Pediatrics
Our board-certified pediatric team provides comprehensive care for newborns to young adults. Our team strives to provide early intervention and prevention to keep your children happy and healthy!
Services Offered
- Newborn and well-child visits
- Dental screening during well-child visit
- Same-day sick visits
- Telehealth
- Immunizations
- Behavioral and mental health screenings and counseling
- Management of asthma, allergies and obesity
- Contraceptive management
- STI testing
- Menstrual management
Locations
Pediatrics
We accept in person appointments at our Southeast Raleigh CarePlex and StarLight Pediatrics locations.
Virtual telehealth appointments are offered for all locations.
Our Providers
Southeast Raleigh CarePlex
Patera Foye-Fuller, CPNP, DNP
Director of Pediatrics, Certified Pediatric Nurse Practitioner, Doctor of Nursing Practice
Elizabeth Johnson, DO, FAAP
Board Certified Pediatrician, Physician
Dr. Glenn L. Feole, MD
Pediatrician, Doctor of Medicine
Ariam Diaz-Mathusek, MD, FAAP
Medical Doctor, Pediatrician
Our Providers
StarLight Pediatrics
Dr. Maria Castro, MD FAAP
Pediatrician
DR. Yenny Cruz, MD
Pediatrician
Call us at 919-833-3111 to schedule your appointment today!
DR. Yenny Cruz, MD
Pediatrician
- Education:
- Medical School – Nueva Granada University
- Pediatrics Residency – Pediatrics at Wyckoff Heights Medical Center
- Location: StarLight Pediatrics
- With ACH Since: 2024
Dr. Maria Castro, MD FAAP
Pediatrician
- Education:
- Medical School – Nueva Granada University
- Pediatrics Residency – Long Island College Hospital/Beth Israel Hospital Program
- Certifications:
- American Board of Pediatrics Certification
- American Academy of Pediatrics
- North Carolina Medical Board
- Location: StarLight Pediatrics
- With ACH Since: 2024
Ariam Diaz-Mathusek, MD, FAAP
Medical Doctor, Pediatrician
- Education:
- Medical School – Instituto Tecnologico de Santo Domingo
- Pediatrics Residency – Lincoln Medical and Mental Health Center in Bronx, NY
- Certifications:
- American Board of Pediatrics Certification
- American Board of Obesity Certification
- Location: Southeast Raleigh CarePlex
- With ACH Since: 2024
Elizabeth Johnson, DO, FAAP
Board Certified Pediatrician, Physician
- Education:
- PEDIATRIC RESIDENCY: MSUCOM/DETROIT WAYNE COUNTY HEALTH AUTHORITY
- DOCTOR OF OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE, PHILADELPHIA COLLEGE OF OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE
INTERDISCIPLINARY HEALTH SCIENCES, DREXEL UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE
B.A. IN AFRICAN/AFRICAN AMERICAN STUDIES, B.A. IN SOCIOLOGY, UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA
- Certifications:
- BOARD CERTIFICATION, AMERICAN BOARD OF PEDIATRICS
BLS, Basic Life Support
- BOARD CERTIFICATION, AMERICAN BOARD OF PEDIATRICS
- Location: Raleigh
- With ACH Since: 2023
Jasna Marko Torrez MD, MSci
Pediatrician, Clinical Manager, Pediatric Department
- Education:
- Medical School: University of Belgrade, Republic of Serbia
- Pediatric Residency: Kapiolani Medical Center for Women and Children, Honolulu, Hawaii, Jersey Shore University Medical Center Neptune, New Jersey
- Certifications:
- Board Certified Pediatrician
- BLS/PALS certifications
- Location: Raleigh
- With ACH Since: 2023
Dr. Joel Lutterman, MD
Pediatrician, Executive Medical Director, Doctor of Medicine
Education: Boston University School of Medicine
Certifications: American Board of Pediatrics
Training:
- Pediatric Residency – Brown University, Hasbro Children’s Hospital
- Cardiology Fellowship – Harvard University, Boston Children’s Hospital; Université de Montréal, Ste-Justine’s Children’s Hospital
Location: Southeast Raleigh
With ACH Since: 2020
Kim Reilly, M.D.
Pediatrician, Doctor of Medicine
- Education:
Medical School: Vanderbilt School of Medicine
Residency: University of Alabama, Birmingham - Certifications: Board Certified in Pediatrics, Member of the American Academy of Pediatrics and NC Peds
- Location: Raleigh
- With ACH Since: 2022
Jane Nathan, MSN, CPNP-PC
Certified Pediatric Nurse Practitioner, Primary Care
- Education:
- MSN, Duke University
- BSN, St. John Fisher College
- Certifications: PNCB, Pediatric Nursing Certification Board; BLS, Basic Life Support; Neplanon Certified
- Location: Raleigh
- With ACH Since: 2022
Stacey Talarico, CPNP
Pediatric Nurse Practitioner, Certified Pediatric Nurse Practitioner
- Education: MSN, Duke University; BSN, SUNY Brockport
- Certifications: Certified Pediatric Nurse Practitioner
- Location: Raleigh
- With ACH Since: 2020
Teri Brown, CPNP
Pediatric Nurse Practitioner, Certified Pediatric Nurse Practitioner
- Education: MSN Pediatric Nurse Practitioner for Primary Care, UNC Chapel Hill; BSN, Hampton University; B.S. Biology, Mary Washington College
- Certifications: Certified Pediatric Nurse Practitioner, Board Certified by Pediatric Nursing Certification Board, Pediatric Advanced Life Support Certified, Basic Life Support Certified
- Location: Raleigh
- With ACH Since: 2016
Dr. Glenn L. Feole, MD
Pediatrician, Doctor of Medicine
- Education: University of Cincinnati College of Medicine
- Pediatric Residency: Children’s Hospital Medical Center; Princeton University
- Certifications: Board Certified in General Pediatrics by The American Board of Pediatrics
- Location: Raleigh
- With ACH Since: 2015
DR. ALKA MEHTA, MD, MPH
Pediatrician, Doctor of Medicine
- Education: University of Virginia School of Medicine; Masters in Public Health, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
- Pediatric Residency: Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
- Certifications: Board Certified in General Pediatrics by The American Board of Pediatrics
- Location: Raleigh
- With ACH Since: 2022
Patera Foye-Fuller, CPNP, DNP
Certified Pediatric Nurse Practitioner, Doctor of Nursing Practice
- Education: DNP, Duke University; MSN, Duke University; BSN, NC Central University; B.S. Biology, NC Agricultural and Technical State University
- Certifications: PNCB, Pediatric Nursing Certification Board; PALS, Pediatric Advanced Life Support; BLS, Basic Life Support
- Location: Raleigh
- With ACH Since: 2020