HAPPY 20 YEAR ANNIVERSARY TO NEWTOWN CENTER PEDIATRICS!!!!!

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    • Home
    • CHOOSING A PEDIATRICIAN
    • Office & Staff
    • TELEPHONE APPOINTMENTS
    • Our Philosophy
    • Billing & Affiliations
    • Resources
    • Forms
    • Vaccine Information
    • CT HealthLink
    • TICK BITE: WHAT TO DO
    • MENTAL HEALTH RESOURCES
    • COVID-19
    • Contact

  • Home
  • CHOOSING A PEDIATRICIAN
  • Office & Staff
  • TELEPHONE APPOINTMENTS
  • Our Philosophy
  • Billing & Affiliations
  • Resources
  • Forms
  • Vaccine Information
  • CT HealthLink
  • TICK BITE: WHAT TO DO
  • MENTAL HEALTH RESOURCES
  • COVID-19
  • Contact

Our Office

We are conveniently located at 10 Queen Street in the center of Newtown, at the entrance to Big Y, next to My Place. 

Office hours are 9-5, Monday - Friday. 


Weekend coverage is provided by a rotating call group shared with Center for Pediatric Medicine.

We return phone calls as they come in and provide same day sick appointments. 


After hours calls are sent via text to 

Dr. Nowacki on weeknights. You should get a return call within 30 minutes. 



Our office was designed and custom built in 2003 by Dr. David Nowacki (Laura's husband, the dentist next door). 


We have separate sick and well reception areas, waiting rooms, exam rooms, and ADA wheelchair accessible restrooms, as well as a wheel chair accessible ramp entrance. 

We renovated the interior in the Spring of 2013, adding new children's furniture and kitchen play equipment to the well waiting area, and new train sets and ride-on toys to the sick waiting area. 

We also have public wifi available for supervised use while in the office. We hope our waiting rooms encourage creative imaginary play and interactive enjoyment.

Our office is our second home and our staff is our extended family. 


We believe respect and close personal relationships with our families and 

our community make us 

better healthcare partners.


Our Staff

Dr. Laura Nowacki

Dr. Laura Nowacki is a Sandy Hook mother of four amazing adult children.  Dr. Nowacki's talented husband, David, is a dentist, artist, and builder, with his own dental practice adjacent to Newtown Center Pediatrics.

   

Dr. Nowacki graduated with honors from Duke University in 1987 where she was co-captain of the swim team and rowed club crew. She worked as a pediatric physician assistant at Norwalk and Danbury Hospitals while attending medical school at University of Connecticut where she graduated in 1995. Dr. Nowacki went to Connecticut Children's Medical Center for pediatric and chief residency before coming back to Newtown in 1999 to begin private practice pediatrics. 

   

Current and previous professional  affiliations include the CT chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics, Newtown Recovery and  Resiliency Team, Sandy Hook School Foundation, and the United Physicians  of Newtown. Professional interests include preventative pediatrics,  breastfeeding medicine, and care of children with special healthcare needs. Dr.  Nowacki is also an assistant Clinical Professor of Pediatrics at  Quinnipiac University, the University of CT and at the University of  Vermont teaching medical, physician assistant, and nurse practitioner  students.
 

Dr.  Nowacki's personal interests include being home with her  family, rowing and sculling with her NHRC teammates, running long distances outdoors, swimming for NMST, weeding the vegetable and berry gardens, and going to Block Island to hike, paddleboard, kayak, swim and play with her family.

Jennifer Burns, Pediatric APRN

In 2013 we were pleased to announce the ongoing expansion of the practice  included the addition of Newtown's very own Jennifer Burns, Pediatric APRN.  


Jennifer is a loving mother of 3 wonderful children, and is actively  involved in her childrens' schools, sports, church, and community  activities. Her extensive pediatric experience includes caring for sick  and well children in an outpatient pediatric office, serving as visiting  nurse for newborns, and working with special needs children in  pediatric neurology at Columbia Presbyterian Hospital and NYU in NYC. 

Emilie Koepke Gibbs, PA-C

In 2016, we also welcomed Emilie Koepke Gibbs, PA-C to our team. 


Emilie has been a Pediatric Physician Assistant for over 15 years, working along side her parents in their Danbury practice until they retired and now continuing to care for many of their patients who followed her here to NCP.  Emilie blends her private practice experience with her academic connections gained from also running the Henry Abbott school based health center.  Emilie expertly balances her time between pediatric and adolescent medicine, all while raising two beautiful daughters now in elementary school.


With Emilie's hiring, we look forward to creating an even stronger healthcare team between our schools and the community we serve.

Elizabeth Bonis

Stephanie Pruchnik, IBCLC, LPN

Stephanie Pruchnik, IBCLC, LPN

We  are equally grateful for the dedication of our nurse manager extraordinaire, Elizabeth Bonis of Kent, who has been with Newtown Center Pediatrics for over 17 years. 


Elizabeth maintains our vaccine program, trains new staff, and provides calm and caring advice  to all of our patients. 

Stephanie Pruchnik, IBCLC, LPN

Stephanie Pruchnik, IBCLC, LPN

Stephanie Pruchnik, IBCLC, LPN

In 2015, we welcomed another valuable team member, Stephanie Pruchnik,  IBCLC, LPN of New Milford. 


Stephanie came to NCP with over 10 years  experience as a pediatric nurse and is also a certified lactation  consultant, providing comprehensive phone and office pre and post natal  breastfeeding education tailored to meet each families' ind

In 2015, we welcomed another valuable team member, Stephanie Pruchnik,  IBCLC, LPN of New Milford. 


Stephanie came to NCP with over 10 years  experience as a pediatric nurse and is also a certified lactation  consultant, providing comprehensive phone and office pre and post natal  breastfeeding education tailored to meet each families' individual needs  and goals. 


Stephanie is available by email and for private  consultations in the upstairs breastfeeding suite at NCP. 

Alyssa Ciraolo

Stephanie Pruchnik, IBCLC, LPN

Alyssa Ciraolo

In 2016, we won the lottery with the addition of our newest nurse, Alyssa  Ciraolo of New Milford. 


Alyssa has quickly become one of the family with  her positive attitude and love of children and challenges.  Her playful  rapport with the kids reminds us why we love our profession and why we  are so lucky to have patients who are fun to care for in sickness and in  health. 

Our devoted front office team includes office manager, creative business director and in house biller, Cindy.  Head scheduler, website designer and office protocol director, Nicole and friendliest receptionist, Michelle. 

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