My whole family sees Dr. Koutures. When I had my daughter, I had to select a pediatrician from a short list that the hospital gave me, and he wasn't on it so I picked some random person. We saw both Dr. K and this other doctor for the first 2 months, and, both seemed kind of similar. That is, until our 2 month old got sick. That is where the two were drastically different.
The one that was affiliated with the hospital told us to take her to the ER when her temp hit 102. That's it. Their portion of the story ends with that, because they could care less about our daughter and wanted to treat a 2 month old in the hospital.
Knowing how much my family respects Dr. K, we called his office. From the moment they picked up the phone, they were truly caring of my daughter's condition. They gave me signs to look for, and things to do to try to keep her fever down and then asked that I keep them updated by noon. When I hadn't called by 12:15, their office called me to check on her. They had me bring her in just to be safe. No ER care, just his office.
I am a less is more kind of mom. Please don't put my kid through tests unless it is truly necessary. Dr. K genuinely weighed the benefits of tests against the well being of my daughter, and only ordered what was necessary. Nothing that was frivolous or "CYA". There were some extra tests he COULD order, if we wanted, but he allowed me to make informed decisions on what it was worth putting her through at that age.
Over the weekend, his office stayed in contact with me to monitor her condition, and, together we kept my daughter healthy...at home.
I had a friend whose son also got sick around that age, whose pediatrician sent her to the ER when his fever got too high, and they ended up spending thousands of dollars on a 2 day hospital stay for her infant. Dr. K. was great about allowing me to treat my daughter at home, so long as the treatment was working and she was doing well... which she did.
I now see Dr. K for everything. read more