Our Pediatrics Department is committed to the health of the children and adolescents of Thomas E. Langley Medical Center. We are staffed with a Pediatric Endocrinologist, a Certified Physician Assistant (PA-C), and an Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioner (ARNP). The department provides high quality comprehensive pediatric care; services include well baby care, immunizations, physicals (day care, school, sports, etc.), vision/hearing screenings, growth and development tracking, and fluoride varnishing. Risk and safety assessments and rapid response to acute care needs are provided. Access to care for sick children is available the same day or within 24 hours.
As part of the National Health Disparities Collaborative, pediatric asthma and childhood obesity are managed through chronic care clinics that integrate patient visits with the Pediatrician and the health educator. New and updated programs that meet the American Academy of Pediatrics guidelines are consistently reviewed for implementation.
Endocrinology is a division of medicine that deals primarily with hormones in the body. Hormones are chemicals which act as signals to control activities of the body. Our new Pediatric Endocrinology Program is dedicated to providing comprehensive care for diabetes, childhood obesity, growth disorders, early or delayed puberty, thyroid disorders, pituitary and adrenal dysfunction, and other endocrinopathies.
Monica Mortensen, DO-Pediatrics
Interim Medical Director
General Pediatrics and Pediatric Endocrinology
Dr. Mortensen was born and raised in Chicago. She enjoys biking, swimming, painting, gardening, theater and reading. Her parents moved to Florida eight years ago and they were followed by her brother, Neal, who has worked here in podiatry for the last three years. It was Neal who introduced her to Langley Medical.
Dr. Mortenesen completed her pediatric internship at Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit. Thereafter she finished her residency at Lutheran General in Chicago and did her fellowship in Endocrinology at the University of Chicago.
Francis (Tony) Goiran, PAC
Tony was born in Chapel Hill, NC. He is married and has two children. He is actively involved in youth sports and has been coaching competitive soccer and youth football for the past several years. He is currently an officer in the U.S. Navy Reserve serving in the Medical Service Corps. He has 25 years of military service and has served tours in Europe, North Africa and the Middle East. Tony has also been active in fundraising for the Countryside Montessori Charter School and is a member of the Thomas E. Langley Medical Center Foundation Board.
His educational background includes a BA from the University of Arizona in business administration, post-graduate study at the University of Florida in Medicine and a MS from the University of Nebraska in Physician Assistant Studies. Tony has over 10 years of medical experience in pediatrics and the emergency room prior to coming to Thomas Langley Medical Center in 2006.
Pam Ball, Family Nurse Practitioner
Pam Ball is a Family Nurse Practitioner from Worcester, Massachusetts. She attended Pace University in New York where she earned both a Bachelors and a Masters Degrees in Nursing. Pam also has two other Bachelor's Degrees from Worcester State College, one in Psychology and one in Urban Studies. Her past experience has been with homeless health care and providing quality holistic health services to homeless and indigent patients in the Worcester and Cape Cod area of Massachusetts. In January of 2009, Pam joined the Langley team where she provides a wide range of services in our Pediatrics Department and in the Walk-In Clinic. She also provides women's health services at Langley.
