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Patient Rating
4.8 /5( out of 120 reviews )The patient rating score is an average of all responses on our patient experience survey. The rating averages scores for all questions about care from our providers.
The scale on which responses are measured is 1 to 5 with 5 being the best score.
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August 22, 2025WESTRIDGE HEALTH CENTERExcellent [TRANSLATED]
July 19, 2025WESTRIDGE HEALTH CENTERDr. Gellner is fabulous. I feel fortunate to have her as our primary provider for our children. She is always cheerful, enthusiastic and I can tell she truly cares. She is definitely top notch.
July 17, 2025WESTRIDGE HEALTH CENTERVery kind [TRANSLATED]
May 27, 2025WESTRIDGE HEALTH CENTERDr. Gellner is a wonderful, caring, knowledgeable pediatrician. She is the best!
May 24, 2025WESTRIDGE HEALTH CENTERCynthia is absolutely amazing ! I am so grateful to have her as my daughters pediatrician! My daughter recently was diagnosed with asthma, and Dr. Cynthia was so knowledgeable.
May 16, 2025WESTRIDGE HEALTH CENTERDr. Gellner is very caring and empathetic your not just another number to her.
May 12, 2025WESTRIDGE HEALTH CENTERDr. Cindy ROCKS!!
May 04, 2025WESTRIDGE HEALTH CENTERDr. Gellner is amazing! Very down to earth and makes you feel comfortable.
April 23, 2025WESTRIDGE HEALTH CENTERShe is a wonderful person, very attentive, pleasant, very affectionate, her work is spectacular. [TRANSLATED]
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Board Certification and Academic Information
Academic Departments Pediatrics -Adjunct Assistant Professor
Family & Preventive Medicine -Clinical Attending
Education history
Internship MetroHealth Medical Center Intern Residency Pediatrics - MetroHealth Medical Center Resident Professional Medical University of Texas Health Science Center M.D. Graduate Training Pharmacology and Toxicology - University of Texas at Austin MSPhr Undergraduate Austin College B.A. -
News & Podcasts
News
- Sue?os seguro para bebés: cómo prevenir el SMSL
- Manténgase alejado del 'crypto' en las piscinas este verano
- ?Cuándo debo llamar al pediatra de guardia?
- When to Call the On-Call Pediatrician
- The 5 Most Common Kids' Rashes and What to Do
- The Truth About Growing Pains
- What Can Your Nails Tell You About Your Health?
- Understanding Uveitis
- The Famous Faces of Learning Disorders
- Safe Sleep Guidelines for Baby and Reducing SIDS
- No More FluMist—Which Means More Flu Shots
- Floaters and Flashes: Cause for Concern?
- Banned Blood: Why Not Everyone Can Donate
- Does Your Kid Stink?
- How to Deal With the Toddler Appetite Slump
- When Sick Kids Should Stay Home
- Screens and Sleep
- Snot Color: What it Means
- What Your Shoes Bring Home
- Should You Give Your Child a Sip of Alcohol?
- What Is Body Shaming and How Does It Impact People?
- Clear Dosage Guidelines for Kids
- Bandaging Basics: A Step-By-Step Guide
- Steer Clear of Crypto in the Pool This Summer
- Helping Your Picky Eater—And Knowing When to Seek Help
- The Benefits of Dirty Kids
Podcasts
- Does Your Child Really Need a Vitamin Supplement?
- The Basics: Why is Your Child Crying?
- What Can Parents Do for Their Baby During a Formula Shortage?
- Does My Child Have a Sensory Disorder?
- Contact Dermatitis Could Be the Reason for Your Child's Rash
- Long Haul COVID in Children
- The Basics: Child Developmental Milestones
- The Basics: Common Skin Conditions in Kids
- When Should I Call the On-Call Pediatrician?
- The Basics: Common Questions About Feeding Your Child
- Dizziness in Children
- What to Expect When Your Son Reaches Puberty
- Is My Child Breathing Carbon Dioxide When Wearing a Mask?
- Does My Child Have a Learning Disability?
- Is it Safe for Your Kids to Have a Playdate?
- What Causes Common Heel Pain in Children?
- What to Expect When Your Daughter Reaches Puberty
- Child Organ Donation
- Choosing the Right Pediatrician for Your Child with Disabilities
- Are Dangerous Apps on Your Child’s Phone?
- Reducing Pandemic Fatigue in Your Kids
- Does My Child Need an Emotional Support Animal?
- Well-Child Visits During COVID-19
- Keeping Students and Teachers Safe During COVID-19
- E2: 7 Domains of Becoming a Woman
- Fun Halloween Activities During COVID-19
- How to Get Your Child Off the Pacifier
- How to Get Your Toddler Off the Bottle
- Recognizing Depression in Children and Teens
- Can Anxiety Transfer to My Baby Through Breastfeeding?
- How to Boost Your Child’s Immune System
- Telehealth or Doctor's Office if My Child is Sick?
- Can My Child Play Outside During COVID-19?
- How Can I Talk About Health with My Teenager?
- 5 Most Common Pediatric Home Injuries
- How to Speak to Your Child About Obesity
- The Effects of Vaping on Children
- How to Survive Your Newborn’s Sleep Schedule
- How to Prevent Teen Pregnancy, According to a Pediatrician
- What Causes Chest Pain in Your Child?
- How to Tell Oral Allergy Syndrome from Food Allergies
- Debunking Old Wives' Tales: Causes of Bad Eyesight in Children
- How to Choose Your Next Pediatrician
- "I Thought It Was Covered?" Why You May Receive a Bill After Your Child’s Well Visit
- What is Causing Your Child’s Chronic Headaches?
- How Much Crying is Normal for My Newborn?
- My Toddler Isn't Sleeping Through the Night
- Top 5 Children's Health Topics (According to a Pediatrician)
- Nutritional Deficiency's Impact on a Child's Learning Abilities
- Your Child's ADHD Could Be Misdiagnosed
- How Much Playtime Does My Child Need?
- How to Treat Skin Conditions on the Foot
- Hidden Sugars Could Contribute to Childhood Obesity
- When Can My Child Stay Home Alone?
- Smartphones Can Help Prevent Childhood Obesity
- Teens Are At Risk for STDs
- Kids Can Have High Blood Pressure, Too
- Playing Sports Is Good For Your Child
- Debunking Old Wives' Tales: Preventing Your Child’s Seasonal Allergies
- Does My Child Have ADHD?
- How to Choose the Right Pediatrician for Your Child
- Debunking Old Wives' Tales: Summer Safety Tips for Your Kids
- The Role of Well-Child Visits in Preventive Pediatric Care
- Debunking Old Wives' Tales: What You Should and Shouldn’t Be Feeding Your Baby
- Could Your Child’s Growing Pains be Juvenile Arthritis?
- Can I Give My Child Sports or Energy Drinks?
- Three Health Risks When Kids Don't Get Enough Quality Sleep
- How to Stop My Child From Wetting the Bed
- Your Teen Was Diagnosed with an Eating Disorder—What Happens Next?
- How to Tell If Your Teen's Diet and Exercise Habits Signal an Eating Disorder
- When Should A Child Be Out of Diapers?
- My Child Coughs So Hard, They Vomit. Should I Worry?
- Smartphones Increasing Emotional Health Problems in Teens
- Could Your Child’s Flu-Like Symptoms Actually be Caused by Adenovirus?
- Is it Okay to Spank Your Child?
- Debunking Old Wives' Tales: Your Children’s Allergies
- What Are Those Dark Circles Under My Child's Eyes?
- Could My Child’s Cold Actually be Winter Allergies?
- Debunking Old Wives' Tales: Dos and Don’ts for Your Baby's Skin
- Breathing Problems in a Newborn
- How to Treat Your Child’s Cold Sore
- Debunking Old Wives' Tales: Causes for Your Child’s Fever
- Debunking Old Wives' Tales: Common Symptoms vs Terrible Diseases
- Overusing Antibiotics Can Hurt Your Child
- Debunking Old Wives' Tales: Environment's Effects on Your Child's Health
- What to do About Your Child's Dandruff
- Debunking Old Wives' Tales: Children and Antibiotics
- When Should Kids Have Cell Phones?
- What to Do if A Child is Choking
- How to Identify if Your Child has a Learning Disability
- Health Minute: 3 Funky Smells Coming From Your Child
- Debunking Old Wives' Tales: Immune System Hacks
- Signs Your Child Might Be Using Drugs and Alcohol
- Treating Your Child’s Bug Bites
- Debunking Old Wives' Tales: Juice is Healthy for Kids
- Protect Your Child's Back with the Right Backpack
- Could Your Child’s Ear Injury Be Something More Serious?
- Debunking Old Wives' Tales: Bug Bites
- Can Fidget Spinners Really Stop Fidgeting?
- Debunking Old Wives' Tales: Diarrhea in Kids
- Your Baby Needs Tummy Time
- Could My Child Get Meningitis?
- What to Do If My Kid's A Nose Picker
- How to Stop Your Child’s Nail Biting
- Help Your Child Navigate the Playground
- Debunking Old Wives' Tales: Do Babies Need to Burp After Feeding?
- Treating A Child's ADHD With Medication
- Debunking Old Wives' Tales: Baby's Hair
- What to Do If Your Child Has Lice
- Debunking Old Wives' Tales: 5 Myths About Treating Acne
- Debunking Old Wives' Tales: Cranky Babies with Feeding Issues
- Debunking Old Wives' Tales: Troubleshooting Your Newborn
- Some Teething Products Can Be Dangerous for Your Toddler
- Smart Phones’ Effect On Your Child's Sleep
- Why Your Baby Cries and How to Manage It
- How to Identify Stuttering in Your Child
- 5 Important Developmental Milestones to Watch for in Your Infant
- What You Can Do to Help Your Child with Anxiety
- 3 Seemingly Scary Symptoms in Children that Aren't Really that Scary
- You Might Be Giving Your Child a Dangerous Dose of Liquid Medicine
- Listener Question: What Should I do if My Child’s Fever Isn’t Going Down?
- When Does My Child Need to Go to the ER for a Nose Injury?
- Debunking Old Wives' Tales: Is My Child’s Poop Supposed to be Green?
- Debunking Old Wives' Tales: Triggers for Colds and Ear Infections
- Debunking Old Wives' Tales: Stuff That Comes Out of Your Child's Nose
- How to Prepare Your Child For the Flu Shot
- My Child was Just Diagnosed With Type 1 Diabetes. Now What?
- Preventing Ear Infections in Young Children
- What to Do When a Teen's Anger Spirals Out of Control
- Debunking Old Wives' Tales: 10 Myths About Diabetes
- Symptoms that your Child Might Have an Ear Infection
- Debunking Old Wives' Tales: Children’s Eye Health
- What Can You Do if Your Teen is a Cutter?
- Debunking Old Wives' Tales: What a Child Should Eat and Drink
- The Importance of Playtime for Children
- Debunking Old Wives' Tales: 4 Myths About Toddlers
- What to Do About Your Child's Earwax
- Duct Tape: An Effective Treatment for Warts
- What to Do About Your Child’s Ingrown Toenail
- Time to Visit the Doctor for Your Child’s Chicken Pox?
- Debunking Old Wives' Tales: Chicken Pox
- Is My Child’s Stinky Funk Normal?
- Do You Have a Difficult Child? Maybe It's Time to Call in Reinforcements
- Does Your Child Have Autism?
- The Puberty Talk: What You Need to Know When Your Daughter is Becoming a Woman
- Tonsils—When Is It Time to Take Them Out?
- How to Check for Tooth Decay in Toddlers
- Is Your Child Coming Up With Excuses to Skip School? It May Be School Phobia
- When is a Visit to the Doctor Needed for a Head Injury in Kids?
- How to Get Your Child to Stop Sucking Their Thumb
- Helping Your Newborn Get Through Painful Pooping
- How Can I Get My Child to Stop Biting Her Nails?
- Why Is My Child Suddenly Not Eating?
- The Basics: When Should My Sick Child Stay Home from School?
- The Skinny on Snot: What Your Child's Mucus Says About Their Health
- Should I Be Worried If My Child Gets Sick Too Often?
- Recognizing and Managing Cow's Milk Allergy in Kids
- How Do You Know if Your Child Is Allergic to Latex?
- My Child Has Been Diagnosed With ADHD—Now What?
- Are You A Helicopter Parent?
- Calling All Teens: How to Deal with Cyberbullying
- Talking, Treatment, and Making the Home Safe: Ways to Help Prevent Kids From Committing Suicide
- Those Colorful and Yummy-Smelling Hand Sanitizers Are Dangerous for Your Kids
- Communicating with Your Baby Before They Learn to Speak
- Does Early Pet Exposure Help with Allergies Down the Road?
- Toughing Out the Teenage Years
- Preparing Your Teen for Adolescence
- My Child Sprained Their Ankle—How Soon Will They Be Back on the Field?
- Why Does My Child Get Frequent Nosebleeds?
- What to Do if Your Child Gets Swimmer’s Ear
- Should I Leave My Kids Home Alone?
- What Do I Do if My Child Has a Severe Allergic Reaction?
- Is Your Child’s Behavior a Mental Disorder or Just Normal Development?
- What to do if You Think a Child is Being Abused
- What is Phenylketonuria?
- Why Does My Child Always Need to Go to the Bathroom?
- My Child Has Night Terrors — What Can I Do?
- Is Complementary and Alternative Medicine a Good Idea for Kids?
- My Little One Isn’t Talking—Should I Be Worried?
- The Video Games Your Child Plays Has an Effect on Their Behavior
- Restless Leg Syndrome or Something Different? Find Out What's Behind Your Child's Twitchy Legs
- Later School Start Times: Lazy or Legit?
- Is My Child Anemic?
- Intoeing in Children: What Parents Need to Know and When to Seek Medical Help
- My Child’s Feet Always Hurt – What’s Going On?
- Baby Too Young to Vaccinate? Then Vaccinate Yourself & Family
- Helping Your Child Through Growing Pains
- How to Make Your Child Comfortable While They Recover From the Flu
- Home Treatments for Croup that Will Help Your Child’s Barking Cough
- Why Is My Newborn Turning Yellow? What Parents Need to Know About Jaundice
- What's Causing My Child's Tummy Ache?
- Signs and Symptoms of RSV
- Gluten Sensitivity or Celiac Disease? Same Symptoms, Different Causes
- Understanding and Managing Food Allergies in Children
- Baby Food Basics
- Preventing Risk Factors for Sudden Infant Death Syndrome
- Tips for Talking to Toddlers About Their ‘Private’ Parts
- Straight Facts on Scoliosis in Kids
- It’s Not Strep Throat: Treating Hand, Foot, and Mouth Disease
- Helping Your Child Recover from Vomiting and Diarrhea
- Limit Kids' Caffeine Intake to Preserve Their Health, Your Sanity
- Acne: Embarrassing But Treatable
- Tips for Keeping Your Child’s Vaccinations Up-to-Date
- Potty Training Tips to Help Your Child Succeed
- Preventing and Treating Sunburns in Kids
- Tips for Spotting Eye Issues in Children
- When to Worry About Your Child's Fever and When to Stay Calm
- Ensuring Child Safety on the Road: Car Seat Guidelines and Laws
- How to Get Your Child to Wear Their Helmets
- How to Keep Your Teenager Away from Alcohol
- Put that Cell Phone Down! It's Interfering with Your Parenting
- Bullying is Not OK - How You Can Help Your Child
- Intervene Before Age 5 to Prevent Obesity
- What to Do If Your Child is Choking
- Can Asthma be Cured?
- Bedwetting is Normal—What to Do When Your Child Wets the Bed
- Should Kids Be Outside During Inversions?
- HPV Vaccine: Who Should Get Vaccinated and is it Safe?
- The Poop on Poop: Constipation in Kids
- The Best Toy For Your Child's Development at Every Age
- Getting Your Picky Eaters to Eat
- MRSA is Increasing in Children
- Flu Shots Really Do Protect Kids
- How to Get Kids to Wash Their Hands—Without a Struggle
- Winning the Bedtime Battle: How to Help Kids Sleep Better
- Childhood Obesity 101
- Coping with Fall Allergies
- Better School Lunch Is Not Enough
- If Your Child Swallows a Button Battery, It’s an Emergency
- The Basics: Painful Periods in Girls
- The Basics: Pediatric Behavioral Issues
- Should a Child Eat or Drink if They're Vomiting?
- When to Take a Vomiting Child to the Hospital
- The Difference Between a Pediatrician and a Pediatric Gynecologist
- Diagnosing ADHD in Children
- What's Normal When Your Kid Has a Stomach Bug?
- Supporting Your Teen After a Suicide
- Do Children Need Fiber?
- How to Help Your Child with School Phobia
- Teens, Social Media, and the Trouble with Self-Diagnosis
- Fentanyl Overdoses Are Increasing Among Teens. What Can Parents Do?
- Screen Time and Speech Delays in Toddlers
- Exercise as a Prescription for Children's Mental Health
- Understanding the Risks of Teen Marijuana Use
- What to Expect if Your Child Gets RSV
- The Basics: Your Daughter's Painful Urination
- Eating Disorders in Teens: What Parents Need to Know and How to Spot the Signs
- How to Prevent Needle Phobia in Kids
- The Basics: Your Child’s Vaccination Schedule
- The Basics: Newborn Reflexes
- The Basics: Vision Screening for Young Children
- Brushing Hair Can Cause You to Faint: What to Know About Hair Grooming Syncope
- Understanding POTS: A Growing Concern Among Teens
- Managing Asthma in Children
- Effective Strategies to Handle Mosquito Bites in Children
- Diagnosing Strep Throat in Children: What Parents Need to Know
- Bronchiolitis in Babies: Symptoms, Treatment, and Prevention
- Cannabinoid Hyperemesis Syndrome: Marijuana Overuse in Teens
- Is Social Media Taking Over Your Teen's Life? What You Can Do About It
- How to Handle Screen-Related Temper Issues in Children
- Does Your Baby Need Tongue-Tie Clipping?
- The Basics: What Every Parent Should Know About Flying with Kids
- Helping Kids Cope with Seasonal Affective Disorder
- Protect Your Family From Whooping Cough
- Understanding Childhood Mood Disorders Beyond Bipolar
- How Skin-to-Skin Contact Benefits Both Baby and Parents
- The Basics: Is Your Newborn Hungry? Look for These Signs
- When Does Your Child Really Need Lab Work?
- The Basics: Your Newborn's Skin
- Newborn Vomiting vs. Spitting Up: A Parent’s Guide to What’s Normal
- Is My Newborn Pooping Normally?
- What to Do When Your Baby Sounds Congested
- The Basics: How to Accurately Take a Baby's Temperature
- The Pediatrician-Approved Back-to-School Health Checklist
- How to Make School Mornings Easier for You and Your Kids
- Debunking Old Wives' Tales: Why Your Child Isn’t Actually on a Sugar High
- The Basics: What to Expect When Your Baby Starts Teething