About Dr. Fradkin

Born and raised in Southern California Dr. Fradkin completed his Bachelor’s and Master’s degree in Molecular Biology at UC San Diego.  He then traveled up the 5 freeway to UC Irvine for medical school where he graduated with honors from the Alpha Omega Alpha Society and the Gold Humanism Honor society, which is just a fancy term for graduating in the top 1% of medical students nationwide that year.  He also graduated with distinction in the medical humanities for his work and research on music and creative arts therapy for patients. 

After medical school he traveled even further up the 5 freeway to the University of Washington and Seattle Children’s Hospital for his Pediatric Residency and Training.  During his training he also completed a rural pediatrics training which allowed him to gain experience as a true general pediatrician with experience as an ICU Pediatrician, Emergency Room Pediatrician, and Newborn Delivery Pediatrician.

Dr. Fradkin then left the Pacific Northwest briefly to return to Southern California for extra help from family (ie free babysitting) when he and his wife started a family of their own.  During this time he practiced at the Tribeca Pediatrics offices in the Venice Beach and Silver Lake neighborhoods of Los Angeles.  Though when the opportunity came to come back to the Pacific Northwest his family could not pass it up.

Dr. Fradkin started Puffin Pediatrics in 2024. By utilizing a hybrid payment model Dr. Fradkin is able to offer the best care, the most responsive customer service and truly personalized medicine for your family.

In his free time Dr. Fradkin loves spending time with his wife and their two children, Whitney and Aidan, exploring the Pacific Northwest.  Also, Dr. Fradkin is obsessed with music.  When not in clinic you can often find him at concerts, record stores, guitar shops, or playing with his bands Jilly Boel, Honest Iago, and The Concessions Stand.

Dr. Fradkin and his wife also run a non-profit called Music to Heal which provides supplies and funding for music and creative arts therapy programs throughout the USA and Canada.