Mary TanakaMary Saph Tanaka, MD, MS, FAAP is a pediatrician at Children's Primary Medical Group (CPCMG) in Carlsbad, California. After graduating with honors from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) in mass communications, she received her graduatedegree in complementary and alternative medicine at Georgetown University. Dr Tanaka received her medical degree from Georgetown University School of Medicine. She completed her internship and pediatric residency at UCLA Mattel Children's Hospital, Community Health and Advocacy Training track (CHAT), and was recruited to stay as chief resident. As a military spouse, Dr Tanaka travelled around the country and practiced at Dayton Children's Hospital in Ohio and Sacred Heart Pediatric Clinic and Eglin Air Force Base in northwestern Florida before settling in the San Diego area.

In addition to her pediatric practice, Dr Tanaka helps families improve their health and wellness in the CPCMG W.E.L.L. Clinic. With her medical and nutrition expertise combined with her passion for cooking, Dr. Tanaka serves as the W.E.L.L Clinic's culinary medicine expert. To help families learn how to prepare delicious and healthy meals, she created a virtual teaching kitchen curriculum where she shares cooking techniques and demonstrates recipes. Dr Tanaka has developed multiple child-friendly recipes for numerous publications and loves testing new dishes with her 2 sons and husband. Read More Read Less