Dr. Walter M. Fierson, M.D. Foster Care and Adoption
Approximately 800,000 children spend time in foster care each
year and there are approximately 500,000 children in foster care
on any given day. Children and adolescents in foster care are
some of this nation's most vulnerable citizens. They have a host
of unmet health needs, including physical, mental,
developmental, emotional, educational and dental health needs.
The AAP Task Force on Foster Care is addressing the health and
well-being needs of children and youth in foster care. Dr.
Walter M. Fierson, M.D. comes on the show to discuss important
information for those considering fostering a child and how to
go about adopting a child. Dr.Walter M. Fierson, M.D. is a
Clinical Assistant Professor in the Department of Ophthalmology
at the University of Southern California School of Medicine in
Los Angeles County - USC Medical Center He is a Consulting
Ophthalmologist at California Children’s Services and an
Attending Physician in the Department of Ophthalmolog