Dr. Brito is truly phenomenal. She is incredibly thorough, comprehensive, kind, and such a great…read morelistener. As a new mom, I know I've probably asked questions she has heard a million times before, but she never makes me feel rushed, dismissed, or silly for asking. She takes the time to listen, explain things clearly, and make sure we feel completely comfortable and informed. Because of Dr. Brito, I feel so much more confident as a mom and confident that our daughter is healthy, thriving, and on the right track. We feel incredibly lucky to have her as our pediatrician. The nursing staff is also exceptional, especially Vicky. I honestly don't know how many emails and exchanges I had with her during that first month as a new mom, and every single time she was incredibly kind, patient, knowledgeable, and reassuring. She made what can be such an overwhelming time feel so much more manageable. Having someone so responsive and compassionate on the other end of all of those new-parent questions meant more than she probably realizes. Dr. Brito, Vicky, and the team are truly the best. We couldn't recommend them more highly!

My son has been a patient here for seven years, and I've finally decided we will not be returning…read more At his recent seven-year checkup, I received a $130 bill because the office tried to classify it as a "double visit." After multiple calls and days of waiting, I was told the charge wouldn't be covered because I had asked for a letter for speech therapy. Even worse, the original explanation given to me was that we were charged because "autism was brought up" during the visit. This is absolutely unacceptable. My son has been on the spectrum --why would I be charged extra for discussing his health during a well visit? If this was truly a "double visit," that should have been communicated upfront, not hidden in the billing process. It feels dishonest and misleading. Families who already have enough to manage should not have to fight surprise charges or be made to feel like discussing their child's diagnosis is somehow billable. After this experience, I cannot recommend this office. Parents deserve transparency, compassion, and honesty in their child's care, and unfortunately, that is not what we received here.

The receptionist was so rude not sure why they have here there if she doesn't love her job they…read moreshould find another job but over all the doctor is great very friendly and really good with kids

From the owner: Melrose Park Pediatrics is a family owned practice with over 30 years of experience. We are…read morededicated to promoting the health and development of children from infancy to adolescence.

My youngest son age 12 has been a patient since the age of 2. The drs are great! Respond to request…read morewithin 1 business day. Have Saturday hours at least once a month. No complaints here about service and professionalism.

I remember taking my now 18-year-old twins for their first visit with Dr. Choi (now retired). What…read morea journey! For all those years, we've been so grateful for the excellent care they've gotten from Drs. Choi, Cabotaje and Wollensack. The staff and nurses are gracious and helpful, and the physicians are always available to answer after-hours phone calls and offer medical advice on any and all questions we had.

Extremely kind and great bedside manner. My kids adore him. He's very flexible in regards to…read moretreatment and preventive care strategies. I love that he encourages our family to have healthy lifestyles i.e. exercising, eating healthy, taking whole food vitamins, eating organic and locally grown when possible. Before rushing to prescribe a bunch of antibiotics or other pharmaceutical drugs and saying "good luck" like most doctors do these days - he'll suggest more natural, holistic remedies first, depending on the medical nature of the problem. He implements a logical sequence and balance of utilizing modern medicine, research and pharmaceuticals as well as natural remedies, as needed. Another thing that I found interesting is when asked at different hospitals (Rush, University of Chicago, and West Suburban Medical Center) who was my or my kids general practitioner , all the nurses and doctors said "you've got a great doctor" or "he's really good at what he does". That's totally reassuring when, if they wanted, could have instead advised me to utilize one of their staff doctors. Dr. Shauttauer came to the hospital after my second child was born and ensured she breastfed immediately to get the colostrum and that the baby nursed properly. And he was very concerned that I was doing well also. That experience was completely different from the hospital ended up at after delivering my first child (before I found Dr. Shauttauer) where the staff wanted to immediately take my son to see some random pediatrician and my husband had to debate with the staff to keep the child in the room with us or he was going where ever they were taking our child (and he did - they called him "the crazy man that won't leave his child") and they also gave our baby formula (which caused him to vomit multiple times) after we told them not to...sorry, had a short post traumatic stress moment there. Anyway, Dr. Shauttauer insured he was at the hospital on a Sunday to check on my newborn so the staff didn't have to whisk her away. Just be aware you have to pay out of pocket for office visits and hope to get reimbursed from insurance. I never remember to submit my claim to the insurance. So my visits were never counted towards my deductible. But, I'd rather pay out of pocket for good care for my children than let my insurance pay a crappy doctor. I can't say what the prices for everyone else will be, but I paid a ranged from like $50/visit to $150 for hospital visit. It may be different now because I had my daughter in 2015. Call first to check the prices before making a visit, to be sure.

I am so glad I made the switch to Green Medical Practice. I really felt my concerns were brushed…read moreoff by our previous pediatrician. I felt this pressure to conform even though my gut told me otherwise. Now I feel heard. I was even able to speak to Dr Paul personally on the phone. He educated me and reassured me. He is nonjudgmental but offers suggestions. My son is healthy, happy, and on track. Thank you so much!

I cannot recommend Dr. Rubin's fourth trimester package more. As a second-time mom, I knew where…read moreother providers had fallen short during my first postpartum experience and she filled all the gaps and settled all the confusion. She is so knowledgeable, dedicated, and full of solutions. She is truly supportive and is able to offer an approach from a full-picture perspective as your lactation specialist and your baby's doctor. Care at home during this special time is invaluable and Dr. Rubin makes it so easy to welcome her into this sacred space.

Dr. Rubin's postpartum fourth trimester package was amazing. I'm a second-time mom dealing with…read morebirth/postpartum trauma from my firstborn experience. Dr. Rubin was the sweetest, so supportive, and truly took her time to understand me, my history, and provide the best care for my second child. She helped calm my anxiety around breastfeeding and provide better mental health support during this delicate time. It was such a huge bonus to have her be able to do all the baby checkups right in my home too! No leaving during the delicate healing time, all while knowing your baby is getting the best care available. Dr. Rubin, I can't thank you enough for such amazing care, compassion, and support!

Our daughter has had a high fever for going on 8 days. We took her in by day 4 and were told if she…read moredidn't improve or got worse to call back after day 7. Our daughter started to complain of a terrible sore throat to the point that she can't eat much, non stop coughing and threw up multiple times, along with the high fever still, so we called back following THEIR procedures we were told to follow. Dr. Matusiak ran a second strep test, (we had one on Thursday afternoon/evening came back negative) which came back negative. Dr. Matusiak was very rude when breaking the results to us by saying "Bad news, its negative. Now I know you wanted it to be positive so you would get antibiotics and be all better by tomorrow. Do popsicles." first of all, we followed YOUR guidelines to care for our daughter who has now lost close to 2lbs since being seen between Wednesday and Saturday because he throat is so bad she can't eat, throws up because she's coughing so bad, and Dr. Matusiak has the nerve to joke that we were hunting for medicine. Absolutely unprofessional.

Mercury Being Shot in our toddlers BE…read more Update from previous warning and heads up to anyone using Elmhurst Pediatrics for care for your children. After speaking to our nurse further she made sure to let us know that their policy is to give kids 36 months and older the multi dose flu shot (w thimerosal) but the single dose preservative free is available upon request. Besides being insanely irresponsible, she did mention our daughter had the preservative free in 2017 without ever giving us an option. I wonder how many physicians in that group will go on record showing us their own children this age getting the multi dose. Shame on you Elmhurst Pediatrics. Our daughter is still dealing with multiple tics both verbal and physical suddenly ever since the injection. Maybe she is extra sensitive to mercury - who knows. We should not be in the situation period. And please one more doc tell us it's the same as eating a can of tuna please. More to come... http://healthimpactnews.com/2017/medical-doctor-blood-of-every-vaccine-injured-or-killed-child-on-hands-of-murder-by-vaccine-pediatricians/

In response to what the previous post says, I would disagree that this is a pro breast feeding…read morepractice, especially after six months. I've been told on three separate visits now to 'switch to cows milk.' I have no intention of 'switching' my baby until he's ready. I was told the last time, at the 1 yr visit,to take him off the formula.( Um, my son isn't on formula, but whatever...and we have talked about breastfeeding every other visit) I like the dr. I really do, better than most, and I'm hesitant to write this review bc I want to continue to receive good care. I understand it's busy, especially at back to school time, but often I feel like I'm not really being listened to sometimes and just being read a script. So, if you want a traditional point of view, and a by the book opinion, you'll like this dr. If you're going to do things a little more natural, you might leave ignoring some of the advice, Iike we do.

Simply the best. I…read morehave four sons, and Dr. Mercola has been our pediatrician for fifteen years. He is exactly what you'd want in a pediatrician: super smart, attentive, kind, available, and always patient and respectful of the kids. He has answered our late night calls, had told us when to get extra attention, and has also told us when things aren't as serious as I was worried they'd be. Three of my sons have some underlying issues and are seen by a nationally known specialist out of state, and we have always appreciated how easily Dr. Mercola interacts with that doctor. There is always coordinated care. The staff could not be nicer, and we have never had to wait long for an appointment. We've also always been able to schedule same day appointments when needed. We grateful for that! Parenting is hard. De. Mercola makes the medical part of it much, CMU easier.

Brought my child for an appointment after over a week of coughing, headache, and now sore throat,…read moreincluding yellow/green mucus. Dr. Haukness did not covid, strep, or flu test. Just sent us on our way and told us to check in in 5 more days if things hadn't gotten better. Told my child that her symptoms did not fit any of those. A wasted appointment, more missed days of school, and now an additional trip to an Urgent Care that WILL test as needed. After calling the office, I was told "That doctor does not generally test" and "Each doctor has their own way of doing things." Dr. Haukness is not our usual doctor there and we would never have gone to see her had we known in advance there was such a difference in care (which diverges from what most doctors do / recommend). Insult to injury: I'm sure we'll still be charged for this worthless visit.

I am so grateful for this practice. We moved to Oak Park in 2022. We were lucky to get one of our…read morethree daughters in because most of the practices in the area are full. I think we called at the right time. Our main provider, Dr. Turk, is awesome. She takes as much time as is needed, she is extremely caring and seems to understand our concerns perfectly. We love their setup regarding sick visits and urgent/non-urgent call system. Our youngest daughter is only six weeks old at the time of writing this review. Overall, she is healthy, but she did catch a virus and ended up hospitalized one night when she was four weeks old. We brought her in for a sick visit when the symptoms were minor and first presenting. I was so impressed that Dr. Turk called the very next day, after the visit, to check on our daughter's progress. The first symptoms were relatively minor (still scary in that young of a baby). Unfortunately, they worsened. However, the practice was so accommodating and took the initiative to continue contacting us once they were aware of the problem. Dr. Wegner saw us for the second sick visit and correctly advised us to bring her to Northwestern, where she was inpatient for a night. The practice was then very proactive in continuing to follow up with contacting us upon discharge to check in with how our baby was doing. I was extremely impressed and grateful for the care this practice provided, and continues to provide, to our family.

For my very first review I wanted to give it to this pediatric group. My son has been coming here…read morefrom newborn til 8 years old. But unfortunately we moved to California so we had to say goodbye. (Honestly can't even find good doctors compared to them here still). They are very compassionate and truly love what they do for the kids and their families. My son was seeing Dr. Freed (He is THE Best!!!) But he also saw Dr. Ramana & Dr. Gruszka for sick visits and they are also wonderful. Dr. Freed was very patient with all the questions and concerns we had at every visit. He took his time to listen and make sure we understood everything before we would leave. He gave good resources & explanation. He was not the type of doctor who would just give you medication and not give you a chance or input on what you want/don't want. He makes the plans along with you! My son liked coming to see him and out of all the doctors he sees he always ask when we see his other specialist if we can see Dr. Freed instead. The nursing & front desk staff their are very sweet too and we were able to see the same faces usually when we came. Also, got to know some of them on first name basis. They were caring and interacted with my son well. Very patient people. Overall, I would recommend this clinic to anyone. As someone who works in healthcare we are usually careful (very picky) on who we trust with our care and I cannot say anything negative about the providers here! I miss them as my son's healthcare team!

I was recommended this office thru MacNeil hospital, the doctor told me this was a good doctor to…read morego to "Dr.Freed" . Although I do believe he is very intelligent and a good doctor im afraid he is just too old to still be working and im just being practical. He takes so long to say one sentence mostly saying "ummm" and trying to find the right words to use. Very nice man never treated me bad or made me feel uncomfortable or anything. Now Kayla on the other hand I felt was rude and unprofessional with her responses to me as if I should know why my daughter is sick or just made me feel like I didn't know things I was "supposed" to know . I felt very judged because I look very young im 26 but felt as if she was talking to me like I was the child in the room. I brought my mother a few times to make sure I wasn't just having mom guilt or just mistaken about how I was being treated , my mom agreed . She also would address my mom in the room telling her things about my child & how to care for her like as if I was the child not the parent . I never brought this to anyone's attention in the office I just simply stated I did not want Kayla being my daughter's doctor but it's only her or dr . Freed. They scheduled me with Kayla multiple times after I expressed to them I was not comfortable with that . I've changed doctors since then, obviously. just writing this because I would love to inform the younger mothers out there , you know when you're being judged or talked to like a child & the thing is, im not even that young I've seen younger mothers but regardless should not be judged for bringing a beautiful baby to this world. The ladies in the front are great !! just putting this out there byeee