Two-year-old Lucille McNally gets her ear examined by Dr. Sydney Sewall last week at Kennebec Pediatrics in Augusta. Sewall retired from his practice later that week.

Longtime pediatrician Dr. Sydney Sewall retired from day-to-day practice at Kennebec Pediatrics in Augusta recently and plans to become a faculty member teaching pediatrics at the Maine-Dartmouth Family Medicine Residency Program.

A whiteboard greets patients at Dr. Sydney Sewall's practice in Augusta.

Dr. Sydney Sewall of Augusta, who recently retired, is shown in this 2002 file photo performing duties as Doctor of the Day at the Maine State House.