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"Dr. Van Vleck thinks ahead to help my daughters prepare for summer, for social dynamics, athletics, and other things that go along with their ages. She provides 360 degrees of care in a kind and respectful manner." -M.C.

"We have been patients for 7 years and would not think about switching practices. The level of detail and advocacy that Dr. Sexter gives is most impressive. She is the best! We sleep better knowing that our son is in Dr. Sexter’s care. I’m so happy we found her." -D.Z.

"The kids both love seeing Dr. Long and she is always so thorough. It’s always a wonderful experience." -L.G.

"We love Spring Valley Pediatrics overall. We have always had great experiences and they are so willing to take the extra time with us every time we are sick. Our pediatrician, Dr. Caroline Van Vleck is the best pediatrician we have ever had. She cares for my children as if they were her own." -C.S.

"Dr. Sexter has always been pleasant, attentive and patient with my daughters as patients, and very patient with me when I have questions. She is thorough and always takes the necessary time to accurately diagnose my child. Her nurse Jennifer is exceptionally responsive, helpful, and the office is very well organized." -J.F.

"We are so grateful for the wonderful and dedicated care that Dr. Sexter has given to our daughter over the years — we could come to her with any problem, and she always helped her in such a compassionate and brilliant way. And we have always found the Spring Valley practice so lovely and accommodating, from the great nurses, to the lab, weekend hours, and morning call in times." –M.G.

"Dr. Long was very likable and easy to talk to. She immediately made my 5-year old feel comfortable. She explained things clearly and was a pleasure in general." -L.B.

"Dr. Long is always great with my daughter and very thorough. She is never rushed and always takes the time necessary to treat my daughter." -J.W.

"Dr. Palumbo has been my children’s pediatrician for 10 years. He is great with all the kids. He spends time during the visits. He is extremely patient and overall a great and reassuring doctor." -M.S.

"I brought in my sick and unhappy ten month old for a visit. We were able to easily schedule an appointment to get in quickly to see the doctor. Dr. Palumbo was so comforting to her while he examined her. It’s never fun to have a sick child, but Dr. Palumbo and Spring Valley Pediatrics ensure that our children are seen quickly and are well cared for." -D.B.

"Dr. Palumbo is holistic, wisely conservative with medication, and discusses avenues to pursue with patient and parent." -N.Y.

"We’ve been seeing Dr. Warfield for 12 years and really couldn’t be happier with his care. He is diligent in diagnosis, willing to listen and very thorough. He is compassionate with the children and they love him." -N.S.

"Dr. Warfield is an exceptional pediatrician. He relates well to both the children and their parents by making both feel at ease in sometimes difficult situations. I feel free to call the office day and night with any questions and I know I will get a quick and thoughtful response." -A.M.

"Dr. Warfield is a great physician. He is so gentle with our children and I always feel like they are in excellent care with him. He always takes the time to listen to my concerns, evaluate the situation, and thoughtfully discuss the possibilities." -J.M.

"Dr. Warfield is a warm and engaging physician, always happy to spend time getting to know the patient. He is a very kind and helpful man, an amazing doctor who will listen and follow up." -F.L.

"We have been seeing Dr. Warfield since my son was born 11 years ago. He always takes the time to do a thorough examination and answer any questions we have. He is knowledgeable and extremely kind. We have total confidence in Dr. Warfield and recommend him to all our friends. He is also really great with kids." -R.P.

"The doctors at Spring Valley Pediatrics are fantastic, caring, responsible, and responsive. Overall we have a great experience every time we come." -Z.Y.

"The practice will always let us schedule same day appointments and they are always able to fit us in. All the doctors are very kind and willing to spend extra time answering my questions." -N.C.

"I love that I can call in the morning and speak to my doctor directly during their call-in time. I never have a problem getting an appointment." -T.W.

"The doctors at Spring Valley Pediatrics have been wonderful in guiding both of my children - and us, as parents -- through complex chronic illnesses. We have two children in their 20’s now and we will greatly miss the care we have received." –M.G.

"We LOVE Dr. Sexter!! This is one of the best practices in the entire metropolitan area. We saw Dr. Palumbo for years before switching to Dr. Sexter several years ago when my daughter (entering adolescence) requested a female doctor. They are both superb." –P.G.

Agreement Regarding the Terms of Use for the Website of Spring Valley Pediatrics

This agreement was last updated on March 14, 2017

Spring Valley Pediatrics provides this website for information, inspiration, and education. Please read this agreement carefully. By using this website, you acknowledge that you have read, understood, and agree to be bound by this agreement. If you do not accept the terms and conditions of this agreement or this website’s Privacy Policy, do not use the website.

How are users of this website expected to behave?

It is important to realize that your use of this site is not solely for your own private information. Parts of this site may include interaction with other people. Users of this site are expected to maintain courteous and thoughtful discourse.

By visiting this site, users agree to adhere to certain standards of interactive conduct. These standards apply to use of interactive features including but not limited to discussion groups, chat, e-cards, calendar listings, news, blog comments, and e-mail to addresses contained in this site.

In any interaction with this site, visitors agree to refrain from:

  • Using language that can reasonably be construed as offensive, derogatory, insulting, demeaning, or humiliating
  • “Flaming,” or “spamming,” or any practice that floods an individual with unwanted and/or derogatory communication
  • Comments, statements, or terminology that can reasonably be construed as disparaging towards another’s race, gender, nationality, sexual orientation, socio-economic status, immigration status, or religious affiliation
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  • Linking to offensive sites, including those that are pornographic or racist, that advocate violence or prejudice against any group or individuals, or that otherwise advocate beliefs or behaviors that conflict with our mission
  • Disclosing private information about others
  • Attacking or undermining another’s reputation or good name, that is, calumny, libel, or slander
  • Use of copyrighted material without permission

This website exists solely to advance Spring Valley Pediatrics’ mission of delivering exceptional medical care to the children of Metropolitan Washington, DC. Therefore, Spring Valley Pediatrics retains the right to remove and/or block communications that it determines, in its sole capacity, to be detrimental to that purpose, whether or not such communications violate the prohibitions enumerated above. Such action by Spring Valley Pediatrics is not meant to disparage the intent, faith, character, or reputation of individual whose communications are removed or blocked.

If any user’s actions on this website indicate or suggest an intent or threat to break the law, Spring Valley Pediatrics will report all available information about that user to the appropriate law enforcement agencies. Hackers who attempt to interfere with the operation of this website or obtain information from the site without permission, or spammers who attempt to harvest e-mail addresses from this site, are also subject to prosecution.

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This website contains various types of content, such as software, code, text, graphics, and images. This content may be owned by Spring Valley Pediatrics or may be provided to us through an arrangement we have with others. The content is protected by copyright under both United States and foreign/international laws. Unauthorized use of the content may violate copyright, trademark, and other laws, and is prohibited. You have no rights in or to the content except to the extent provided under this agreement. For any copy that applicable law permits you to make of the content, the copy must retain all copyright and other proprietary notices contained in the original. You may not attempt to sell, transfer, assign, license, sublicense, or modify the content or reproduce, display, publicly perform, make a derivative version of, distribute, or otherwise use the content in any way for any public or commercial purpose. The use or posting of the content on any other website or in a networked computer environment is expressly prohibited unless authorized in writing by Spring Valley Pediatrics.

The trademarks, service marks, and logos of Spring Valley Pediatrics used and displayed on this website are registered and unregistered trademarks or service marks of Spring Valley Pediatrics. Other providers, products, and service names located on the website may be trademarks or service marks owned by others. Nothing on this website grants, by implication, estoppel, or otherwise, any license or right to use any trademark displayed on this website without the prior written permission of Spring Valley Pediatrics specific for each such use. The trademarks displayed on this website may not be used to disparage Spring Valley Pediatrics or the applicable third party or any of their products or services, or in any manner that, in our reasonable judgment, may damage any goodwill in the trademarks. Use of any trademark as part of a link to or from any site is prohibited unless establishment of such a link is approved in advance by Spring Valley Pediatrics in writing. All goodwill generated from the use of any trademark belonging to Spring Valley Pediatrics inures to our benefit.

This website contains links to third-party websites. These links are provided solely as a convenience to you and not as an endorsement by us of the content on such external sites. The content of such external sites is developed and provided by others. You should contact the site administrator or webmaster for those external sites if you have any concerns regarding such links or any content located on such external sites.

We are not responsible for the content of any linked external sites and do not make any representations regarding the content or accuracy of materials on such external sites. You should take precautions when downloading files from all websites to protect your computer from viruses and other destructive programs. If you decide to access linked external sites, you do so at your own risk.

How do I report a claim of copyright or other intellectual property infringement?

We respect the intellectual property of others, and we ask our users to do the same. We may, in appropriate circumstances and at our discretion, disable and/or terminate the accounts of users who may be repeat infringers. If you believe that your work has been copied in a way that constitutes copyright infringement, or your intellectual property rights have been otherwise violated, please provide our General Counsel the following information:

(a) an electronic or physical signature of the person authorized to act on behalf of the owner of the copyright or other intellectual property interest;

(b) a description of the copyrighted work or other intellectual property that you claim has been infringed;

(c) a description of where the material that you claim is infringing is located on the site;

(d) your address, telephone number, and email address;

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(f) a statement by you, made under penalty of perjury, that the above information in your Notice is accurate and that you are the copyright or intellectual property owner or authorized to act on the copyright or intellectual property owner’s behalf.

Our Agent for Notice of claims of copyright or other intellectual property infringement may be reached as follows:

By mail:
Spring Valley Pediatrics
4900 Massachusetts Ave, NW
Lower Level
Washington DC 20016

By Phone:
202.966.5000

By Fax:
Fax 202.966.3830

What limitations of liability, warranties, and indemnification obligations apply to my use of this website?

SPRING VALLEY PEDIATRICS, ITS AFFILIATES, THEIR RESPECTIVE OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, TRUSTEES, MEMBERS, REPRESENTATIVES, EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, SUPPLIERS, OR LICENSORS (COLLECTIVELY, THE “SPRING VALLEY PEDIATRICS PARTIES”) MAKE NO WARRANTIES OR REPRESENTATIONS ABOUT THIS WEBSITE’S CONTENT, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO ITS ACCURACY, RELIABILITY, COMPLETENESS, TIMELINESS, OR RELIABILITY. SPRING VALLEY PEDIATRICS PARTIES SHALL NOT BE SUBJECT TO LIABILITY FOR TRUTH, ACCURACY, OR COMPLETENESS OF ANY INFORMATION CONVEYED TO THE USER OR FOR ERRORS, MISTAKES OR OMISSIONS THEREIN OR FOR ANY DELAYS OR INTERRUPTIONS OF THE DATA OR INFORMATION STREAM FROM WHATEVER CAUSE. YOU AGREE THAT YOU USE THE WEBSITE AND THE CONTENT AT YOUR OWN RISK.

SPRING VALLEY PEDIATRICS PARTIES DO NOT WARRANT THAT THE WEBSITE WILL OPERATE ERROR-FREE OR THAT THIS WEBSITE, ITS SERVER, OR ITS CONTENT ARE FREE OF COMPUTER VIRUSES OR SIMILAR CONTAMINATION OR DESTRUCTIVE FEATURES. IF YOUR USE OF THE WEBSITE OR THE CONTENT RESULTS IN THE NEED FOR SERVICING OR REPLACING EQUIPMENT OR DATA, NO SPRING VALLEY PEDIATRICS PARTY SHALL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THOSE COSTS.

SPRING VALLEY PEDIATRICS PARTIES DO NOT WARRANT THAT TRANSMISSIONS OF INFORMATION MADE VIA THE WEBSITE, ITS CONTENT, OR ITS SERVER ARE FULLY SECURE. SPRING VALLEY PEDIATRICS PARTIES SHALL NOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THEFT OR MISAPPROPRIATION OF INFORMATION TRANSMITTED VIA THIS WEBSITE, ITS CONTENT, OR ITS SERVER (FOR EXAMPLE, “IDENTITY THEFT” OR CREDIT CARD FRAUD).

THE WEBSITE AND CONTENT ARE PROVIDED ON AN “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE” BASIS WITHOUT ANY WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND. SPRING VALLEY PEDIATRICS PARTIES DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE WARRANTY OF TITLE, MERCHANTABILITY, NON-INFRINGEMENT OF THIRD PARTIES RIGHTS, AND FITNESS FOR PARTICULAR PURPOSE.

IN NO EVENT SHALL ANY SPRING VALLEY PEDIATRICS PARTY BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER (INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, INCIDENTAL AND CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, LOST PROFITS, OR DAMAGES RESULTING FROM LOST DATA OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) RESULTING FROM THE USE OR INABILITY TO USE THE WEBSITE AND THE CONTENT, WHETHER BASED ON WARRANTY, CONTRACT, TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE), OR ANY OTHER LEGAL THEORY, EVEN IF A SPRING VALLEY PEDIATRICS PARTY HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.

Some states do not allow exclusion of implied warranties or limitation of liability for incidental or consequential damages, so the above limitations or exclusions may not apply to you. IN SUCH STATES, THE LIABILITY OF SPRING VALLEY PEDIATRICS PARTIES SHALL BE LIMITED TO THE GREATEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW.

You agree to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless Spring Valley Pediatrics Parties, from and against any claims, actions or demands, including, without limitation, reasonable legal and accounting fees, arising or resulting from your breach of this agreement or your access to, use or misuse of the website or its content. Spring Valley Pediatrics shall provide notice to you of any such claim, suit, or proceeding and shall assist you, at your expense, in defending any such claim, suit or proceeding. Spring Valley Pediatrics reserves the right to assume the exclusive defense and control of any matter that is subject to indemnification under this section. In such case, you agree to cooperate with any reasonable requests to assist Spring Valley Pediatrics’ defense of such matter. You shall not, in any event, settle any matter that is subject to indemnification hereunder without the prior written consent of Spring Valley Pediatrics.

Miscellaneous

Spring Valley Pediatrics reserves the right to update or modify this agreement at any time and from time to time without notice to its users. Please review this agreement periodically. Your continued use of the website after any changes to this agreement shall indicate your agreement with the terms of the agreement.

This agreement is governed by the laws of the District of Columbia, without respect to its conflict of laws provisions. You expressly agree to submit to the exclusive personal jurisdiction of the local and federal courts of the District of Columbia. If any provision of this agreement is found to be invalid by any court having competent jurisdiction, the invalidity of such provision shall not affect the validity of the remaining provisions of this agreement, which shall remain in full force and effect. Failure of Spring Valley Pediatrics to act on or enforce any provision of the agreement shall not be construed as a waiver of that provision or any other provision in this agreement. No waiver shall be effective against Spring Valley Pediatrics unless made in writing, and no such waiver shall be construed as a waiver in any other or subsequent instance. Except as expressly agreed by Spring Valley Pediatrics and you, this agreement constitutes the entire agreement between you and Spring Valley Pediatrics with respect to the subject matter and supersedes all previous or contemporaneous agreements, whether written or oral, between the parties with respect to the subject matter.

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