Solid Starts

Solid Starts is a multidisciplinary group of experienced pediatric healthcare professionals who are also parents. Together they offer combined decades of professional experience building bridges between the latest pediatric research and the daily needs of children and their caregivers. Their book team includes pediatric gastroenterologist Dr. Rachel Ruiz, pediatric allergist and immunologist Dr. Sakina Bajowala, pediatric occupational therapists and infant feeding and swallowing specialists Kary Rappaport and Kimberly Grenawitzke, board-certified pediatric dietitian and nutritionist Venus S. Kalami, and Solid Starts founder Jenny Best.

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