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Dr. Jeff Couchman, Dr. Nicole Abdy, Dr. Joshua Yell, and Dr. Catherine Gioannetti
Mesquite Pediatrics provides high-quality, personalized care for infants, children, teens, and young adults in Tucson AZ.
Resources You Can Trust
We do our best to provide you with reliable online resources to guide you in caring for your child. Our Patient Education Library contains over 800 handouts with expert advice from the American Academy of Pediatrics.
News & Blog
Governor Hobbs signs executive order expanding access to COVID vaccines
news • September 12, 2025
Governor Hobbs has signed an executive order expending access to COVID vaccines in Arizona. Read our news article or see our Pediatric Services page for more details and to learn how to schedule.
2025 Tucson Lifestyle Regional Top Doctors
news • April 29, 2025
Mesquite Pediatrics is proud to acknowledge Dr Jeff Couchman, Dr Nicole Abdy, and Dr Catherine Gioannetti as Tucson Lifestyle Regional Top Doctors for 2025. See their accomplishment on pages 86 and 110 of the April issue of Tucson Lifestyle.
Welcome to Dr. Gioannetti’s Patients
news • February 27, 2025
If your kids are current patients of Dr. Gioannetti and you would like to follow her to Mesquite Pediatrics, we welcome you! We look forward to seeing you here at Dr. Gioannetti’s new home starting April 1, 2025. You can call us any time to schedule an appointment and our staff will walk you through the process of getting established with us.
See our New Patients page to ensure our practice is the best fit for your family, and to begin registration.
Mesquite Pediatrics Statement on Vaccines and the ACIP
blog • June 30, 2025
In this day and age it is hard to know who you should trust with the care of your child. There are a lot of opinions out there on how best to raise your children – family, friends, social media, etc. We are committed to providing high quality, evidence-based medical care to all families based on current guidelines and research. We would like to help you and your family navigate these uncertain and changing times with scientific and fact-based care.
See our statement about vaccines.
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We all know that exercise is good for the body and mental well being. As the temperature cools lets work to get our children outside and active.
Exercise can significantly reduces BMI, lipid levels, and fasting blood glucose in overweight and obese children and adolescents. This is turn decreases the risk for cardiovascular disease. Studies found children who exercise with moderate-vigorous intensity 3 times per week for 12 weeks, lasting 50 minutes per session had the most success in lowering their cardiovascular risk.
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Aluminum in vaccinations: Is it safe?
Yes, Aluminum is one of most common metals on Earth. We are exposed to aluminum through the air, water, and foods. It is found in higher concentrations in breast milk and formula (especially soy formula) then found in vaccinations.
Check out this video which discusses Aluminum in vaccinations: www.chop.edu/vaccine-education-center/vaccines-infectious-diseases-news
Fact sheet from CHOP:
www.chop.edu/sites/default/files/vaccine-education-center-aluminum.pdf
2025 study of Aluminum safety in 1.2 million children over 2 decades:
www.acpjournals.org/doi/10.7326/ANNALS-25-00997
3 days ago
Hours ago Governor Katie Hobbs signed an executive order expanding access to COVID vaccinations to all those who want them.
Mesquite will follow this directive along with the recommendations of AAP (American Academy of Pediatrics) and the AAFP (American Academy of Family Physicians).
Please note, we do not yet have COVID vaccinations for those <5 years old nor those with AHCCCS insurance/Self pay. Once those are in stock we will send out a message alerting families. Keep tuned to Mesquite Pediatrics facebook page or our website for the most up to date information.
5 days ago
Details about the COVID/Flu Drive Thru. Please do not call and refer to our website for more information or to schedule: mesquitepediatrics.com/services/
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Get to know Dr Joshua Yell!
1 week ago
Trendy Skin Care for Tweens & Teens: Is It Safe?
See article by Teresa Wright, MD, FAAD, FAAP a pediatric dermatologist at:
www.healthychildren.org/English/ages-stages/teen/Pages/trendy-skin-care-for-tweens-and-teens-is-i...
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