C.B.
I used VH Pediatric Associates for my twins from 1997 - 2002 (approx). I was pleased with Drs Libits (both of them), Dr Kriendler was good (but so busy it was difficult to get to see her), and only saw Dr Sapp once or twice. He was pretty new when we left. My favorite dr left the practice and is now in Grayslake, where we now go.
At VH Peds, I was not pleased with the way one of the drs handled my daughters chronic ear infections when she was 3 years old. It may have been lack of experience, but my daughter was traumatized and I couldn't even look in her ears without her screaming as if she were in pain after seeing the dr. My daughter was prescribed antibiotic after antibiotic, without ever verifying that the infection was indeed bacterial. The meds were one reason she was late being fully potty trained, as her poor system had to deal with all those antibiotics. I declined the 4th round of antibiotics, took an alternative approach, and when she went in for her annual check up, everything was fine. Since I could not be guaranteed not to see Dr Hurani, when I received notification that Dr Fireman opened his practice, we left and started going to Fairview Pediatrics.
My ony issue with fairview Pediatrics is that they seem to have a hard time keeping the insurance straight between primary and secondary, and I am often on the phone with them to get a bill straightened out since it wasn't filed properly, and I charged when I shouldn't. Unfortunately, that happens every year. But I like the drs, which is more important to me.
Good luck with your decision!
