Golisano Children's at UK

Pediatrics • Middlesboro, KY

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Primary Care - Pediatric at UK HealthCare in Lexington, Kentucky offers comprehensive pediatric services for children from birth through their teen years. The clinic provides newborn checkups, well-child exams, sports physicals, treatment of acute illnesses and injuries, chronic condition management, developmental screening, and adolescent medicine services. After-hours and weekend care is available at UK Twilight Children's Clinic for minor illnesses and injuries.

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Clinic Type

Pediatrics

Address

135 E. Maxwell St. Second Floor, Suite 200 Lexington, KY 40508

Phone

859-323-3795

Email

itshelpdesk@uky.edu

Opening Hours

Sun: Closed; Mon-Fri: 7:30 am - 5:00 pm; Sat: Closed

Website

https://ukhealthcare.uky.edu/golisano-childrens-uk/services/primary-care-pediatrics

Emergency Care

Emergency Services available

Services Offered

Pediatric primary care
Newborn checkups
well-child care
annual well-child exams
back-to-school and sports physicals
diagnosis and treatment of acute illnesses and injuries
guidance on healthy lifestyles and disease prevention (nutrition, exercise, sleep)
developmental milestone tracking and screening for delays
chronic condition management and education on symptom control and risk reduction
adolescent medicine services
school health services
observation for signs of abuse (including sexual abuse) with follow-up
after-hours and weekend care at Twilight Children’s Clinic

Team

Rhoda A. Akafuah, Primary Care Pediatrics — MD

Insurance & Payment

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Languages Spoken

English

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What Patients Say

Overall sentiment across review platforms: mixed

Birdeye (for ARH Pediatrics in Middlesboro): 5 out of 5 stars (based on 3 reviews) (3 reviews)

Patients praise

Specific pediatric clinic staff noted as caring, attentive, and non-judgmental
Clean facilities with separate waiting rooms for sick and well patients
Some physicians praised for being skilled, kind, and knowledgeable

Common complaints

Difficulties reaching staff via phone, including calls going unanswered or automated systems hanging up
Reports of unprofessional staff behavior in the broader health system
General complaints about administrative processes, including prescription refills and financial/billing issues

"Very caring and attentive to my three boys. Excellent Dr. non judgmental place... I would recommend them 100%. The office was clean and well kept. They had two waiting rooms, one for well patients and one for sick patients."

— Birdeye review for ARH Pediatrics in Middlesboro

"They give you the run around, they say they will talk to the Dr. or Fax something etc... Several calls have been made but they don't seem to care."

— Birdeye review for Middlesboro ARH Hospital

Synthesized from public review platforms as of Jul 11, 2026 — sources: [1][2][3][4].

Information sourced from the clinic's website as of July 11, 2026. Own this clinic? Claim or correct this listing.