I am interested in finding out about a Dr. Ng and a Dr. Anderson of Palm Coast. I was wondering if any other mothers in this area have them for their childrens' pediatrician. I heard they were excellent doctors. I would like a little more input about their office. I also would like to ask this question. What is a Doctor of osteopath? I see alot of D.O doctors, as well as M.D doctors, in all phases of medicine. Thank you Susan L.
Susan I hear Dr.NG is good I know someone that takes her child to him. A Dr. of Osteopath just has another specialty they practice a whole-person approach, which means they consider both the physical and mental needs of their patients. I worked for a DO for 6 years and she is a great Doctor.
Good Luck
When we first moved here my son had a cold and I took him into see Dr. Ng. Lets just say we have not been back and do not plan to. I was very offended by the way he treated me and my son. I was telling him about my son and his habits and that he wasnt acting like his normal self. He said," I am the Dr and I do this for a living, I will tell you what is normal." That was all I needed to hear, I took my son home.
We know see Dr Steeley who is a family Dr. We all see him and he is WONDERFUL! You may visit DR. Ng and have a different experience but ours was not good. H. this helps.
Hi Susan,
My name is A. Dolinky. I'm a Family Nurse Practitioner in Palm Coast. If you are interested an other providers I see children. I would very much enjoy the opportunity to meet you. My practice is Circle of Health Family Practice. The office phone number is ###-###-####.
A D.O. is trained as an MD with the addition of the ability to manipulate, similar to a Chiroprator.
Hope this helps.
A.
I took my son to Dr Ng and Dr Anderson when I had just moved to Palm Coast and didn't have any idea of who to go to. I am sorry to say, that I found them to be very condescending and seemed to be talking down to me as if I had no clue what I was doing as a mother. I have tons of experience with children, other people's and my own, but they treated me like a child who knew nothing. They also were not at all open to alternative medicines or anything to do with Homeopathic Medicine and just scoffed at the mere mention of it. They also gave me a piece of their minds regarding my decision to have a home birth with my son. Oh well, that's ignorance for you.
I am sure SOME of his patient's are happy with his very text-book traditional care of their children, but I was not and have been in search of a good pediatrician ever since. I also got the same response from a couple of my friends who tried out Ng's office. I did like Ancient City Pediatrics in St Augustine. They were very thorough and respectfully allowed a parent to have some say in the care of their child. However, they do not take my insurance so I am still searching. I hope this was some help to you. I don't usually respond on message boards, but I wish I had someone's opinion before I saw Ng & Anderson.
In regards to the DO question:
Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (D.O. or DO) is an academic degree offered in the United States. It is a graduate-level first professional degree for physicians and surgeons, usually requiring four years to complete. Holders of the D.O. degree are known as osteopathic physicians, while holders of the similar, but more common M.D. degree are known as allopathic physicians. The existence of this distinction and of D.O.s as licensed physicians is not widely known.[1] In the United States, the D.O. and the M.D. are the only two degrees permitting licensure as medical physicians. Although U. S. osteopathic medical physicians currently may obtain licensure in 47 countries, osteopathic curricula in countries other than the United States differs. D.O.s outside the U. S. are known as "osteopaths" and their scope of practice excludes allopathic medical therapies and relies more exclusively on osteopathic manipulative medicine and other alternative medical modalities.
My son is now 2 and has been a patient of Dr. Ng and Anderson since birth. I have found Dr. Ng to be knowledgable and professional. His office and staff have always been wonderful. A typical wait time is approximately 15-20 minutes (not bad compared to many other offices). Anytime I have had a concern and called in with a question the nurse has been patient with me and never made me feel like I was asking a stupid question or wasting her time. I have nothing against Dr. Anderson, just never got comfortable with him. You can tell that he is not as experienced as Dr. Ng ~ I just try to schedule my appointments for when Dr. Ng will be in the office (Usually one is in Palm Coast like 2 days and the other is in St. Augustine the other 3 days). They will also let you travel to the St. Augustine office if you want to - so I like that they are flexible.
MD is a Medicine Doctor. DO is a Doctor of Osteopathy.
Dictionary.com is a website that I have found very helpful when trying to figure ANYTHING out. According to this Osteopathy is a theory that many ailments are caused by a loss of structural integrity and can be corrected by the manipulation of the skeletal system. These doctors believe that a problem in one area of your skeletal system can cause ailments in other parts of your body also. My interpretation is that they believe in chiropractors and physical therapist along with proper medicine cures ailments; they believe that in some cases medicine alone is not the solution.
