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Wendy sue swanson, md, mbe, faap, is a practicing pediatrician living in seattle, wa, with her husband and 2 young boys. Most chapters are only a few pages, which makes taking in the information much less overwhelming. Monday, march 3, 2014 everett clinic pediatrician, mom, and blogger dr. Dale was born on march 19 1928, in ayrshire, palo alto, iowa, usa. In 2009, the seattle childrens hospital pediatrician launched the seattle mama doc blog to better connect with the world outside her exam room. Wendy sue swanson, md, mbe, faap is a board certified pediatrician, keynote speaker, chief medical officer, author, tv contributor, podcaster, and mother to two.
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