Shelby Pediatric Associates

01/26/2026

Office Closed, Before urgent care, call us first 💙
We can often help the same day or guide you by phone.

📞 answering service (248) 544-6916

01/19/2026

When your child isn’t feeling well, you don’t have to decide alone.

Before going to urgent care, call our pediatric office first.
We offer same-day sick visits and can help you determine the best next step—saving time, stress, and unnecessary urgent care visits.

📞 Call us at (586) 532-0599
💙 Your child’s care starts with a phone call.

If your child is experiencing a life-threatening emergency, call 911 or go to the ER immediately.

01/15/2026

Teenagers and young adults have their own special needs. They too should have a yearly exam. Schedule now.

01/13/2026

New hours starting tomorrow. We will start seeing patients at 8am. The phones will be open at 715am. This will be every Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday.

12/23/2025

Holiday Hours Notice:
12/24 : Open 8:30-12:30 - half day
12/25: Closed
12/26: Open 8:30-5 - full day
12/27: Closed for the weekend so our team can celebrate with their families.

If you have any urgent concerns, call our after hours line. Merry Christmas!

12/11/2025

12/11/2025

Vaccination serves as the primary preventive measure against the measles virus in the community.

More than 1,900 people, mostly children, have been sickened by measles in the U.S. in 2025. The outbreaks are moving the country toward losing its measles-free status by early next year

12/01/2025

Winter illnesses are arriving.

11/26/2025

A blessed Thanksgiving to all our families. We will be open Wednesday November 26th, closed Thanksgiving Day, and open Friday November 27th half day in the morning until 1230pm.

11/14/2025

Sara is a Family Nurse Practitioner who joined the Shelby Pediatric Associates team in 2022. Sara has over 24 years experience as a pediatric nurse. She has worked as a nurse in the neonatal intensive care unit, emergency room and most recently, pediatric intensive care unit. Sara is also a pediatric clinical instructor for nursing students and an instructor for advanced resuscitation training of nursing and medical staff.

Sara enjoys spending time with her family, she has four boys, her oldest is away at college (boiler up!), two are in high school and the youngest is in elementary school and she coaches Science Olympiad and is active with her son’s scout troop.

11/13/2025

Georgette (Gigi) Gura is a board-certified Pediatric Nurse Practitioner and a Pediatric Mental Specialist (PMHS) who joined the Shelby Pediatric Team in 2023. Gigi received her Bachelor of Science in nursing at UNC Charlotte in 1986 and both her Master of Science in nursing (1999) and her Doctor of Nursing practice (DNP 2010) from Duke University. Gigi also holds a consulting associates' appointment at Duke University and has a long history as a clinical preceptor/clinical instructor.

Gigi’s special interests include pediatric behavioral and mental health, development and children with special health care needs. She is particularly interested in early identification, diagnosis and treatment of young children with autism spectrum disorder.

Gigi and her husband have three grown children. Forty years ago, life and career took Gigi to North Carolina on great adventures and experiences; love and family brought her back home to Southeast Michigan.

11/12/2025

Dana Kopacz is a board-certified Pediatric Nurse Practitioner and joined the Shelby Pediatric Associates team in 2019. Dana earned her bachelors and master's at the University of Michigan and gained over six years of clinical experience in pediatric acute and primary care while working at Michigan Medicine.

Dana’s clinical interests include infancy growth and development, adolescent health and anticipatory guidance.

Dana is a Michigan native and enjoys going on adventures with her husband and three kids. As a twin mom herself, Dana can relate to moms of multiples and the unique obstacles involved.