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Johnson City Pediatrician Doctors for Encopresis

Type of Physician: Pediatrician

What is a Pediatrician?

A certification by the Board of Pediatrics; practitioners are concerned with the physical, emotional, and social health of children from birth to young adulthood. Pediatric care encompasses a wide range of health services, from preventive health care to the diagnosis and treatment of acute and chronic diseases. The pediatrician understands the constantly changing status of his/her patients due to growth and development, and the consequent changing standards of "normal" for age.

Specialty: Pediatrics

Common Name: Children's Doctor

Pediatrician Doctors in Johnson City *

ETSU Physicians and Associates Pediatrics
Todd William Aiken
325 N State of Franklin Rd
FL Ground
Johnson City, TN 37604
(423) 439-7320

ETSU Physicians and Associates Pediatrics
David O Chastain
325 N State of Franklin Rd
FL Ground
Johnson City, TN 37604
(423) 439-7320

ETSU Physicians and Associates Pediatrics
Gail H Gallemore
325 N State of Franklin Rd
FL Ground
Johnson City, TN 37604
(423) 439-7320

ETSU Physicians and Associates Pediatrics
David K Kalwinsky
325 N State of Franklin Rd
FL Ground
Johnson City, TN 37604
(423) 439-7320

Mary L Michal MD
Mary L Michal
302 Wesley St
Ste 10 STE 10
Johnson City, TN 37601
(423) 928-9007

Mountain Empire Radiology
Marianne R Neal
1301 Sunset Dr
STE 3
Johnson City, TN 37604
(423) 431-6789

ETSU Physicians and Associates Pediatrics
Rebecca R Powers
325 N State of Franklin Rd
FL Ground
Johnson City, TN 37604
(423) 439-7320

ETSU Physicians and Associates Pediatrics
Karen E Schetzina
325 N State of Franklin Rd
FL Ground
Johnson City, TN 37604
(423) 439-7320

Mary L Michal MD
Elizabeth Smith
302 Wesley St
Ste 10 STE 10
Johnson City, TN 37601
(423) 928-9007

ETSU Physicians and Associates Pediatrics
Dawn Tuell
325 N State of Franklin Rd
FL Ground
Johnson City, TN 37604
(423) 439-7320

ETSU Physicians and Associates Pediatrics
Ahmad A Wattad
325 N State of Franklin Rd
FL Ground
Johnson City, TN 37604
(423) 439-7320

Johnson City Pediatrics
Boyce M Berry
301 Med Tech Pkwy
STE 180
Johnson City, TN 37604
(423) 926-3183

First Choice Pediatrics
Paul A Bischoff
301 Med Tech Pkwy
STE 160
Johnson City, TN 37604
(423) 794-5560

Premier Pediatrics
Jamie Blackwell
101 Med Tech Pkwy
STE 405
Johnson City, TN 37604
(423) 929-2454

Johnson City Pediatrics
William A Bridgforth
301 Med Tech Pkwy
STE 180
Johnson City, TN 37604
(423) 926-3183

Johnson City Pediatrics
Michelle Bullman
301 Med Tech Pkwy
STE 180
Johnson City, TN 37604
(423) 926-3183

First Choice Pediatrics
Mark Donovan
301 Med Tech Pkwy
STE 160
Johnson City, TN 37604
(423) 794-5560

First Choice Pediatrics
Margaret Farmer
301 Med Tech Pkwy
STE 160
Johnson City, TN 37604
(423) 794-5560

Johnson City Pediatrics
Charles A Fish
301 Med Tech Pkwy
STE 180
Johnson City, TN 37604
(423) 926-3183

First Choice Pediatrics
Thomas Gill
301 Med Tech Pkwy
STE 160
Johnson City, TN 37604
(423) 794-5560

Johnson City Pediatrics
Christopher R Ledes
301 Med Tech Pkwy
STE 180
Johnson City, TN 37604
(423) 926-3183

Premier Pediatrics
Philip Millet
101 Med Tech Pkwy
STE 405
Johnson City, TN 37604
(423) 929-2454

First Choice Pediatrics
James Pearson
301 Med Tech Pkwy
STE 160
Johnson City, TN 37604
(423) 794-5560

Johnson City Pediatrics
Brian Prudhomme
301 Med Tech Pkwy
STE 180
Johnson City, TN 37604
(423) 926-3183

Premier Pediatrics
Barbara E Pugh
101 Med Tech Pkwy
STE 405
Johnson City, TN 37604
(423) 929-2454

First Choice Pediatrics
Tedford Taylor
301 Med Tech Pkwy
STE 160
Johnson City, TN 37604
(423) 794-5560

Johnson City Pediatrics
Jill W Wireman
301 Med Tech Pkwy
STE 180
Johnson City, TN 37604
(423) 926-3183

Riverside Pediatrics
Joseph A Adams
1503 W Elk Ave
STE 12
Elizabethton, TN 37643
(423) 547-9400

Riverside Pediatrics
Rachel M Hecht
1503 W Elk Ave
STE 12
Elizabethton, TN 37643
(423) 547-9400

Riverside Pediatrics
Tammy L Kitchens
1503 W Elk Ave
STE 12
Elizabethton, TN 37643
(423) 547-9400

Riverside Pediatrics
Jessica B Tuberty
1503 W Elk Ave
STE 12
Elizabethton, TN 37643
(423) 547-9400

Jonesborough Medical Center
Atif A Atyia
1003 E Jackson Blvd
Jonesborough, TN 37659
(423) 753-6077

Bristol Pediatric Associates PC
Thomas Makres
320 Steeles Rd
Bristol, TN 37620
(423) 968-2599

Rodney J Watson MD
Rodney J Watson
2212 John B Dennis Hwy
Kingsport, TN 37660
(423) 392-6701

Youthcare Pediatrics
Thomas E Mitoraj
212 Midway Medical Park
Bristol, TN 37620
(423) 968-4007

Bristol Childrens Clinic
John R Hovious
245 Midway Medical Park
STE 200
Bristol, TN 37620
(423) 652-1655

Holston Medical Group Pediatrics
John Kent Blazier
105 W Stone Dr
STE 2A
Kingsport, TN 37660
(423) 224-3375

Holston Medical Group Pediatrics
Frank Fischer
105 W Stone Dr
STE 2A
Kingsport, TN 37660
(423) 224-3375

Holston Medical Group Pediatrics
Mary Pat Francisco
105 W Stone Dr
STE 2A
Kingsport, TN 37660
(423) 224-3375

Holston Medical Group Pediatrics
Richard Gendron
105 W Stone Dr
STE 2A
Kingsport, TN 37660
(423) 224-3375

Holston Medical Group Pediatrics
John G Heise
105 W Stone Dr
STE 2A
Kingsport, TN 37660
(423) 224-3375

Holston Medical Group Pediatrics
Kimberly Hunt
105 W Stone Dr
STE 2A
Kingsport, TN 37660
(423) 224-3375

Holston Medical Group Pediatrics
Donald H Lewis
105 W Stone Dr
STE 2A
Kingsport, TN 37660
(423) 224-3375

Holston Medical Group Pediatrics
Joseph Ley
105 W Stone Dr
STE 2A
Kingsport, TN 37660
(423) 224-3375

Holston Medical Group Pediatrics
Nichole Miller
105 W Stone Dr
STE 2A
Kingsport, TN 37660
(423) 224-3375

Holston Medical Group Pediatrics
Josh Shook
105 W Stone Dr
STE 2A
Kingsport, TN 37660
(423) 224-3375

Holston Medical Group Pediatrics
Alicia Wright
105 W Stone Dr
STE 2A
Kingsport, TN 37660
(423) 224-3375

The Care Center
Raoul Morin
698 Clinchfield St
Kingsport, TN 37660
(423) 378-6202

Holston Medical Group Pediatrics
Amy L Marlow
2033 Meadowview Ln
Kingsport, TN 37660
(423) 857-2260

Greeneville Pediatric Clinic
Walter D Ashe
221 N Main St
Greeneville, TN 37745
(423) 639-6746

Greeneville Pediatric Clinic
Douglas Cobble
221 N Main St
Greeneville, TN 37745
(423) 639-6746

Green Mountain Pediatrics
Timothy L Fuller
428 E Vann Rd
Greeneville, TN 37743
(423) 278-1950

Green Mountain Pediatrics
Stanley A Giles
428 E Vann Rd
Greeneville, TN 37743
(423) 278-1950

Green Mountain Pediatrics
C Stephen Perry
428 E Vann Rd
Greeneville, TN 37743
(423) 278-1950

Hawkins Medical Center
Christopher L Calendine
4966 Highway 11 W
Rogersville, TN 37857
(423) 272-5600

Rogersville Health Dept
Barbara J Skelton
201 Park Blvd
Rogersville, TN 37857
(423) 272-7641

HealthStar Physicians PC
Eric G Delay
420 W Morris Blvd
STE 400G
Morristown, TN 37813
(423) 581-2538

Newport Pediatrics
Bolling W Brawley
1829 Crowe Ln
Newport, TN 37821
(423) 623-0653

Newport Pediatrics
Samuel M Puckett
1829 Crowe Ln
Newport, TN 37821
(423) 623-0653

Allergy Specialists of Knoxville
Sangeetha M Kodoth
850 W 3rd North St
Morristown, TN 37814
(865) 588-2753

Hamblen Pediatric Associates
Mary Bukovitz
1817 W Morris Blvd
Morristown, TN 37813
(423) 581-3904

Hamblen Pediatric Associates
R Alan Jamison
1817 W Morris Blvd
Morristown, TN 37813
(423) 581-3904

Hamblen Pediatric Associates
Casey Moss
1817 W Morris Blvd
Morristown, TN 37813
(423) 581-3904

Hamblen Pediatric Associates
Laura Powell
1817 W Morris Blvd
Morristown, TN 37813
(423) 581-3904

Hamblen Pediatric Associates
Renee Salansky
1817 W Morris Blvd
Morristown, TN 37813
(423) 581-3904

Hamblen Pediatric Associates
Larry Toffoletto
1817 W Morris Blvd
Morristown, TN 37813
(423) 581-3904

Hamblen Pediatric Associates
David Willbanks
1817 W Morris Blvd
Morristown, TN 37813
(423) 581-3904

East Tennessee Health Center
William J Williams
1907 W Morris Blvd
STE D
Morristown, TN 37813
(423) 581-0064

Cherokee Health Systems
Sobha Rani Karwan
6350 W Andrew Johnson Hwy
Talbott, TN 37877
(423) 587-7337

Cherokee Health Systems
Angela Warden
6350 W Andrew Johnson Hwy
Talbott, TN 37877
(423) 587-7337

Phillips Medical Group PC
Laura W Kraus
204 Shaver Dr
Talbott, TN 37877
(423) 581-7040

Phillips Medical Group PC
Mathew T Kraus
204 Shaver Dr
Talbott, TN 37877
(423) 581-7040

Phillips Medical Group PC
F Edward Phillips
204 Shaver Dr
Talbott, TN 37877
(423) 581-7040

Phillips Medical Group PC
Regina N Phillips
204 Shaver Dr
Talbott, TN 37877
(423) 581-7040

Tennessee Valley Medical Group Pediatrics & Internal Medicine
John A Kirby
120 Hospital Dr
Pediatrics & Internal Medicine STE 130
Jefferson City, TN 37760
(865) 475-4742

Tennessee Valley Medical Group Pediatrics & Internal Medicine
Lance S Patton
120 Hospital Dr
Pediatrics & Internal Medicine STE 130
Jefferson City, TN 37760
(865) 475-4742

Tennessee Valley Medical Group Pediatrics & Internal Medicine
William W Ramsey
120 Hospital Dr
Pediatrics & Internal Medicine STE 130
Jefferson City, TN 37760
(865) 475-4742

Tennessee Valley Medical Group Pediatrics & Internal Medicine
Clyde W Worley
120 Hospital Dr
Pediatrics & Internal Medicine STE 130
Jefferson City, TN 37760
(865) 475-4742

Multi-Specialty Medical
Mariel Castillo-Guanzon
411 Blue Top Rd
Tazewell, TN 37879
(423) 626-8393

Summit Medical Group Sevierville
Charles H Bozeman
641 Middle Creek Rd
Sevierville, TN 37862
(865) 428-0583

Allergy & Asthma Affiliates
Donald Ellenburg
632 Dolly Parton Pkwy
STE STE 5
Sevierville, TN 37862
(865) 429-9070

Allergy & Asthma Affiliates
Timothy C Frazier
632 Dolly Parton Pkwy
STE STE 5
Sevierville, TN 37862
(865) 429-9070

Boys & Girls Pediatrics Sevierville
James Hollingsworth
1115 Blanton Dr
Sevierville, TN 37862
(865) 453-4434

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Encopresis

What Are Elimination Disorders?

Elimination disorders occur in children who have problems going to the bathroom—both defecating and urinating. Although it is not uncommon for young children to have occasional "accidents," there may be a problem if this behavior occurs repeatedly for longer than 3 months, particularly in children older than 5 years.

There are two types of elimination disorders, encopresis and enuresis.

  • Encopresis is the repeated passing of feces into places other than the toilet, such as in underwear or on the floor. This behavior may or may not be done on purpose.


  • Enuresis is the repeated passing of urine in places other than the toilet. Enuresis that occurs at night, or bed-wetting, is the most common type of elimination disorder. As with encopresis, this behavior may or may not be done on purpose.

What Are the Symptoms of Encopresis?

In addition to the behavior of releasing waste in improper places, a child with encopresis may have other symptoms, including:

  • Loss of appetite


  • Abdominal pain


  • Loose, watery stools (bowel movements)


  • Scratching or rubbing the anal area due to irritation from watery stools


  • Decreased interest in physical activity


  • Withdrawal from friends and family


  • Secretive behavior associated with bowel movements.

What Causes Encopresis?

The most common cause of encopresis is chronic (long-term) constipation, the inability to release stools from the bowel. This may occur for several reasons, including stress, not drinking enough water (which makes the stools hard and difficult to pass) and pain caused by a sore in or near the anus (the opening of the rectum in the fold between the buttocks, where was...

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Bedwetting »

What is bedwetting?

Bedwetting, also called nocturnal enuresis, is the involuntary passage of urine (urinary incontinence) while asleep. Inherent in the definition of bedwetting is satisfactory bladder control while the person is awake. Therefore, urination while awake is a different condition and has a variety of difference causes than bedwetting.

What are the types of bedwetting?

There are two types of bedwetting:

  1. Primary enuresis: bedwetting since infancy
  2. Secondary enuresis: wetting developed after being continually dry for a minimum of six months

What is primary bedwetting?

Primary bedwetting is viewed as a delay in maturation of the nervous system. At 5 years of age, approximately 20% of children wet the bed at least once a month, with about 5% of males and 1% of females wetting nightly. By 6 years of age, only about 10% of children ar...

Emergency Contact for Johnson City

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Nearby Johnson City Hospitals *

Johnson City Specialty Hospital
203 E Watauga Ave
Johnson City, TN 37601
(423)434-1400

James H Quillen VA Medical Center
Corner of Lamont & Veterans Way
Mountain Home, TN 37684
(423)926-1171

Woodridge Hospital
403 State of Franklin Rd
Johnson City, TN 37604
(423)928-7111

Johnson City Medical Center
400 N State of Franklin Rd
Johnson City, TN 37604
(423)431-6111

North Side Hospital
401 Princeton Rd
Johnson City, TN 37601
(423)854-5600

Quillen Rehabilitation Hospital
2511 Wesley St
Johnson City, TN 37601
(423)952-1700

Sycamore Shoals Hospital
1501 W Elk Ave
Elizabethton, TN 37643
(423)542-1300

Unicoi County Memorial Hospital
100 Greenway Cir
Erwin, TN 37650
(423)743-3141

Indian Path Medical Center
2000 Brookside Dr
Kingsport, TN 37660
(423)857-7000

Indian Path Pavilion
2300 Pavilion Dr
Kingsport, TN 37660
(423)857-5500

Wellmont Bristol Regional Medical Center
1 Medical Park Blvd
Bristol, TN 37620
(423)844-1121

HEALTHSOUTH Rehabilitation Hospital
113 Cassell Dr
Kingsport, TN 37660
(423)246-7240

Wellmont Holston Valley Medical Center
130 W Ravine St
Kingsport, TN 37662
(423)224-4000

Laughlin Memorial Hospital
1420 Tusculum Blvd
Greeneville, TN 37745
(423)787-5000

Takoma Regional
401 Takoma Ave
Greeneville, TN 37743
(423)639-3151

Charles A Cannon Jr Memorial Hospital
434 Hospital Dr
Linville, NC 28646
(828)737-7000

Johnson County Community Hospital
1901 S Shady St
Mountain City, TN 37683
(423)727-1100

Spruce Pine Community Hospital
125 Hospital Dr
Spruce Pine, NC 28777
(828)765-4201

Johnston Memorial Hospital
351 Court St NE
Abingdon, VA 24210
(276)676-7000

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