Chrystal de Freitas
Dr. Chrystal de Freitas is a pediatrician, author, and mother with a special interest in health education. While Jake’s Kindergarten Checkup is her first picture book, she is also the author of Keys to Your Child’s Healthy Sexuality (Barron’s Educational Series), Puberty in Girls and Puberty in Bo.... more
Dr. Chrystal de Freitas is a pediatrician, author, and mother with a special interest in health education. While Jake’s Kindergarten Checkup is her first picture book, she is also the author of Keys to Your Child’s Healthy Sexuality (Barron’s Educational Series), Puberty in Girls and Puberty in Boys (Health Infonet), and The Birds and the Bees with Ease (Medic Publishing Co.). A pediatrician for over 34 years, Dr. de Freitas is the founder of Carmel
Valley Pediatrics. In addition, she teaches health education in the community and at local hospitals and is the president of Healthy Chats , which provides health education information to parents and their children through detailed seminars and online. Among her honors and achievements, she has been selected by the San Diego County Medical Society and San Diego Magazine as one of the area’s top doctors. Dr. de Freitas lives in San Diego, California with her husband, Dr. Jeff Bonadio, and they have three adult children.
