According to Yelp, 3 stars is "A-OK." And that is the rating I would have to give this office. This is a thorough and honest review from an alternative natural mama if you want the truth.
Doctor: I have only met and seen Dr. Callie Jr., he is a lovely, friendly, understanding man with a great bedside manner. I have taken my son to see him 6 times over his first year of life, he turns 1 next week, all appointments were for regular checkups. Dr. Callie seemed to always remember me and was such a nice guy.
Office: Never had too long of a wait, 20 minutes was the longest. The front desk is not very warm or welcoming, they could definitely work on their customer service. When I called for the initial visit to learn about their office I said "I am looking for a pediatrician for my son who will be born soon" and the response was "What insurance do you have?" Not "Oh congratulations, well we are taking new patients, let me tell you about our office...."
One nice thing is that they recently remodeled the office so there is a non-sick waiting room, keeps the sick kids away from the healthy, great for new babies! The MAs are all nice enough and gentle and friendly. Not a big fan of long painted nails or hair down in a medical setting though. As a practice manager of a medical office myself, I enforce a dress code and very high customer service expectations.
Beliefs/Policies: This office supports and performs circumcisions and vaccinations. There is not one medical reason nor any medical board or community that recommends male circumcision in the US in 2017. It is genital mutilation. I believe more doctors need to start educating their patients about how unnecessary it is instead of doing it because the family wants it. Most people only do it because it has been a habit for so many generations, but 60% of baby boys born this year will not be circumcised. I believe your doctor is just 1 person on your team of healthcare decision makers but many people do not do their own research or learn about this huge life altering decisions they are making for their baby boys. It is the doctor's responsibility to help educate new parents about this decision instead of just asking a yes or no question if they want it done as though it is that simple.
As far as vaccinations, I have been very pleased that Dr. Callie's office has allowed us to have our child on a delayed vaccine schedule. He has not received any so far and their office will still see us, but we are using chiropractic care for our wellbaby visits from now on and Dr. Callie if it is something that requires lab work or a prescription. read more
