Author: Elham Raker, M.D.

Elham Raker is a board certified pediatrician and parent coach. Over the span of her career she has worked in many different clinical settings; such as in patient hospital care, urgent care, private practice and even making house calls. What she realized during all these interactions is that she loved counseling and coaching parents the most. And this is howRoot to Bloom Pediatrics was born! A telemedicine and virtual coaching site to help parents with the overwhelm of parenting, from the comfort of their home by providing trusted information. (No more sketchy google searches!) Outside of her work, she enjoys being a mom to her teen and preteen! Mostly as their chauffeur. She lives in Manhattan Beach, CA and loves spending time in nature, walking and running by the beach.