Looking for Pediatrician in West Houston

We have a pediatrician that we absolutely love! We've gone through several practices with dr's retiring. We will follow this dr. wherever he goes.

His name is Chris Pielop. He is younger, I think their weekday hours are only till 5PM. But, they are open on Saturdays. I cannot tell you enough how wonderful this ped is. I have a child who has several medical issues and he is on top of all of it. He has a great bedside manner with the kids.

His number is ###-###-####. They are in the professional building at I-10 and Gessner. Right next to the Memorial City Hospital inside Beltway 8.

I live closer to the museum disrict so I can't help you with this question. Also, I'm new to Houston. But have you heard of meetup.com? I'm in a mom's group with over 100 moms from all over Houston. The Southwest / West group is for moms from Katy, Sugarland, and Bearcreek. You can also join the moms group that I'm an organizer of (Houston Metro moms) if you would like to meet moms at the zoo or children's museum or things closer to the museum district. We're a new group with about 20 moms.

NEW INFORMATION: I just went on the Southwest / West meetup web site and found out that this group is closed to new members for a while (the organizer didn't say for how long). If you want to join, I can e-mail the organizer with your info.

I don't have advice about a pediatrician, but I went on webmd.com and went to the section where you enter your zip code and it will give you a list of doctors offices in your area. It also shows you a map of how to get there and the insurances they take. It was really convenient for me because I was going to go through the phone book and call doctors on streets I recongnized. This way I don't miss out on any and I don't have to ask for directions. If you're not sure about a doctor, don't hesitate to call and set up an appointment too meet the doctor. After all, you want your child to be comfortable with the doctor and if you're not comfortable or sure about him or her, your child won't be either.

A.,

I love my children's pediatrician but I have to drive from Cy-fair all the way to Sugarland because his office is in the Methodist Hospital building in Sugarland. I have to admit that I give myself an hour to get there but I have been unwilling to change doctors b/c he has been their doctor since birth, He is extremely thorough and does not seem to leave any stone unturned when trying to help. I went through some special issues with both my children at birth and my son has severe eczema. Dr. Mao is always trying to find me specialists that can help. I will give you his info but I am sure someone else will have a good suggestion that is closer.

Robert C. Mao, M.D., P. A.
16651 S. W. Freeway Ste. 180
Sugarland, Tx. 77479
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You didn't ask about a dentist but I have a pediatric dentist in Katy that is AWESOME. The office, doctors and entire staff are incredible. My daughter had trauma to her mouth at 3 yrs. and this doctor came in on her day off to do emergency surgery. They are VERY understanding and work extremely hard to make the experience as comfortable and non-scary as possible. I started taking my son at 18 months just so he could play with the toys in the office and get used to someone looking in his mouth.

There are 2 dentists--we use Dr. Sheryl Hunter Griffith at
Kids Healthy Teeth
20660 Westheimer Parkway, Suite A
Katy, Texas 77450
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I'm coming from I-10 and Eldridge so I take I-10 to Fry--go south on Fry and the office will be on the right.(You have to drive a little ways on Fry--about 5 to 10 minutes) It takes me 25 to 30 minutes. I wouldn't go anywhere else!!!

S.