Pediatrician Referrals...

[carolinagirl]

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So, here I am in the Pediatrician referral thread.

The thing is, my insurance company has adopted a more liberal policy in regards to children's appointments. So, if they paid for one kid to go 360 days between visits, 2 years ago, they will certainly pay for this one to go 364 days, instead of 365.

This group looks promising. Nobody said anything bad in this thread about them. Covered by my insurance. Not in Leonardtown, where there is a 3-day waiting period to make a left turn. They have an office in LaPlata, so maybe I can avoid the craziness of Waldorf.

Does anyone else have any opinions or experience with this group?

I've known some doctors who have offices in both LaPlata and Waldorf, who basically just use the LaPlata office as a place to hang out when they have to be on call at the hospital. Do these folks do that or do they really see patients in LaPlata on a regular basis?

There also seems to be a Dr. Haith, a Dr. Dugan and a Dr. Lanni as part of this group.

TIA

I take all three of my kiddos there. They are ages 12 y/o, 4 y/o and 8 months. I have had a problem in the past with someone in the Waldorf Office not picking up the phones, but in the last year that has stopped. I absolutely love Dr. Abney! They have also seen Dr. Haith and Dr. Dugan and I like them also. I don't really care too much for Dr. Shah.

The baby had a problem when we first brought him home, so I called Dr. Abney. Afterwards, she called twice on the weekend to check up on us. I thought it was very nice of her.

This reminds me I gotta get the baby his 9 month checkup appt.

 

[danceintherain]

Dr. Jean Eisenbrey has an office in Waldorf 301-645-0966 & Clinton 301-868-8100. She is a wonderful doctor. Both of my children love her.

 

[Dymphna]

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Called the office of Dr Miller etc to make an appointment for my kids. The conversation went something like this...




I've known some doctors who have offices in both LaPlata and Waldorf, who basically just use the LaPlata office as a place to hang out when they have to be on call at the hospital. Do these folks do that or do they really see patients in LaPlata on a regular basis?

Just thought I'd provide an update in the event it is useful to anyone.
The offices of Drs. Abney etc. do see patients regularly in LaPlata, but there is only one pediatrician there, the rest are in Waldorf. So chances are with three kids, I'd be spending as much, if not more time trying to get in and out of Pembrooke as I would going to LaPlata.

With that in mind, I figured I'd give Dr. Miller's office in L-town another chance. This is after another person told me "Oh that girl who answers the phones is a b**ch." Well she once again proved that point. I will spare you the gory details.

So, I'm thinking, if I'm going to end up in Waldorf anyway, and worse, if I'm going to end up in Pembrooke, I may as well try returning to Dr. Miller's office there. So, while I'm still debating that idea in my head, my kid gets sick.

So, I call Miller's Waldorf office, tell them I want a sick appointment in Waldorf, even though my records are in L-town. Ok, no problem, they even made the appointment after office hours, this evening. (I guess they are pretty booked)

A little while later, I get a phone call. Someone in the Waldorf office was concerned about why I would want to take my sick kid to Waldorf, especially waiting until that late in the evening. She wanted to make sure that the L-town office hadn't turned me away. (hmmm, I wonder if they have a problem with that?) When I told her that the reason was because I was unhappy with the receptionist (I think the term I used was "evil witch") she wasn't overly surprised. She offered to retrieve all my children's records to Waldorf and even made the appointments for them for the day I wanted.

 

[carolinagirl]

How nice of her. Sounds like they are aware of the problem in L-town. I had to take my son to see Dr. Abney Tuesday. What a great doctor she is!

 

[AllyCat]

I take my son to Dr. Lindemann in L-town he is great with my son. His practice is called St. Maries Pediatrics.

 

[Tina2001aniT]

Did not happen to me, happened to someone else.....


Forget I mentioned it....wait until you read it in the paper.......:shrug:

Had to bump it......

 

[kom526]

To get back on topic...any suggestions?
I refuse to go to Dr. Dhillon, he doesn't sound like the kind of Dr. I want to take my son to.

 

[crabcake]

Dr. Dan at Shah Associates is pretty nice! DQ saw her for the first time a few weeks ago. She speaks English, is friendly, and has a good rapport with the chillens.

 

[CMC122]

I like Dr. Miller

 

[crabcake]

I got an offer for a check-up from a doctor on the forum this morning, but he only sees patients over the age of 18.

 

[kom526]

Dr. Dan at Shah Associates is pretty nice! DQ saw her for the first time a few weeks ago. She speaks English, is friendly, and has a good rapport with the chillens.

The language thing isn't an issue, my neighbor thinks Dhillon is a little prescrption happy sometimes. :shrug:
We interviewed 8 people before we chose a Dr. for lil kom, and he turned out to be a perv. Now back to square one.


Thanks for input!

 

[pixiegirl]

The language thing isn't an issue, my neighbor thinks Dhillon is a little prescrption happy sometimes. :shrug:
We interviewed 8 people before we chose a Dr. for lil kom, and he turned out to be a perv. Now back to square one.


Thanks for input!

Dr. Aziza Alam in Waldorf. She is wonderful. She was my doc when I was a kid and I wouldn't trust my kiddos to anyone else. She's not drug happy and will gladly listen to what I want to do above anything else.

 

[crabcake]

The language thing isn't an issue

I don't know how old "lil kom" is, but DQ (6) is not very receptive nor responsive to a doctor that she can't understand. It's not that she (nor I) is discriminatory in selecting a physician; rather, it's a comfort level thing. I don't like not understanding exactly what a doctor is telling me in regards to mine or my kid's health. To each his/her own though. Some people understand Eastern languages. I'm just not one of 'em and I don't have the patience to have something repeated 15 times so I can understand it. :shrug:

 

[kom526]

I don't know how old "lil kom" is, but DQ (6) is not very receptive nor responsive to a doctor that she can't understand. It's not that she (nor I) is discriminatory in selecting a physician; rather, it's a comfort level thing. I don't like not understanding exactly what a doctor is telling me in regards to mine or my kid's health. To each his/her own though. Some people understand Eastern languages. I'm just not one of 'em and I don't have the patience to have something repeated 15 times so I can understand it. :shrug:

lil kom is 2 1/2 yrs. With my luck he'll get sick as a dog now that we are Dr-less. I just want (need) the piece of mind knowing he has a dr.
Now to get his medical records from the other office.

 

[Steve]

I didn't read the whole thread, but I did see Dr. Dhillon's name. We used him for a couple of years but he isn't all that great. He does overprescribe antibiotics for just about every ailment; your appointment will last at least two hours, since he overbooks; he likes to take copious blood tests; etc, etc.

I'd tell you who we use now, but I don't want my service getting corrupted by an influx of forumites...

 

[Dymphna]

I don't know how old "lil kom" is, but DQ (6) is not very receptive nor responsive to a doctor that she can't understand. It's not that she (nor I) is discriminatory in selecting a physician; rather, it's a comfort level thing. I don't like not understanding exactly what a doctor is telling me in regards to mine or my kid's health. To each his/her own though. Some people understand Eastern languages. I'm just not one of 'em and I don't have the patience to have something repeated 15 times so I can understand it. :shrug:

We had some wonderful pediatricians before moving here. Almost all the doctors in the office were from India. Most of them spoke English quite well, but there was one who clearly wasn't very comfortable with the language. He was very nice, but reluctant to explain things and made it clear he didn't like too many questions. It made it very difficult to ensure that the kids were getting adequate care.

Regardless of national origin, if you can't communicate with the doctor, what kind of care are you getting? :shrug:

 

[Dymphna]

...and even made the appointments for them for the day I wanted.

They just called to cancel my appointment.

I was speechless. I couldn't even talk to the woman, I hung up on her.

 

[atessier20603]

In help of your search...

I've been told by everyone and their brother that I am way behind the power curve in finding a pediatrician for my baby who is due 10/29. We are fairly new to the La Plata area, so I was wondering if any of you parents have a pediatrician that you just love and would feel good about referring him/her.

THANKS!!!!

After working at a couple doctor offices and working at Civista I have met most of the pediatricians in the Charles County area. I would have to recommend Dr. Reed who is in Dr. Robert Miller's practice. Also in their practice is Dr. Brubaker. She is good too. But I worked closely with Dr. Reed and once I have children that is who they will see. He is kind and sweet and all you have to do is call there office up and set up an appointment to meet with him for a consultation and he would be more than happy to meet with you. He is great with kids and very thorough. Also I know this has been mentioned but their practice does have two offices and they will fit you in and stay late any night of the week just to see that your child gets better or whatever the case may be. The nurses that are there are just as nice as well. Theresa and Susan at the Waldorf office are great with the little ones and Jeannine at the Leonardtown is the best nurse that I know. And I have worked with many . Well good luck with your search.

 

[atessier20603]

Also might I add-if you have a problem with the receptionists there--then say something to the doctor's especially Dr. Miller or the office manager. Dr. Miller does not tolerate that nonsense at all. And if he is aware of the problem then he will do something about it. There was a problem at one point in time with some of the receptionist there that would try to turn people away so they didn't have to stay late or what not and put it this way they weren't there much longer once Dr. Miller found out about it. But working with them and at the hospital-I have learned that their bedside manner is better than most doctors in this area...granted Dr. Brubaker doesn't always seem chipper-(She is a good doctor and good with the kids.)

 

[hereforgood]

I LOVE DR. Reed (Miller practice) He has always stayed right on top of everything. Being a first time mom, he has never made me feel like any question was stupid. He must take a lot of notes because he never forgets any details from last visit even not medical ones( such as hows dance class going) Did I say I love Dr. Reed. Set up a consult see if you like him. Oh never have to wait in reception long, another plus.