Cowles Clinic Pediatrics
1000 Cowles Clinic Way
Greensboro, GA 30642
United States
ph: 706.454.1210
fax: 706.454.1211
706.454.1210
lake oconee's
24-hour pediatrician
since 2006
So What's Your Question?
These are some of the most common questions Dr. Bassett is asked by new patient families. If you have a question, just drop us a line.
- Are you really available 24 hours?
- "Yes. Our regular office hours are 8:30-4:30 weekdays, and 9-noon Saturdays. However, even if the office is closed, I am still available by phone 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. I will also see established patients in the office after hours - nights, weekends, and holidays - for urgent medical needs. Our goal is to never leave you stranded when you need us!"
- What happens when I call after hours?
- "Your phone call will be answered by an operator in Athens, who will take your information and connect you to my cell or home phone. We use an after-hours operator to make sure you'll be able to get in touch with me, even at 2am."
- What if my child needs to go to the E.R.?
- "Emergency cases (potential loss of life, limb, or eyesight) should call '911' immediately. Less urgent cases may call our office to get instructions. If I refer your child to the emergency department, I'll call the ER doctor ahead of your arrival to make sure things run smoothly for you."
- Which hospitals do you recommend?
- "This depends on the problem. I admit children to Putnam General in Eatonton for routine inpatient issues. But if your child has a more complicated case or requires a longer hospitalization, I might recommend hospitalization at Children's in Atlanta, or MCG in Augusta. If you child is sent to one of these facilities, I'll keep in close contact with the attending doctors there."
- What did you do before becoming a doctor?
- "My first college degree was actually in Advertising. So before going to medical school, I worked at a small publishing firm as an illustrator. I didn't decide to become a doctor until I was about 23 and had been working for a few years."
- Why did you become a pediatrician?
"I was 'supposed' to be a plastic surgeon. My family said that with all of my artistic training, plastics and reconstructive surgery was my calling. However, in my third year of medical school, I held a brand new baby for the first time, and decided that very day that I wanted to be a pediatrician. It was just a really neat feeling to hold an entire little human in my two hands. My brother, an orthopaedic surgeon, intially questioned my decision to give up on surgery, but now asks me for pediatric advice on a regular basis."
- Do you have any children?
"We have 5 daughters: Cameron, Rowan and Aidan (twins), Olivia and Caleigh. They're a lively bunch, and after a few calculations I've realized that I'll have at least one teenage daughter for 21 years... Yes, let that sink in! We also have two dogs: Guinness, a rat terrier/toy fox terrrier mix, and Cookie Bear, a yorkie/poodle mix."
- Does being a pediatrician make you a better parent?
"More likely the other way around: Being a parent makes me a better pediatrician. You learn to be much more sensitive as a physician when you can imagine illnesses happening to your own child. You'll often hear me say, 'Well, if this were my child, this is what I would do.' It's very useful for me to put myself in that mindset, to help make sound but sensitive medical decisions."
