Providers with Passion
Learn more about our providers below:
We maintain the highest standards of medical care, follow the American Academy of Pediatrics Bright Futures Guidelines for well child visit, and have periodic office-wide educational meetings to facilitate ongoing medical educational updates.
Meet Our Providers
Expert advice and in-depth services for a healthy child
Sharon Allred, MD, FAAP
Location: Gilbert/Chandler - Sharon Allred, MD, FAAP has 30+ years pediatric experience. She is a Midwest native transplanted to the Southwest in 1998. She completed her
Marie Baron, DO, FAAP
Location: Gilbert - Marie Baron, DO, FAAP, is a board-certified pediatrician and a fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics. She is an Arizona native and
Cindy Besch, FNP-C, CLC
Location: Gilbert - Cindy Besch, FNP-C, CLC is a board-certified Family Nurse Practitioner who specializes in pediatrics. She graduated Summa cum laude with her Bachelor's degree
David Ciminello, MD, FAAP
Location: Chandler - David Ciminello, MD, FAAP has been a board-certified pediatrician since 2006 and is a Fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics. He earned
Staci Cruz, PA-C
Location: Chandler/Gilbert - Staci Cruz PA-C is a board certified Physician Assistant with a specialty in Pediatrics. She is an Arizona native who grew up in
Reyna Cuellar, MD, FAAP
Location: Chandler -Dr. Reyna Cuellar, MD, FAAP, grew up in Chandler, Arizona. After graduating from Chandler High, she moved to the Bay Area and majored in Human
Aleta DaSilva, MD, FAAP
Location: Chandler - Aleta DaSilva, MD, FAAP is originally from Santa Fe, New Mexico. Dr. DaSilva graduated summa cum laude with a degree in Biology from
Jeanne Egli, PNP-C
Location: Chandler - Jeanne Egli, PNP-C , is a board-certified pediatric nurse practitioner. She earned her Bachelor of Nursing degree from the University of Tennessee at
Kelli Garland, PNP
Location: Gilbert - Kelli Garland, PNP is a certified pediatric nurse practitioner. She graduated magna cum laude from Gustavus Adolphus College in Minnesota in 1993, then went
Scott Grant, MD, MPH, FAAP
Location: Gilbert - Scott Grant, MD, MPH, FAAP is a Dual Board-Certified Pediatrician and Hospitalist who joins our practice after relocating from Michigan with his family
Christine Holmes, MD, FAAP
Christine P. Holmes, MD, FAAP, is a board-certified pediatrician and a fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics. Dr. Holmes graduated from the University of Oklahoma
Chantelle Lassak, MMS, PA-C
Chantelle Lassak, MMS, PA-C is a board certified Physician Assistant specializing in pediatrics. She graduated magna cum laude from the University of Arizona in 2000 with
Jean M. Mullen, MD, FAAP
Location: Gilbert - Jean M. Mullen MD, FAAP is a board certified Pediatrician and Fellow of the AAP. Originally from the east coast, she completed her
Cheri Nason, MD, FAAP
Location: Chandler/Gilbert - Cheri Nason, MD, FAAP has been a board-certified pediatrician since finishing residency in 1998 and has enjoyed working in private practice since then,
April Resop FNP-C, CLC
Location: Gilbert - April Resop FNP-C, CLC is a board certified Nurse Practitioner and Certified Lactation Counselor. She is an Arizona girl through and through. This
Taryne Scott, DNP, PNP
Location: Gilbert - Taryne Scott, DNP, PNP is a board-certified pediatric nurse practitioner. She earned her bachelor’s in nursing from California State University of Long Beach
Jennifer Sorg, Psych NP
Location: Gilbert - Jennifer Sorg, PsychNP is a board certified Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner. Joining the Army in 2003 broadened her sense of the world and filled
Katelyn Squire, PA-C, ALC, CLC
Location: Chandler -Katelyn Squire, PA-C, ALC, CLC, is a board certified Physician Assistant and Certified Lactation Counselor. She graduated summa cum laude from the University of Arizona
Tracey Turas, DNP, PNP
Location: Gilbert - Tracey Turas, DNP, PNP is a certified pediatric nurse practitioner. She graduated from Arizona State University in 1996 with her Bachelor of Science
Nancy Robbins
Nancy Robbins has been the Practice Manager of Desert Shores Pediatrics since opening in 2006. She has over 30 years of experience in the pediatric field.
Children see magic because they look for it
Time spent playing with children is never wasted
When I see you, my eyes turn into little hearts
Children are the hands by which we take hold of heaven
Excuse me. I understand you like taking naps, but I don’t
I thought I needed a hug, but I really needed pancakes