Kaiser Permanente pediatrician shares how to avoid the ‘summer slide’

By Martin Espinoza

Dr. Adrienne Silver wears many hats at Kaiser Permanente in Santa Rosa, most of them related to the health and well being of children. Silver, a Kaiser pediatrician of 24 years, runs the outpatient pediatric arm of both Kaiser’s family medicine residency program, as well as the provider’s medical student programs. She also is director of Kaiser’s medical education programs in Santa Rosa.

As a pediatrician and an educator, Silver is particularly interested in the...