Looking for a Great Pediatrician in the Monroe/West Monroe Area

Hi S.,
My name is R. and I live in Monroe, LA!!! I have a 10 month old little boy and we take him to Dr. Shelly McCormick. SHE IS AWESOME, very sweet and her staff is great. Small practice in West Monroe. Here is her office number so that you can call once you get here and fill out all of your child's info. ###-###-####. Fax ###-###-####. Her nurse is Pam and her receptionist is Jennifer. They are all SUPER sweet and great with kids. Hope this helps. She was so wonderful when my son had to be hospitalized in November with RSV. She treats aggressively, doesn't "wait" to see what happens and is very patient with you and will answers all questions you have. I LOVE HER!!! If you would like to e-mail me my address is ____@____.com me know when you finally move into town, it helps when you "know" someone from the area to get you acquainted with everything.

Hi Stacy,
I am a new mom of 1 month. I interviewed pediatricians in this area and this is what I found out and chose.... If you live in Monroe, you will probably want a different pediatrician than West Monroe. Monroe doctors will go only to Monroe hospitals... if you live in monroe and have an emergency. My top choice was in Monroe, but we live in West Monroe and I chose someone he uses for his patients that go to Glenwood Hospital (West Monroe). I was happy with my second choice and she has been awesome!!! She is usually on call on weekends and she is the main pediatrician at Glenwood Hospital in West Monroe. So, my answer to you is interview if you can, but if not and you choose to live in Monroe...I liked Dr. Khanfar. If you choose to live in West Monroe as I do...I like Dr. Shelley McCormick.

Good Luck!!!

Hi. My name is A. Crawford. I've been in West Monroe for about 15 years. I'm 27, married to my teenage love for almost 6 years now and we have a beautiful, wild 4 year old little boy, Dylan. My question, although some may thing private, is will your children be on medicaid or private insurance. That will make a BIG difference in Dr. choices. We have never have private ins. so Dylan is on medicaid. I tried a few different Doctors when he was little and finally settled on an old friend of mines pediatrician. The clinic is called Monroe Regional Medical Clinic. There are a few Dr.s there and I'm not sure if they put a child with a certian Dr. by letter of last name. Her childs last name started with B and ours is C so we got the same Dr. Anyway, his Dr. is Georgina Burns. She at first does not come off as the most friendly person, but opens up with time. Also, I like that she treats agressively. Dylan has been fighting the same ear infection for about 6 weeks. First go around, it wasnt real bad. She gave him antibiotics and we thought it was gone. Two weeks later on the weekend, he went to crying with his left ear. We took him to the ER. They said he had a pus pocket on his ear drum. We expected a shot, but no. Antibiotics and ear drops. He was fine. Till two weeks later. The day before Good Friday he complained again. I gave him drops and medicine and sent him to school. I was a bad day for me to try to take off work, and he said he had been pretending. Later that evening his Daddy called and said he was complaining again and running fever. I called his Dr. and they said have him there by 4 and they'd see him since it was a long weekend. I left work a little early and met him and Daddy. Dr. Burns said the pus pocket was gone, but eardrum still real red. Now the fun part, the shot. She said she wanted to knock it out of there. Took me and Shane to hold him down for the nurse. The we also got antibiotics, a stronger kind and more ear drops. He just took the last dose this morning and seems fine. But now he and I both have the crud. Flowers are already blooming here, it's in the 70's most days now, and pollen is killing everyone.
Have you ever lived or been to Louisiana? If not, you're going to have some getting used to with the heat and short winters.
You are welcome to write me through my email any time you'd like to chat or ask a question. ____@____.com
Good luck.
A.

A great pediatrician is Dr. Khanfar, I used him for 2 yrs. until I had to put my daughter on Medicaid, that they don't accept. His # is ###-###-####. I found him very polite, knew what he was doing and didn't mind answering questions. The place where I take my daughter now is also very great, All Kids R Us. It is 2 female pediatricians and you can tell they are really in it because they love kids and my cousin (an RN) that works in the pediatric unit of Glenwood Regional Medical Center recommended them to me. She has been around them more and knows what they are about, so I took her recommendation. Both places are well kept, with a nice staff and accomadate every need, I would recommend either one and feel comfortable doing so. Hope this helps!!

I have lived here all my life and have 3 grown boys. I would recommend Pediatric Plus on 165 North- Dr. Bonita Dyess. She is very caring and wonderful!!

Good Luck with the move. If you need a church, please feel free to visit us at First United Methodist- Monroe on Loop Road. Look me up, I am the children's director.

Blessings- D. in Monroe

Hey, My name is A. and I take my son to Dr. Gary Stanley, he is in with three other dr.s at Pediatric Associate. He is GREAT. and he will take timeto answer whatever questions your have!!!!!

Hi S.,
I live in Sterlington and work in Monroe. My ped for both of my children (8 yr old girl and 4 month old boy) is Dr. Dyess with Pediatrics Plus. There are 2 ped's in that office (Zewkowski and Dyess, both women) and they also see sick children on Saturdays. They have been great for my two. The office number is ###-###-####. If you have any other questions or need anything when you move, email me @ ____@____.com. I will give you my cell. ( I am 31 with two children.) Best of luck to you.

I use Dr. Gary Stanley at Ped. Associates in Monroe on Oliver Rd. I love all of the Dr.'s there, but he is my favorite!!!