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Dr. SHIRIN DESILVA, MD

Vaccine counseling
Accepting patients

Telehealth platform

MDLive

Session types

Video & Phone

Languages

English

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About

Dr. Shirin DeSilva is a board-certified physician who specializes in helping patients navigate vaccine decisions through evidence-based counseling and personalized immunization planning. She works with diverse patient populations—including vaccine-hesitant individuals, parents planning childhood immunizations, travelers requiring travel health protection, and adults seeking preventive care—to address concerns and build confidence in vaccination. Dr. DeSilva offers flexible telehealth consultations via secure video or phone, making expert vaccine guidance accessible regardless of location.

Services offered

Dr. DeSilva provides comprehensive vaccine counseling for patients at any stage of their immunization journey. She helps parents understand childhood vaccine schedules, supports adults in catching up on recommended immunizations, and counsels vaccine-hesitant patients using evidence-based education and motivational interviewing techniques. For travelers, she offers travel health consultations to ensure appropriate protection based on destination and medical history. Her typical telehealth sessions involve reviewing individual health records, discussing vaccine-preventable diseases, addressing specific concerns or misconceptions, reviewing current CDC and immunization guidelines, and collaborating on personalized vaccination plans. She serves immunocompromised patients, elderly adults, and individuals with underlying conditions who need specialized immunization strategies.

Specialties

vaccine hesitancy counselingimmunization planningtravel health vaccinationschildhood immunization schedulesadult immunizationsCOVID-19 vaccination guidancemotivational interviewing techniquesevidence-based vaccine education

Practicing in (remote)

AR

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