Stephen Kanarek
MD, FAAP
Director; President Managing Physician, Pediatric Health Care Associates
* Sees patients in Melrose and Peabody
Locations
Melrose
Pediatric Health Care Associates of Melrose
467 Rear Main Street
Melrose, 02176
Melrose, 02176
Phone: 781-665-5131
Peabody
Pediatric Health Care Associates of Peabody
10 Centennial Drive
Suite 104
Peabody, 01960
Suite 104
Peabody, 01960
Phone: 978-535-1110
Medical Services
Languages
English
Education
Undergraduate School
Case Western Reserve University
1967
Cleveland
OH
Medical School
Tufts University School of Medicine
1967
Boston
MA
Internship
Boston Floating Hospital/New England Medical Center
1974
Boston
MA
Certifications
- American Board of Pediatrics (General)
Professional History
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Dr. Kanarek grew up in Memphis, Tennessee, and graduated high school there. He received his undergraduate degree in Biology at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio. Dr. Kanarek always wanted to get to Boston to visit his grandmother in Malden every summer, so he was delighted to attend Tufts Medical School, where he got his pediatric training at Boston Floating Hospital of the New England Medical Center.
Dr. Kanarek joined Dr. Lipman in practice in West Peabody in 1974 and has enjoyed teaching Tufts residents and medical students while serving as his Chief of Staff at North Shore Children’s Hospital in Salem and Chief of Pediatrics at Melrose-Wakefield Hospital. “I have been blessed to work with a fantastic group of pediatric clinicians. I count as my greatest organizational achievement, the development of a robust behavioral health department here at PHCA. I count as my greatest personal achievement the privilege of sharing the lives of so many children and families over the decades."
After 45 years in practice, I have seen some pretty profound changes in pediatric medicine. The greatest in the past ten years has been a shift in interest to children’s behavioral, psychological, developmental, and academic growth. It has been a real joy to have the opportunity to continue to learn a great deal more about children after all these years.