PEDIATRIC OBESITY CARE • FUNCTIONAL MEDICINE • DIRECT PRIMARY CARE
Healthier Futures Start With More Connected Care
Thoughtful integrative pediatric care rooted in knowing your child and supporting their health through every season of growing up
How Families Work With RISE
RISE Pediatrics offers relationship-based pediatric care in Annapolis, Maryland, including Direct Primary Care and specialized obesity and metabolic health services.
Pediatric Direct Primary Care
For families seeking ongoing pediatric care with longer visits, direct access to their provider, same-or next-day sick visits, and a more connected approach to everyday health.
Best for:
Preventive care
Sick visits
Ongoing pediatric support
Families frustrated with traditional care
Functional Pediatrics
For families seeking focused support for a child with an ongoing health concern. Functional Pediatrics gives April time to understand the bigger picture, consider what may be contributing, and create an individualized plan that can include specialty testing when appropriate.
Best for:
Chronic or recurring issues
Unresolved symptoms
Families seeking a functional medicine approach
Root-cause approach to complex concerns
Pediatric Obesity Program
A structured, specialized program for children and teens struggling with obesity, weight-related health concerns, or metabolic dysfunction, and needing deeper evaluation and support by an experienced provider.
Best for:
Pediatric obesity
Insulin resistance
Weight-related concerns
Comprehensive root-cause approach
RISE supports children and teens with care that focuses on long-term wellness, healthy everyday habits, and sustainable changes that grow with them.
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Holistic Health Perspective
Appointments are designed to feel thoughtful, not rushed. We look at patterns over time, listen closely to concerns, and get to know the child behind the chart.
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Support That Fits Real Life
Recommendations should work in actual families, not perfect ones. We focus on realistic changes that feel manageable and sustainable over time.
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Ongoing Guidance as Kids Grow
Children’s needs change constantly. Care is designed to provide support, follow-up, and adjustments along the way, rather than isolated conversations.
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Help Connecting the Dots
When additional testing, referrals, or outside support is needed, we help families navigate next steps so care feels more connected and less overwhelming.
Our approach is centered around helping children build healthier lives through personalized care, practical support, and long-term partnership with families.
We chose the name RISE because it reflects what we want for every child who walks through our doors.
Reflect on current health
Integrate new habits
Self-actualize by realizing one’s full potential
Embrace their authentic selves
This process helps children build a strong foundation for lifelong wellness—body, mind, and self-esteem.
An Integrative Approach to Pediatric Health
Your child’s health is shaped by many things, and understanding how those pieces interact can help guide better care.
We consider the full picture of your child’s health, including their medical history, development, nutrition, lifestyle, environment, and the concerns you’re seeing now.
Conventional pediatric medicine remains an important part of that picture, with functional tools and specialized testing incorporated when they can provide useful insight.
The result is care shaped around your child, with thoughtful attention to both their health today and the years of growth ahead.
Meet April Maloney, NP
Meet April Maloney, NP
With nearly 20 years in pediatric healthcare, April started RISE to create the kind of care families deserve: unhurried, holistic, and focused on prevention. After working in ERs, pediatric trauma, and outpatient obesity clinics, she saw the power of early intervention—and wanted to do more.
At RISE, April works directly with families, offering the time, expertise, and encouragement needed to support real change.
Love from RISE Families
“A genuinely caring Nurse Practitioner who goes above and beyond for the sake of my child’s health. She is wonderful with my kid and takes time to really answer all my questions.”
— Julie T.“April Maloney at RISE Pediatrics is the kind of provider every parent hopes to find but rarely does. She doesn’t just check boxes, she truly listens.”
— LeAnna H.“From the very first appointment, April was warm, supportive, and deeply knowledgeable. She took the time to understand our child’s unique needs and created a plan that was realistic, compassionate, and empowering.”
— Jamie M. 
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