Vital Signs Volume 10, Issue 2 | Page 2

Vital Signs Vital Signs is brought to you by the physicians of the Greater Louisville Medical Society. It is a free health and wellness publication intended for educating patients on important medical health topics. Vital Signs Team David Watkins, MD Vital Signs Adviser Bert Guinn, MBA, CAE Executive Vice-President/CEO Cheri K. McGuire Director of Marketing Aaron Burch GLMS Communications Specialist Kate Williams GLMS Communications Designer GLMS Mission Promote the science, art and profession of medicine; Protect the integrity of the patient-physician relationship; Advocate for the health and well-being of the community; Unite physicians regardless of practice setting to achieve these ends. GROWING PAINS Keeping your child safe & healthy Q&A with Dr. John Larson Notice Vital Signs is published by the Greater Louisville Medical Society, 101 W. Chestnut St. Louisville, KY 40202 Phone [phone] Fax [phone] www.glms.org John Larson, MD, has practiced pediatrics for 38 years and works with Kosair Children’s Hospital Medical Associates - Iroquois. The son of John Larson, Sr., who also practiced pediatrics in Louisville, Dr. Larson has been interested in medicine since he followed his father on house calls in the 1950s and 1960s. Graduating from the University of Louisville Medical School in 1975, Dr. Larson has seen new practices come and go but few have had an impact as large as immunizations. For more information, contact Aaron Burch at [phone] or [email protected]. GLMS sat down with Dr. Larson to learn more about preventable illnesses and the benefits of proper immunization. Vital Signs is underwritten by: Have you enjoyed reading Vital Signs? Get healthy tweets by following @VitalSigns2Go on Twitter. FIND US ON TWITTER OR TEXT Copyright 2015 The Greater Louisville Medical Society. All rights reserved. 2 @VitalSigns2Go follow VitalSigns2Go TO 40404. VITAL SIGNS Volume 10 • Issue 2