Pediatricians - Chicago,IL

Congradulations!!
I'm sorry I have to respond negatively to Lakeview Pediatrics, I went there the first 3 1/2 years with my Daughter (she is now 5), had wonderful experiences, untill Dr Salem (who is the owner) she is an awful women and awful towards her clients/pwtients. long story however if you would like to know I can share it with you. She definatly does not put her patients first!!!
Be careful.
V.
we now go to Northwestern pediatrics (wonderful) Dr. Levine or Dr. Chandra

Hi S..
I live in Lakeview and interviewed Dr. Salem at Lakeview Pediatrics and absolutely hated her! I am so glad I interviewed first. We go to Child and Adolescent Health Associates at Clark and Oak. You can park in the dave and buster building and its only about $3. the brown line is right there too. We see Dr. Tarnowski (Dr. T) and love her! Some friends there see Dr. Mikhail and really like her. You never have to wait longer than 5 mionutes, they have a great office and billing staff and they have weekend walk in hours. If you have the time, interviewing might not be a bad idea. Our insurance even covered the $75 fee. Good luck!

edited: you can go back in the mamasource archives and look and previous requests regarding peds. i found that helpful

WE use lakeview Peds for my 2 boys as well. We also seek Dr, Newport or Dr. Pearlman. they are so kind and compassionate. they adore my kids. We have run into them in the city they remember the kids name and are really great at taking time to listen to parents. Good luck!!!

Hey S.,

I take my child to Northwestern Children's Practice to see Dr. Weissbluth. She has seen just about every doctor/nurse practitioner in the practice and we haven't had a bad experience yet. Sh.e's almost 4 years old Here is their website: www.sweetbabies.com They have sick kid walk-ins 7 days a week for an hour in the mornings where you don't need an appointment. This is a life-saver when your kid inevitably gets an ear infection at 3am Saturday night. It had saved me many trips to the ER, because I always know I can just wait til the morning and walk in and be seen. They have also always fit me in same day for an appointment when I really needed one. I have never waited longer than a half hour, even on walk-ins for sick appointments, which is great. The nurses are also great about talking to you on the phone during office hours for simple questions, like what over the counter stuff can you use on yeast infections for babies (anti-fungal cream). When I have an appointment, I have never waited longer than 10 minutes. If something is an emergency or your child needs a specialist, they refer to Children's Memorial, where they are wonderful. The location is a bit more of a pain than a neighborhood office, but I live close to the south loop and it will take you about 10-15 minutes on lake shore dr to the Chicago Ave exit. I can usually find meter parking on the next block for a couple bucks, but if not you can valet at the W Hotel next door which is about $10. That seems like a lot, but its not like you are at the doc everyday and the office makes up for it with knowledge and service. Good luck whatever you choose!

I see Dr. T at Child and Adolescent Health in Gold Coast (I live in the West Loop) http://cahadr.com/ is their website. They are open to an alternate vaccine schedule as well. I have several friends that see Dr. T and she is wonderful with a great bedside manner.

Congrats and good luck!

Hi,

We go to the same pediatrician group with our son as Kelley below. We love it. Never had an issue getting an appointment when needed and they are open 7 days a week.

S.

We love Dr. Tarnowski at Child and Adolescent Health Assoc. On Clark just south of Division.

Lakeview Pediatrics is great. I have 2 children, a three year-old boy and an 8 month old girl, and we've used them since my son was born. They have taken excellent care of our children. They are great when you call in with any questions and they spend as much time as you need when you go in for visits.

They tend to be on the sort of conservative side of things medically and will always have you do testing to be sure the kids are ok. Which I like, personally. For example, they require that you do a cbc (complete blood count) when the kids turn 1 and 3 years old, to rule out or for early intervention of any deficiencies or diseases (anemia, childhood cancer, etc). Not every doctor requires this, and I'm glad mine does. Also they are big on natural methods when the kids are sick vs using over the counter medicine. They will of course prescribe antibiotics when needed, but I feel that they are very responsible when it comes to trying natural methods first when it's appropriate to lessen the amount of medicine that our kids have to receive.

I can see what the person below means about Dr. Salem - she's not the warmest person I've ever met, although she knows her stuff!! But we prefer either Dr. Perlman or Dr. Newport because of their fantastic demeanor with the kids, and you can always choose who you see. We LOVE both of those doctors, they are phenomenal (all of the doctors are women, just fyi).

Congrats and good luck!

We see Dr Starr at Streeterville Pediatrics near Northwestern Mem. Hospital and we LOVE her! She has a young daughter of her own and is very in touch with what parents go through!

My son has been going to the pediatricians in Northwestern since he was born and it's almost been a year. I would recommend them if you live close. Unfortunately for me they are too hard to get to so when we move up north we will be changing.

Thanks for posting this question though as the other moms have given me a great guide on who to change to when we move!

Thanks moms!

I have been using Northwestern Children's Practice since my 4 year old was born. I also now have a 10 month old and we continue to use them. I think it is a great practice. There are a number of doctors on staff, someone to suit every personality. They also have very convenient office hours, walk-in hours including weekends, and update a voice mail message constantly regarding the availability of the flu vaccine and H1N1 vaccine.

This is the practice headed by Dr. Weissbluth, the "sleep doctor". We love them.

Hope this helps!

We go to Town and Country Pediatrics, they are at 1400 N. Halsted and have a parking garage attached with discounted parking (I think it's $2 with validation). We've been very happy there - they are open 7 days a week, have evening hours and a ton of doctors. We see Dr. Kazdin, but have seen many other docs in the practice for sick visits over the last 6 years and like almost all of them. The practice is run pretty efficiently and we never have to wait long for appointments. The downside of that is that they get very upset if you are late for an appointment.