Esther Clark (physician)

She was the only pediatrician in the mid San Francisco peninsula in 1927, and was an early partner of the Palo Alto Medical Clinic in the 1930s.

As a physician, Clark did house calls as well as office appointments, focused on community health and prevention, served the region for many years.

She co-founded the Palo Alto Medical Clinic, and later founded the Children's Health Council.

She emphasized immunization, and chaired the American Academy of Pediatric Child Accident Prevention Commission.

[3] The property was a portion of the Rancho La Purísima Concepción, and includes a historic marker for the Juana Briones earth and wood home that was located nearby, at 4155 Old Adobe Road.