference in some peoples' lives.
My family currently lives in North Amherst, although I spend time at both of our offices. I enjoy getting outdoors for hiking, running or birding, and watching and playing all kinds of sports (I was a rower in college). I also love cooking, travelling, and music.
Education:
M.D. NYU School of Medicine, New York, NY June 2001
B.A. Williams College, Williamstown, MA June 1996
Professional Experience:
Pediatrician, Pediatric Care of Rockville July 2005 - June 2012
Rockville, MD
- Full time physician partner involved in all decisions of busy group practice
- Primary responsibility for EMR acquisition and implementation
- Primary responsibility for precepting and evaluating rotating residents and
medical students
Chief Resident, Children's National Medical Center July 2004 - June 2005
Howard University, Washington, DC
- Integral role in merger of two residency programs
- Helped to implement new Community Pediatrics residency track
- Frequent lectures, small group teaching, and student precepting
Resident Physician, Children's National Medical Center June 2001 - June 2004
Washington, DC
-Maynard Cohen award recipient (given annually to outstanding Pediatric resident)
-Resident teaching award recipient
Professional Licensure and Associations:
Board Certified by the American Board of Pediatrics, October 2005
Fellow, American Academy of Pediatrics, April 2006 - present
Licensed to practice medicine in Maryland and District of Columbia
Other Skills/Interests:
Conversational Spanish and Japenese
Interests include golf, hiking, birding, traveling
Married, with one daughter