Delightfully Different
Healthcare Experience
Unleashing the Power
of Creativity and Humor
in the Healing Process
Setting the Standard
for Excellent
Medical Teaching
Elevating Your Expectation of What
Healthcare Can Truly Be
Welcome To
Mission Pediatrics
On behalf of all of us at Mission Pediatrics, we would like to welcome you to your new pediatric home.
We provide exciting, theme-based pediatric medical care from birth to age 21. Our engaged providers and staff aim to recraft your pediatric experience to be one filled with delight and whimsy.
At Mission Pediatrics, our pediatricians specialize in full-service pediatric care in Riverside and San Bernardino counties with 24-hour on-call hospital care. Our board certified pediatricians provide high quality and accessible pediatric healthcare in Riverside, Perris, San Bernardino, and Redlands.
Dr. Tim Watson, our Medical Director, and Dr. Ed Agas, our Assistant Medical Director, set the themes and direction of the practice to provide our patients delightfully different medical care. Together with Dr. Jesusa “Gigi” Aquino, Dr. Daved van Stralen, Dr. Chris Arca, and Dr. Adeyinka Shoroye, the board certified pediatricians at Mission Pediatrics work tirelessly to enrich their patients’ experience.
Our physician associates, Kaneez Ali, Erin Fairfax, Janet Li, and Katie Porter and our nurse practitioners, Lauren Hunt, Julie Swerdlow-Wailes, Cara Thompson and Misty Navarette work side by side our physicians to provide optimal patient care.
Redefining pediatrics in our theme-based offices, our staff is in full national park hiking costumes, fishing costumes or even Victorian costumes depending on the office themes –all of this to make your experience uniquely different and entirely pleasant. Our experienced regional manager, Norma Lerma, facilitates efficient and pleasant office experiences. Our quality and experienced staff provide gentle and caring services to our precious patients. We provide 24-hour English and Spanish patient advice.
At Mission Pediatrics our pediatricians specialize in full-service pediatric care
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Our Locations
Mission Pediatrics Riverside
Mission Pediatrics is proud to bring to you our very first theme-based office. Designed with the intention to bring the serenity of the outdoors to the patient experience in honor of Dr. Watson’s dad, Don Watson. Loaded with special effects designed to give the feel of visiting a hotel in Yosemite National Park, the office has its own thunder and lightning effects, squawking old-style radio and custom made train and wooden park furniture.
- Our very first theme-based office
- Suite of four offices from administrative to integral care clinics
Mission Pediatrics Perris
Mission Pediatrics is proud to present to you our Yellowstone Office, designed and themed inside to give the feel of visiting a lodge at Yellowstone National Park. Just across from the historic train station and right on the corner of 4th and C street, it is easy to find. Each room is a distinct location in Yellowstone with custom artwork and handmade wooden furniture designed by a local artisan.
- The first Mission Pediatrics office
- Plasma UV sterilizers in the AC system create clean filtered air for your safety
Mission Pediatrics Redlands
Mission Pediatrics has expanded its thematic style with this one-of-a-kind Victorian office since 2016. Receiving a number of awards in the community for its contribution to community spirit and architecture, this truly tops a patient medical experience. In 1902, this site served as the first hospital in the city of Redlands, and this emerald green Victorian house is now the home of our flagship office.
- Covid-19 Tests
- Events & Light Shows
Mission Pediatrics San Bernardino
Mission Pediatrics has its own Hawaii-Themed office in a quiet office district off Hospitality in San Bernardino. Themed after Haleakala National Park, this facility in the Mission Pediatrics collection creates a truly delightfully different experience for our patients. In a newly refurbished building with parking right out front, our delightful Sun and Surf motif expands throughout the facility.
- Custom decor with your own “selfie” area can be found in the inviting entryway
Meet our team
Our Practitioners
Chris Delos Reyes Arca, MD
Board Certified Pediatric Neurologist Fellowship, trained Epileptologist, Board Eligible Pediatrician
Daved van Stralen, MD, FAAP
Diplomate of the American Board of Pediatrics Director of the Integrative Care Clinic
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I have 5 kids and have been bringing my children here for the past 13 years. The staff and Dr's here are great! Dr. Watson always takes the time to address all my concerns when not to many doctors do that now a day. Most importantly my kids never complain about going to the Doctors. Highly recommend!
Patty C
Patient
Awesome team of doctors and super cute office! We love Yosemite and Dr. Watson especially is an awesome pediatrician who will even return urgent calls at 5am! With how awesome the staff and the office is, I'm pleasantly surprised that they accept medi-cal. Highly recommend this team to everyone!!!
Erica A
Patient
Why didn't I do this sooner?! So sorry. I recommend Dr. Timothy Watson to anyone whom wants an ol' school doctor, that takes his time, cares about his patients all with clever wit! My kids love him. He has assemble a great hard working staff of competent professionals. Letty comes to mind first, but they're all so helpful. His office is clean and the kids love the decor. I feel really blessed to have found a doctor like this. He is absolutely the best!