We like Dr. Beckerman. I've been bringing my son here for about ten years. While his behavior can…read morebe a bit odd, and he does like to talk - he seems very intelligent, and I trust his judgement. I think he tries to educate his patients (and parents) while there, and let them know what he thinks is going on. The office is full of nurses and ladies at the front desk. The ladies are usually friendly, and listen to what you need. The office itself is bright, and clean. There's a series of small, private exam rooms. The office has always been able to accommodate getting us in when needed. I'm a bit attached to Good Shepherd Hospital and associated buildings. I have come to the Good Shepherd facilities since I was a kid, myself. My own pediatrician was in this same Doctor's building. I started bringing my son here when we lived in Algonquin. We moved to Buffalo Grove about 5 years ago, and I STILL make the drive out to Barrington to see him, which goes to show how much I like him - because it's quite a drive to get there. Would I recommend Dr. Beckerman?ABSOLUTELY.

Sadly...my review is negative for Dr. Beckerman. I will preface this with saying that I had high…read morehopes for a solid relationship with my new pediatrician and it wasn't to be. In a nutshell, Dr. Beckerman, while having a positive and upbeat manner, completely missed a diagnosis of strep throat in my daughter. I went in on a Monday morning, my daughter had had a temperature of 101-103 for 3 days and coughing and a sore throat. He told me she was "basically fine" and that whatever she had, it was a virus and it would "play itself out". I was surprised by this and told him I was sure there had to be something, as my daughter was wanting long naps and telling me it hurt when she swallowed, etc. He laughed it off, gave me mini-lecture on viruses and told me that she could go back to school the next day if she had no fever. I thought, well, hell, he's the doctor....ok. So we went home and her fever did go away and so I sent her to school the next day, even though she still had a sore throat...but it's the second week of school and she was dying to go back. On Tuesday, I called the doctor again and spoke to his nurse that assured me, that it was most likely still a virus and that if she still had a fever or sore throat by Friday, to give them a call. I was dubious, but hello, they are the professionals, right? By Wednesday, the sore throat persisted and she was starting to cry when she was swallowing...and she'd developed hives. Whoa... Took her to immediate care, where they were baffled as to how Dr. Beckerman had missed the redness of the throat and swollen glands. I mentioned that he didn't look at her throat and they shook their heads and suggested we talk to him about her having strep now. I get that doctors aren't God, of course not! But...Dr. Beckerman rushed through the appointment, didn't really listen to what a mother was trying to say...we are the best advocates for our children, and we know them best. He ignored my suggestions and essentially told me that he knew better. But he didn't. And my daughter was sick for two extra days because he was WRONG. And she exposed all the kids in her class and on the bus and guess what? Now *I* have strep and my husband will probably be next. Frustrating When I called him to talk about this, I thought I'd get empathy and consideration for what happened. Nope. Dr. Beckerman was defensive and talked over my comments. Even went as far as to say that I must not have said anything about her having a sore throat. I was agape at his rude tone and the fact that not once did he ask how she was and if she had improved. No...it was all about him and his repuation. Very sad. I told him that I fgured that we'd go elsewhere and he let me know that he was "fine with that" and hung up. Nice and gee, very professsional. We'll be on the hunt for a new pediatrician...Dr. Beckerman might be more suited to older kids, but I know that he won't be getting our business or the business of anyone who asks my opinion on finding a new pediatrician.

Love this Pediatrics Doctors Office. My daughter has been going here for a year and I have nothing…read morebut great things to say. All of the Doctors and staff are super knowledgeable and very professional. I feel like my child's health is their top priority and that they really listen and take my perspective as a mom into consideration. The office is very clean and the staff are all so friendly when you walk in. They have a sick and well side for the waiting room which I like a lot. The Best part is that I have never waited for more than 10 minutes to be called in. I highly recommend this place to anyone looking for a new pediatrician. All the Doctors are great and you will feel at easy when I comes to the health of your child.

Took my child here to see Dr Jackie Schwarz for his first appointment after birth. Would not return…read moreunder any circumstances; I trust google and my own judgment significantly more than I trust this office. I brought my child in on a Tuesday for a regular visit; I also brought in a diaper due to a reddish hue in his urine; it appeared almost bloody. My husband and I expressed our concerns about this to Dr Schwarz and she brushed it off, assumingly because we're "paranoid first parents" hardly even looking at the diaper. Long story short, we ended up in th ER early Wednesday morning; our child had Hemmorhagic Disease. With blood in his urine... Our child almost died. 7 days and $127,000 later, he's a healthy baby boy. Had this doctor not brushed off our concerns maybe we could have skipped the ER visit; or at least the near death aspect of the visit.

I absolutely love this practice! I did tons of research on which practice to choose before the…read morebirth of my first children (twins). I'm so glad I chose Lake Shore Peds! We primarily see Dr. Gulson, but we've seen almost every doctor in the practice when we've had sick visits. I love the after hours care at this location and the separate sick and well waiting rooms at all of the locations. The front desk staff members at both Libertyville and Lake Forest are so friendly and easy to work with, and I love being able to leave messages for the nurses with questions. We usually get called back to a room fairly quickly. Sometimes we do wait a little bit for the doctors, but I appreciate them always answering all of my questions. I assume they give everyone that same top-notch treatment, so I understand waiting a bit. I highly recommend this practice!

I would not recommend the practice to ANYONE. The practice is run like a business and does not…read moretake into considering the health and needs of its patients. Lake Shore pediatrics abruptly dropped all 5 kids from the practice due to my hesitation to give my oldest daughter a vaccine. They cancelled my other 4 kids well visits and said we could only return for 30 days for sick visits. My kids have some complex medical needs and they left them without any care. I am beyond frustrated. We liked their doctor (Rilina Ghosh) but the practice is run poorly.

We have been going to Dr. Turner for 6-7 years now and we think she is an amazing doctor. She is…read morevery good with kids, listens patiently to their problems, explains very well. The best!!!

We were patients of this office for years and recently dismissed for a balance on the account of…read more$60. They stated they had sent a letter but it was embedded in my chart and we didn't see it. Due to personal issues, we did pay the bills behind schedule but always paid in full and never sent to collections. Additionally, we had discussed in the past the inability to put a credit card on file due to having to pay from different accounts depending on the month but they told the pharmacist when attempting my childs refill that they dismissed us because of the lack of credit card on file. The practice manager is extremely rude with no decorum. I cannot believe this is the way patients are treated that have an established relationship with providers. My son who has been a patient since infant is now 12 and recently diagnosed with autism. Our last appointment he talked with Dr. Turner about it and said he wanted to talk to her again so he can understand more. My kids are devastated. Dr. Turner also would not return the call to discuss matters. I would advise against this office because it is just a business and they absolutely do not care at all.

Great place that cares a lot. Customer service lacks at times... bedside and phone manners are a…read morebig knock, could be personality differences but the attention to detail with compassionate communication is sometimes rough around the edges (Jane, Dr. B). If you can see past that though and appreciate the true care it's one of the best options if it's covered by your insurance. Deep down they truly care and provide exceptional service.

I'm not one to review places often but I just have to share my recent experience. We've seen Dr…read more Braverman for years and have always loved his approach to treatment of our kids. Last week, I brought my son in and after his evaluation of him, he recommended he see a specialist. He gave me the name of doctors to see. After I called to make the appointment with the specialist (who I couldn't see for almost 2 months) he called other practices and doctors in the area to see if anyone had anything sooner. Lucky for us, we were put on a cancellation list and we're able to see a doctor this week. He called to follow up several times! So very appreciative of the level of care from this practice!

Dr. Forsey is a wonderful caring pediatrician who took great care of my kids for six years. She…read morelistens and gives great advice and my kids love her. I would highly recommend her to anyone looking for a great pediatrician in the Grayslake area. She was always able to get us in for a sick visit even with very short notice!

I'd been trying to get diagnosed for my thyroid problem for some 12+ YEARS. No joke…read more I am all for becoming your own health advocate, but it sucks when you have to become your own doctor. In that time I saw few good docs and many, many very bad ones who tried to put me on everything from the o blood type diet (and I could buy the book through them for $29.95, yes, seriously) to others who tried to sell me anti-aging supplements and give me scary, unproven "hormone" shots of god knows what, to one who wanted me to drive down to Mexico so he could give me "stem cell treatments" to one DO who wanted to align my chakras and do energy work. Siiiiigh. Yeah, I've been through the wringer. And Dr. Suh (I reviewed her on yelp) was on the right track with noticing how over time, when she looked at all my thyroid levels through years and years of testing, my thyroid overall was low and declining. So she put me on natural thyroid. She even, when armor thyroid became impossible to find on backorder for nearly a year, worked with me to go on natural thyroid from Canada. But something was still off. Felt off. And I went through several bizarre miscarriages which left even my reproductive endocrinologist scratching his head with no answers because he felt my levels were "fine" but had no idea what could be causing it. My ob/gyn at the time did a full work up and shrugged at me with no answers other than feeling my thyroid and saying it was normal to her. So I needed an expert and came across Dr. Pick. I was at the point of oh great, another doctor, but really you can't live sick like that so I sucked it up and went. Glad I did. Dr. Pick took a long time going over everything with me. Almost two hours of my history and tests and besides more current bloodwork (I tested positive for thyroid antibodies in 2003 with the o blood type diet witch doctor, but they ignored those very important results), when he felt my thyroid he said he was sure I did indeed have Hashimoto's. It's an auto-immune thyroid disease. Which btw, was my own self-diagnosis that for years no other doctor listened to. Dr. Pick doubled my thyroid dose on our next visit which has made a huge difference. His next visit he also took a long time to answer many questions my husband had (he wasn't able to be there for the first appointment). He has been very generous with his time if I have questions and his agreeing to work with me if for example I want my iron levels checked or vitamin D levels or something else in my monthly blood tests. Monthly? Oh yeah. Because after about 6 weeks of going on the right thyroid dosage? I'm pregnant again. Only this time, I didn't miscarry. I'm 28 weeks atm and we're having a girl. And everything's going well. :) I will warn that even with my very good insurance, Dr. Pick is expensive compared to some other endos I've been to, but well worth it. He's very warm, very focused, and very funny which is a nice bonus. If you're one of those patients like me who was falling through the medical community cracks without a solid diagnosis, he's well worth a shot. I wish you well. :)

Dr Pick is one of the most caring and knowledgeable person I have seen. He has helped me immensely…read moreto avoid diabetes and complications, as well as lowering my cholesterol and keep my weight in balance. I truly admire him as a Doctor and a person 5

We had our first visit this week after leaving another god-awful practice. Our appointment was with…read moreSteven Schraiber who had a great personality and good bedside manner. There is nothing worse than being a first time mom and asking a few thought out questions only to be made to feel like in idiot. He did not do that at all! He took his time and answered each one thoughtfully. The nurse who took the vitals and introductory information was great as well. Super sweet woman. Random thing to like... but I love that they give you a piece of paper with all your kids info on it and notes from the doctor at the end to take home. My only feedback would be that the receptionists seem like overwhelmed or tired or something. Upon entry and exit both of the ladies that handled me were grumpy and seemed cold. I'm sure it's hard when you deal with so many people so whatever. I can deal with that though for a great doctor, good nurses, a patient portal, clean office and a separate sick waiting room. *I'm still going here two years later and we still see Schraiber for both of my boys. He's my favorite and the front staff still has bad manners. I try to cut people a break, but it's like they all hate their job. I was just in the other week for my second son's monthly check up. I was walking him around a full waiting room with no seats and the receptionist yells very loudly "Lady lady lady who can't sit down and has bad handwriting what's your baby's name?!? I can't read your chicken scratch and I'm too busy to figure it out!!" So I just very meekly say "it's pretty hard to write with a baby on your hip." Two minutes later a new mom and her baby come out and this same receptionist just steam rolls her. I don't get it. How do the doctors keep people like this who are their director of first impressions?!

We have been patients at Sander's Court Pediatrics for the past four years and have entrusted them…read morewith the care of both of our children. Because of that, we were especially disappointed by the way we were treated. We recently received a call informing us that our insurance was no longer accepted, even though we are in the middle of the year. To better understand the situation, we did a three-way call with BlueCross Blue Shield and a representative from Sander's. Unfortunately, the Sander's representative, Jennifer, was extremely rude throughout the conversation - not only to us, but also to the BlueCross representative. She repeatedly interrupted us while we were trying to ask questions and, numerous times during the call, announced that she was "leaving the call" even though we were still trying to understand what was happening and had unanswered questions. It felt like she was more interested in ending the conversation than helping us. To make matters even more unprofessional, she answered another phone call while she was still on the line with us. We could hear her entire conversation, making it obvious that she was no longer listening to us or focused on resolving our concerns. We were honestly shocked by how dismissive and unprofessional the entire interaction was. We completely understand that insurance contracts and coverage can change. What is not acceptable is treating patients with disrespect when they are simply trying to understand their options for their children. Families deserve to be treated with professionalism and respect, and unfortunately that was completely lacking in our experience. Based on this experience, we would absolutely not recommend Sander's Court Pediatrics to any family looking for a pediatric practice that values its patients.