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Clinics & Locations
Clinics & Locations
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Explore our network of care for kids, from the tiniest to teens and young adults.
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World-class docs

We'll help you find the best provider for your child.
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Stress-free visits

Accommodations. Admission. Discharge. Procedure prep. We've got you covered.
Patient Education
Patient Education
Extraordinary kid care

Our specialists handle conditions ranging from the common to the most rare.
Medical Professionals
Medical Professionals
Referrals made easy

Contacts and resources to get your patients to our pediatric specialists
Why Choose Us?
Why Choose Us?
Best in Northern CA

We're ranked #1 in pediatric cancer, heart surgery, cardiology & more.

Matthew Pantell

Matthew Pantell

Matthew Pantell

MD, MS

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Board Certifications

American Board of Pediatrics, Pediatric Hospital Medicine
American Board of Pediatrics, Pediatrics
Residencies

UCSF Graduate Medical Education, Pediatrics
Internship

UCSF Graduate Medical Education, Pediatrics
Degree

MD, UCSF School of Medicine

Selected research

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Examining housing insecurity and transportation barriers in pediatric hospital readmissions: insights from structured and unstructured data.
Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association : JAMIA
November 2025
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Differences Between Individual Social Risks, Social Needs, and Community-Level Social Risk Among Pediatric Patients.
Academic pediatrics
May 2025
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Predictive Value of a Financial Strain Question to Pre-screen Individuals for Social Risks.
Journal of general internal medicine
May 2025
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