Very, very pleased with Dr. Parker! My wife and I are parents of premature twins. Our children were 15 weeks premature and spent over 4 months in the NICU before coming home. They faced heart surgery, BPD, the standard developmental delays that all 25 weekers face, and a variety of other medical challenges. For the first year of their lives, our kids continued with monthly visits with several specialists -- four at one point. So naturally, it was very important for us to find the right doctor.
We live in Alameda, and Dr. Parker came recommended to us. She is probably among the best qualified pediatricians in Alameda to care for preemies, given that she herself is a mom of preemie triplets. Needless to say, she has an intuitive understanding of our children's needs, and she -- of course -- has clear insight into the stresses of parenting preemies. She has never hesitated to provide a referral, and she has assisted us whenever our insurance company has tried to send us to a less desirable practitioner. (I'm in the military, and occasionally Tricare tries to send our kids to Travis AFB for treatment.)
Her office has been willing to see us on short notice many, many times - I can usually get an appointment the same morning. Likewise, every time we've called after hours, a doctor within the practice has gotten back to us within minutes and VERY patiently assisted us with all our questions. (Our twins are our first children, so we tended to call an awful lot in the first year -- probably once every couple weeks...)
Very important for us, Dr. Parker has a great bedside manner for kids and parents alike. She has great a way of putting us at ease. It would have been much tougher to get through the difficult medical ordeal we've faced over the last couple years without her. If you are a parent of multiples or a preemie, look no further! read more