Jennifer Dovichi, M.D., was born in Sacramento, received her B.S. degree in Psychobiology at UCLA and went on to USC Medical School for her M.D.  Her pediatric internship and residency were completed at Lucile Packard Children's Hospital at Stanford and she went on to serve as Chief Resident there, finishing in 2001.  She then worked as a pediatric hospitalist for Stanford prior to joining Summit Pediatrics in 2002.

Jennifer is married and has three children.  She and her family live in Lafayette.  Her interests include swimming, running, and raising her busy family.

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Pelen Wu, M.D., was born and raised in the East Bay.  She attended Bentley School for K-8 and then Piedmont High School (class of 1993.)  She then traveled to the Midwest to attend Northwestern University, where she earned a bachelor's degree in Economics.  She stayed at Northwestern University for medical school and received her M.D. in 2000.  Pelen went on to complete her pediatric internship and residency at Lucile Packard Children's Hospital at Stanford.  Afterwards she worked as a pediatric hospitalist in Fremont for two years before joining Summit Pediatrics in 2005.

Pelen is married and has two children.  She and her family live in Lafayette and enjoy hiking, going on picnics, and vacationing in Hawaii.

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 James Evans, M.D., was born in Berkeley and graduated from Piedmont High School.  He received a B.A. in Economics from Reed College, and then went to New Orleans and received his M.D. from Tulane School of Medicine.  He completed his pediatric internship and residency in Chicago at Loyola University.  He then worked in private practice in the Bay Area before joining Summit Pediatrics.

Jim is recently married.  He enjoys cooking, golfing with his wife, and running in the Oakland Hills.

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Our Wonderful Nurses:

Chris, Jeanette and Valerie

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Our Fabulous Front Staff:

Eleanor, Marianne and Megan

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Our Spectacular Billing Specialist:

Stacy

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