Expert Pediatric Primary Care in Newark, Delaware
Delaware’s Favorite Pediatric Team
We believe that great care starts with a real connection. That’s why we’re here to offer more than just checkups. We’re your partners in raising healthy, happy kids! From comprehensive well care and up-to-date immunizations, to same-day appointments for most sick visits and personalized phone advice when you need it most, we’re committed to making pediatric care accessible, engaged, and truly empowering. We will help you feel confident, relaxed, and proud of your care for your child.
David M. Epstein, MD
David Epstein M.D. was born in Delaware in 1957. After graduating from Mount Pleasant High School, he received his B.A. in Applied Mathematics from Columbia University in New York, and his M.D. from Washington University in St. Louis. Dr. Epstein then completed his pediatric training at Mount Sinai Hospital, Manhattan. After 21 years of pediatric practice in Delaware, Dr. Epstein founded Delaware Modern Pediatrics in 2007.
He is a past president of both the Delaware Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics and the Wilmington-New Castle Pediatric Association. For fun, he enjoys road cycling and barbershop quarteting, both of which he has leveraged for community fundraising initiatives. Dr. Epstein is a proud father to one daughter, formerly a professional ballerina at First State Ballet at The Grand Opera in Wilmington. She is now a registered RN in the Neonatal ICU at Nemours Hospital.
Maxime Roccario MSN, RN, CPNP
Maxime joined us in April 2020. She graduated from the University of Delaware with a BS in nursing. She then received an Advanced Degree from the Primary Pediatric Nurse Practitioner program at the University of Pennsylvania. Maxime is certified by the National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners.
Maxime worked for more than two decades as a Pediatric Nurse Practitioner at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP). She also has seven years of experience with outpatient primary care with private pediatric practices in Pennsylvania and New Jersey.
Maxime has kept busy raising 6 children (4 boys and 2 girls), keeping up with her granddaughter, and maintaining a physically active life through aerobic exercise and running.
Award Winning Team
- 2025: The practice won an award for quality of care (“Resiliant Impact Award”) from Kidwell, our pediatric consortium. Pictured are staff (Brooke Perez and Joan Buszko) receiving the award at the Kidwell annual dinner.
- 2025: Dr David Epstein received an award honoring him for several decades of community service from the Wilmington New Castle Pediatric Association: The Ricardo Castro Community Service Award.