UVA Health Children’s Pediatrics Dominion Opens in Culpeper

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 

Dr. Joshua A. Jakum is accepting appointments for patients from newborn to 21 years old. 

 CULPEPER, VA., January 2, 2025 – UVA Health is pleased to announce the opening of UVA Health Children’s Pediatrics Dominion, located at 633 Sunset Lane, suite F, Culpeper, Va. The office is now scheduling appointments for patients aged newborn to 21 years old. 

 The practice is led by Dr Joshua A. Jakum, who began practicing in Virginia over 20 years ago. He is a dedicated provider committed to building long-term family relationships from newborns through their transition into adulthood. He is involved with the PATH Foundation, which supports health and vitality of residents in Culpeper, Fauquier, and Rappahannock counties, and the Virginia Mental health access Program (VMAP), which provides patient-centered mental health in pediatric primary care. 

“I am thrilled to see UVA Health continuing to invest and expand to meet the growing needs of the Culpeper community,” says Donna Staton, chief operating officer of UVA Health Culpeper Medical Center. “We are guided by our 10-year strategic plan for UVA Health as well as the needs expressed in our local Community Health Needs Assessments. Those who live here, myself included, deeply understand the need for more access to primary care for adults and children. We are confident that UVA Health Children’s Pediatrics Dominion will begin serving this community right away and can grow over time to keep up with the demand for appointments.” 

 The office services will include: 

 ·       Comprehensive well-child checks and newborn care 

·       Same-day sick visits 

·       Immunizations and travel health 

·       School entry examinations, camp physicals, and sports physicals 

·       Developmental evaluations 

·       Mental health assessments and supports 

·       Flexible scheduling and after-hours appointments, both in office and virtually 

 UVA Health and Dr. Jakum are committed to offering exceptional care to all Virginians. Jakum is regularly honored as a Top Doctor in pediatrics by Washingtonian magazine and Northern Virginia magazine. He has also been voted best pediatrician by the readers of Culpeper Star-Exponent and Warrenton Lifestyle magazine. As a pediatrician he cares for infants, children, and adolescents and his area of expertise includes child development, medical ethics, and psychopharmacology.  

To arrange an appointment for your child call 540.829.4200. 

 For additional information or to schedule an interview, please email Debbie Fleischer at KQQ9DC@uvahealth.org. 
 
About UVA Health

UVA Health is an academic health system that recently expanded to include four hospitals across Charlottesville, Culpeper and Northern Virginia, along with the UVA School of Medicine, UVA School of Nursing, UVA Physicians Group and the Claude Moore Health Sciences Library. With more than 1,000 inpatient beds, approximately 40,000 inpatient stays annually, and more than 1 million outpatient encounters annually at UVA Health, more than 1,000 employed and independent physicians provide high-quality, comprehensive and specialized care to patients across the Commonwealth and beyond. Founded in 1819 as just the 10th medical school in America, the UVA School of Medicine – with 20 clinical departments, eight basic science departments and six research centers – consistently attracts some of the nation’s most prominent researchers to develop breakthrough treatments to benefit patients around the world. Those research efforts are backed by more than $200 million in grant funding. UVA Health Children's is recognized as the No. 1 hospital in Virginia for children by U.S. News & World Report, with nine specialties rated among the top in America. More than 230 UVA physicians are honored on the Best Doctors in America list. For more information, resources, and to follow us on social media, please visit uvahealth.com.