Dr. McDonald, is a board-certified general pediatrician in Philadelphia, with over 18 years of experience. She is a graduate of Temple University and Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine at Hershey Medical Center. She completed a 3-year pediatric residency at St. Christopher’s Hospital for Children in 2003. Dr. McDonald is a fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics. She is the proud mother of two sons.

Dr. Nancy Buckley was born and raised in Philadelphia. Since graduating from Hahnemann University School of Medicine in 1987, she has spent over 30 years practicing Pediatrics in Philadelphia, Montgomery and Bucks Counties. She enjoys reading and family time with her husband and four grown children.

Emily Kolton, CRNP has been a nurse practitioner with Pizzica Pediatrics since 2013. She completed her BSN at Clemson University. She previously worked at Cooper University Hospital as a registered nurse while obtaining her MSN from the University of Pennsylvania as a Pediatric Nurse Practitioner-Primary Care. She is certified through the Pediatric Nursing Certification Board. When not in the office, she enjoys spending time with her family, watching movies, and cooking.

Elizabeth “Bess” Staebler, CRNP, MSN, RN has been working at Pizzica Pediatrics since 2013. She has spent her entire life in Philadelphia. She attended college at the University of Pennsylvania. She previously worked as a nurse at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia and as a school nurse in Lower Merion School District. She then returned to Penn where she received her master’s degree as a Pediatric Primary Care Nurse Practitioner. Bess has interests in contraceptive counseling for teenagers and childhood mental health. She is currently pursuing a certificate as a Pediatric Primary Care Mental Health Specialist. When she is not taking care of her beloved patients, Bess enjoys reading, hiking, indoor cycling and cooking. She lives in Philadelphia with her dog, Lyle, who was rescued from Puerto Rico after Hurricane Maria.