Blanca Fresno, M.D., F.A.A.P.
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Dr. Blanca Fresno is a board certified pediatrician and mother of two. She has worked in the South Bay area for the last 20 years and is the owner of Pediatrics in Paradise, a pediatric practice with offices in Chula Vista and National City.

Dr. Fresno has given numerous community lectures and workshops. Her column  Dra. De Guardia was published in the weekly newspaper Enlace from 2005 to 2008.  Dr. Fresno was also the founder of the program Families Against Obesity currently being administered at the Center for Health Promotion in Paradise Valley Hospital.

At Paradise Valley Hospital, Dr. Fresno has served as chairwoman of the pediatric department and chairwoman for both the Cultural Diversity Committee and the Language in the Work Place Task Force.  She has also been also a member of the medical executive committee.

Nominated for Woman of the Year in 2009 in San Diego Magazine, Dr. Fresno has dedicated her professional life to empower families with education to raise happy and healthy children.

When she is not working Dr. Fresno could be seen at the local farmers market buying produce for her latest workshop: Kool Foods for Kids, or flying kites with the kids at the park behind her new office.

Recent Posts by Blanca Fresno, M.D., F.A.A.P.

Posted on Apr 30, 2013

Here’s a guest blog that appeared on CPMG blogger Dr. Blanca Fresno’s website. We thought it was yummy enough to share! Healthy eating for children. What comes to your mind when you hear that phrase? Several years ago that phrase had a very different meaning…



Posted on Jan 20, 2013

My job is fun. I get to spend time with babies, toddlers, school age kids and teenagers. In fifteen to 20 minute sessions, I spend my day traveling from the blissful state of the first few months of life to the conflict driven years of…



Posted on Aug 7, 2012

Once I heard a story about a couple who wanted to experiment with food and decided that each day of the week they would eat single colored foods representing each color of the rainbow. The experiment went well the first four days with red, orange,…



Posted on Jul 25, 2012

During the summer months, doctors’ offices are full of kids, usually healthy and rambunctious. They are either there for their check up or having to tag along as their sibling gets his or her check up. For some kids it is fun.  For others it…