Rahat Saied, MD, is a board-certified pediatrician who believes that caring is the first prescription. His practice, Elk Grove Pediatrics, has been providing high-quality, professional health care for more than 30 years.

Dr. Saied received his medical degree from Dow Medical College in Karachi, Pakistan, and went on to complete his residency at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, OH, and the University of California, Davis. Dr. Saied also served as a clinical professor at UC Davis for more than 10 years.

At his practice, Dr. Saied handles everything from strep throat and ear infections to more chronic issues like allergies. Dr. Saied also has a special interest in educating parents and children about attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), obesity, and asthma.

To provide care to a variety of patients, Dr. Saied speaks fluent English, Hindi, and Urdu.

When he’s not practicing medicine, Dr. Saied enjoys reading, skiing, white-water rafting, and traveling.

Dr. Thomas Howell grew up in Stockton and received his Bachelor’s degree in mathematics from the University of the Pacific in 2004. He went on to receive his medical degree from Loma Linda University in 2008, and completed his residency training at Loma Linda University Children’s Hospital in 2011. He is board-certified in Pediatrics. He speaks some Spanish and a little Italian. Dr. Howell enjoys fencing and Brazilian jiu-jitsu, plays the bass guitar, and loves traveling.