Desert Ridge Children's Center has two health care providers, Rajeev Agarwal MD , Diane Becker CPNP and Brita Overly PA-C .
Board Certification
General Pediatrics
Pediatric Nephrology
Education
Medical school at All India Institute of Medical Sciences in New Delhi, India 1986-1991
Residency in Pediatrics at University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston TX 1992-1995
Fellowship in Pediatric Nephrology University of Florida, Gainesville FL 1995-1997
Research Interests
Weschler Institute at Ohio State University, Columbus OH 1997-1998
Practice Experience
Worked in a Group practice (Eastern Shore Rural Health) on the Eastern Shore of Virginia affiliated with Shore Memorial Hospital , Nassawadox VA 1998-2005
Moved from Virginia in 2005 to start Desert Ridge Children's Center .
Other Interests
Dr. Agarwal has a keen interest in Alternative and Complimentary medicine.
Diane Becker started with Desert Ridge Children's Cneter in July of 2007. She is a nationally Certified Pediatric Nurse Practitioner with a Masters degree in Nursing from Arizona State University. Ms. Diane is an Arizona native and has lived with her family in the northeast Phoenix area for 20 years. She is the proud mother of two teenagers, a son and a daughter. In addition to pediatrics she has a background in obstetrics, childbirth education , breastfeeding and food allergies in children.
Brita Overly started with Desert Ridge Children’s Center in October 2008. Brita graduated from Midwestern University in Glendale, Arizona with a Master’s degree in Physician Assistant studies with a clinical emphasis in Pediatrics. She has a special interest in asthma and allergies in children. She is an Arizona native and lives with her husband in North Phoenix.
