Welcome to Peace Pediatrics:
integrative medicine for children & teens
At Peace Pediatrics, we provide integrative care to support parents and patients, birth to young adulthood with a focus on holistic health. Our board-certified pediatrician and integrative medicine specialist, Dr. Mariam Mahmud, MD, FAAP, offers a wide range of services, including preventative health and wellbeing, care for acute and chronic medical issues, mental and behavioral health support, and evidence-based use of supplements and botanicals.
Dr. Mahmud uses all modalities available to support the full health of each patient which may include medications, diet and nutrition counseling, motivational interviewing, attention to movement and exercise and sleep education.
Peace Pediatrics is a consult integrative medicine practice. Our goal is to provide personalized and evidence-based care for the well-being of all patients and families; ultimately allowing each child to reach their full potential through an intuitive and whole health model.
What is Integrative Medicine?
Integrative medicine is defined as relationship-centered care that focuses on the whole person; is informed by evidence; and makes use of all appropriate therapeutic approaches, health care professionals, and disciplines to achieve optimal health and healing, including conventional, complementary, and alternative medical modalities.
Dr. Mahmud was fortunate to study with Dr. Andrew Weil, the father of Integrative Medicine who states, "Integrative medicine is just good medicine."
"I believe that integrative medicine allows for holistic and evidence-based health using all modalities available. I love bringing that care to children and families. Healing and health is a life journey and I hope that we can take this collaborative journey together with your child."
Mariam Mahmud, MD, FAAP
Meet Dr. Mariam Mahmud
Dr. Mariam Mahmud, MD, FAAP was born and raised in Pennsylvania. She graduated with honors in Anthropology and Biology from Bryn Mawr College. She is a graduate of Drexel University College of Medicine and completed her pediatric residency from St. Christopher’s Hospital for Children. In addition, she sought additional training in ADHD and through a fellowship in integrative medicine at the esteemed Andrew Weil Center for Integrative Medicine. Dr. Mahmud realized that her patients were requiring more and more prescriptions and sought additional training to better support them.
She has been a pediatrician for over 15 years and spent a decade in a busy and beloved primary care practice. Dr. Mahmud has a strong commitment to pediatric and adolescent wellness and community work. She has worked with community support for vitamin D deficiency in an urban population, breastfeeding support, run street clinics for the homeless, developed a program in primary care for improved child access to mental health support and currently engages in school health. She is a leader with the American Academy of Pediatrics, PA chapter of the school health committee and the county mental health board. She believes deeply that whole health includes service and community connection.
Dr. Mahmud focuses her practice on the true belief that integrative medicine offers patients a unique and needed perspective to health. She loves working with physicians and values the trusted relationship and referrals to support whole child health. In addition, Dr. Mahmud partners with healers and families as true health involves all aspects of mind, body and community connection. She sees patients with a myriad of needs and conditions but has specific interest in child development, parenting, adolescent and mental health conditions.
Dr. Mahmud is married and has four beautiful children. She spends her free time volunteering and practicing yoga, meditation, and culinary medicine. She believes strongly that she must walk the walk with her patients and families. @dr.mariammahmud
Our Practice
integrative Pediatric Care
There are several options for care depending on the doctor's preference for the best care at any given time. We offer in-person appointments twice a week in Doylestown, telemedicine and home visits when appropriate.
Our Services
We offer comprehensive care for issues like stress, anxiety, poor sleep, allergic rhinitis,asthma, constipation, dysbiosis, eczema, menstrual irregularity, weight and eating concerns, ADHD, and depression.
We also offer a variety of integrative and functional medicine testing when appropriate to provide insight into your child's health. Our goal is to use this information to provide evidence-based treatments and personalized care for your child.
Becoming a Patient
Our integrative medicine intake visits include lab and medical history review, physical exam and initial visit (which may be up to 90 minutes), a written consult, and personalized holistic care plan. The complete plan may include medication, nutrition and diet plan, sleep and exercise education, and needed supplements.
We prioritize safety and evidence-informed plans, knowing that often less is more for children. In addition, we expect to see primary care records and relevant specialty consults and labs to date. This allows us a complete picture to best address needs as we are not a primary care practice. We will absolutely partner with your PCP with permission.
Our Pricing Model
We are currently outside the insurance model, but will work with you to create bills that you can submit to insurance. This model allows us to best serve you with the time and depth of an integrative medicine consult and ongoing care.
We also offer membership packages for a reduced monthly fee to assure continuity of care and relationship building with you, your child and physician, as we feel that true integrative care requires a commitment to lifestyle work and potentially change.
Jen R.
"Dr. Mariam Mahmud is amazing! She is so compassionate and understanding about my child's unique needs. She always listens to my concerns and is very reassuring and offers great advice. We look forward to visiting her and are so thankful we found her!"
Georgia A.
"Doctor Mahmud has been such a helpful part of the end of my pregnancy and the first year of my son's life. I feel so safe and more confident as a mom, under the care of Dr. Mahmud. She is always a phone call away and will move mountains to make sure my son is seen and taken care of. I know we are in good hands as my son grows. Thank you, Dr. Mahmud, for your dedication and love!"
Jackie S.
"I've been taking my boys to Dr. Mahmud for a couple of years now. She has gone above and beyond to get to the bottom of my son's reoccurring health issues. I never met a pediatrician who's so dedicated to their patients. She really works with you as a team player. My input and feedback always seemed to matter to her."