Top Pediatricians in Montana
Nothing I have ever encountered strikes fear into my heart like an injured or sick child. I am reasonably sure that all other parents out there feel the same way. I am sure you don’t want to just trust any doctor in Montana with your children. You also likely are not willing to go through any trial and error with one of your own children as you would be willing to go through to find your own doctor.
A pediatrician is going to have to click with you and gain your trust before they see your child and I feel exactly the same way. Unlike many of our service listings, you do not want to wait to find a pediatrician until an emergency strikes. You want to have them on speed dial long before that. So now is the perfect time to use our Montana are list of top recommended pediatricians and start interviewing them. Find the one who you would trust with your children. Don’t forget that people change over time and that can apply to not only your doctors but also your pediatricians. If any of our Montana doctors have declined in their performance, please let us know! It is vital that we keep the below list updated with only the doctors that will care for your children as if they were their own. It is also a great idea to establish a pediatrician for short term work conditions even if they last less than a year. So if you will be stationed somewhere else, start researching area pediatricians now so you are as prepared as possible.
Laurie Carter MD
Missoula, MT
Dr. Carter is a pediatric hospitalist who provides family centered care for hospitalized patients. She has a special interest in child abuse prevention and supports Camp Mak-a-Dream.
Colleen M. Marron, MD, FAAP
Great Falls, MT
Dr. Colleen Marron completed her MD degree from the University of Nevada School of Medicine. She then completed both her internship and residency training at the University of Iowa. Dr. Marron is currently part of the Great Falls Clinic team.
Thomas Randall, MD
Missoula, MT
Dr. Randall joined Missoula Valley Pediatrics in 2002. Following residency in pediatrics at Children’s Memorial Hospital (now Lurie Children’s Hospital) at Northwestern Medical School in Chicago, he spent three years working for the Indian Health Service on the Blackfeet Reservation in Browning. Prior to moving to Missoula, he worked in the Bitterroot Valley, practicing in Stevensville and Hamilton.
Charlie Hastings, DO
Missoula, MT
Dr. Hastings is a primary care pediatrician with Missoula Valley Pediatrics. He cares for children from birth through adolescence to help support healthy growth and development. When necessary, he teams up with pediatric specialists at Community Children’s and Seattle Children’s to ensure children get the best care available.
Sandra Simmons, MD, FAAP
Missoula, MT
Dr. Simmons joined Missoula Valley Pediatrics in 2002. She enjoys working with all stages of the developing child and their families but given the number of years she has practiced at Missoula Valley Pediatrics she has a large adolescent patient population. It has given her much fulfillment to help navigate her patients through this challenging developmental stage both physically and psychologically.
Michael Garver, MD, FAAP
Great Falls, MT
Dr. Michael Garver has been a practicing Board Certified Pediatrician for over 16 years already. His practice focuses on expanding the concept of the “practice model” and access to care.
Deborah Agnew, MD, FAAP
Billings, MT
In addition to being in practice, Dr. Deborah Agnew is also an Associate Professor at the University of Washington School of Medicine. She completed her MD degree from the Johns Hopkins Hospital and her residency at the University of Washington and Children’s Hospital.
Rachel Amthor, MD
Great Falls, MT
Dr. Amthor is a pediatrician whose philosophy of care is to “respect children as individuals with the right to the best possible health.” Her goal is to be an advocate for the health of children, and in doing so she takes a family-centered approach to care. “I enjoy meeting families and building relationships with patients and parents,” she says. She finds it rewarding to follow children and their families over time through her pediatric practice.
Lauren Wilson, MD
Missoula, MT
Dr. Wilson practices as a pediatric hospitalist at Community Children’s at Community Medical Center. She feels it is a privilege to care for families and children while they are hospitalized, and to be able to provide support at a very stressful time in their lives. Dr. Wilson is board certified in pediatrics and a member of the Society of Hospital Medicine and a Fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics.
Tanya Jagodzinski, M.D., F.A.A.P.
Billings, MT
Dr. Tanya Jagodzinski earned her medical degree from the University of North Dakota School of Medicine and Health Sciences in 2002. She is also a fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics who joined the Children’s Clinic in 2007 and has been in practice there since then.