Our Doctors
Dr. Barbara Lednicky M.D.
Dr. Barbara Lednicky is board certified in pediatrics and a Fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics. Dr. Lednicky received her medical degree from the University of Texas Southwestern in Dallas, Texas. She completed her residency at Children’s Medical Center of Dallas. After completing her residency in 1994 she moved to Arizona and joined Phoenix Children’s Center. She is the President of the Phoenix Children’s Center.
Dr. Lednicky has been named as a "Top Doc" by Arizona Top Docs. Dr. Lednicky has taught resident physicians at Phoenix Children’s Hospital (PCH) in the outpatient continuity clinic. She has participated in various committees at PCH.
Dr. Lednicky has special interests in dermatology and infectious disease. She considers her most important tasks as a pediatrician to be an advocate for children and an educator of families.
Most of Dr. Lednicky’s activities outside of work revolve around her family. She enjoys reading, any outdoor activity, and travel.
Dr. Tara Lefkowitz M.D.
Dr. Lefkowitz grew up in upstate New York. She always knew she wanted to be a pediatrician, and she even told her own doctor so from the time she was about ten years old.
Dr. Lefkowitz received her medical degree from the State University of New York Health Science Center at Brooklyn. While there, she received a Health Care in Developing Countries Scholarship, which enabled her to spend two months working in Mexico and enhancing her fluency in Spanish. (Growing up with a mother who taught high school Spanish, Dr. Lefkowitz was encouraged to study the language at every opportunity!)
Dr. Lefkowitz then did her pediatric residency at the Albert Einstein Medical Center in the Bronx, New York and spent one month practicing pediatrics in Israel. During her residency, she also visited her best friend from grade school in Phoenix and fell in love with Arizona.
Dr. Lefkowitz has been practicing pediatrics in Phoenix since 1997. She spent 5 years at a community health center before joining The Phoenix Children's Center in 2004.
Outside of the office, Dr. Lefkowitz is quite busy with her family--her husband and three children. In her free time, she enjoys spending time outdoors with her family, hiking, playing soccer, scrapbooking, and, of course, traveling.
Dr. Lefkowitz is also busy with the newest addition to her family, her horse, maverick, whom she enjoys riding as often as she can.