Thomas solves early developmental mysteries

Image may be NSFW. Clik here to view.

Dr. Sherri Thomas working with Sebastian Farley, 5, at her office in Bowling Green. (Photo: J.D. Pooley/Sentinel-Tribune)

Dr. Sherri Thomas used to be able to diagnose an illness, write a prescription and send her young patients on their way.
That was when she was a general pediatrician. But now as a developmental pediatrician, her patients' problems are often more complicated.
They aren't cured in one visit.
"Some days I get home and say to my husband, what I would do for a straight up strep throat," Thomas said.
But Thomas knows her patients and their families are counting on her to make difficult diagnoses and unlock the answers that can turn around their lives.
Bad days are when the answers seem to elude Thomas. Good days are like one recently when she saw big changes in a young boy who had severe behavioral problems. "I'm going to his theater play tonight," she said. "I consider that a success."
Thomas, who previously practiced as a general pediatrician in Bowling Green, saw the growing needs of children with early developmental problems.