Brenda Buikema, MD

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About

Dr. Brenda Buikema is a board-certified physician who empowers patients to make confident immunization decisions through evidence-based vaccine counseling delivered via secure telehealth. Working with individuals who experience vaccine hesitancy or uncertainty, she helps patients understand their personalized vaccination schedules, evaluate risks and benefits, and address specific health concerns that may impact their immunization choices. By combining expert clinical knowledge with patient-centered communication, Dr. Buikema enables her patients to take control of their preventive health and achieve optimal protection for themselves and their communities.

Services offered

Dr. Buikema provides comprehensive telehealth vaccine counseling for patients across the lifespan, including childhood immunizations, adult booster schedules, travel vaccinations, and age-appropriate preventive vaccines such as HPV, shingles, and pneumococcal immunizations. She specializes in working with vaccine-hesitant patients using motivational interviewing techniques and clear, evidence-based education to help individuals understand vaccine safety, effectiveness, and personal health circumstances that may influence their immunization decisions. Her approach addresses common concerns about vaccine side effects, ingredients, and timing while reviewing each patient's medical history and risk factors. A typical telehealth session involves an in-depth discussion of the patient's vaccination history, health goals, travel plans or life stage considerations, and personalized recommendations that empower informed decision-making about immunizations.

Specialties

Practicing in (remote)