Dr. Alvarez was wonderful, professional and caring. Unfortunately, my experience with PA Lourdes…read moreLopez was the complete opposite. I brought my baby in for what I felt was an urgent medical concern and I found PA Lourdes Lopez to be rude, dismissive and unprofessional. She did not perform what I felt was a thorough examination of my daughter, and her manner toward us was lacking in compassion and respect. Because I was not confident in the care my daughter was receiving, I left and took her directly to the emergency room. There, the hospital staff properly evaluated her condition, treated her and resolved the issue. While I am grateful for Dr. Alvarez and the care he provides, this experience with the PA was extremely disappointing. I hope this feedback helps improve the quality of patient care and communication in the future.

Desde que mi hijo nació yo lo vengo trayendo a este lugar, hoy vine de emergencia sin cita, con el…read moreniño con fiebre con el virus de boca, manos y pies y han pasado alrededor de 3 horas y aún no lo han visto. Yo entiendo que prioricen a los que tienen cita, pero entre los que no tienen hay que priorizar también dependiendo a los síntomas de cada niño, y me parece muy injusto con un niño de 2 años y medio enfermo tenga que esperar a su majestad el doctor para que lo vean, que solo entra a la oficina lo mira y lo manda para la casa con un poco de Tylenol agua y/o Motrin. No recomiendo para nada este lugar, es una falta de ética, de desconsideración, una falta de todo, si le pudiera dar 0 estrellas lo haría

We absolutely LOVE Dr. Capote. She was my family's pediatrician from when I was younger and now…read morethat I have a child there's no other doctor I'd rather bring her to. We make the drive from Homestead and Kendall to Miami Lakes just for her! Dr. Capote knows what she's talking about. She isn't one of these doctors who don't listen and rattle off random possibilities just for the sake of pretending to care. She pays attention to your child's needs and actually cares. She's an absolutely amazing doctor and worth the long drive.

I have had all my three kids with Dr. Capote since they were born, she is one of the best Doctors…read morearound, one of my kids went in with a cough, she just heard the cough, which sounded like any normal cough, and was suspicious. She told me he might have pneumonia to take him to get an X-ray. She was right, this could have been worse, if not detected earlier, he had even got fever, and I was their for vaccines of my youngest. All he needed was some antibiotics and one hospital night stay for observation. If it was detected earlier. Her staff is great and the wait time is not to bad, I wait and average of 30 minutes. Sometime a bit more or less depending on how busy they are. Quite frankly, I would wait two hours to see Dr. Capote she is the best!

This is an amazing place to help folks through any issues they may be experiencing. They're able…read moreto meet any schedule you may have as well as offer differ counseling options. My family member raves about this place and their very appreciative of all they help and guidance they've been able to provide.

I have been going to the Life Center for for several months. This center and its team have been…read morekind, professional, and compassionate. The office is really clean and welcoming. Since coming here I have made changes in my life in a relatively short period of time, and I will be forever grateful!

I've never been treated so poorly by a pediatric office, especially when advocating for my child…read morewith autism. My son's referrals for speech, OT, and PT were sent multiple times, and I even received a message saying they were available. When I called to confirm, the staff, including a manager named Nancy, told me the referrals were still "pending" and that it could take up to 7-10 business days. I explained that I received messages via text and on the patient portal app that clearly states that the referral is ready and to schedule my appointment now. I attached all the messages I received and Nancy "the manager" said that didn't mean it was ready, it meant it can take 7-10 business days and that its "processing"! She was clearly gas lighting me rather than helping a long time customer and patient!!! I explained that my son has autism and that this delay affects his therapy and progress. Instead of offering help or compassion, the manager tried to gaslight me, insisting that a message clearly saying "the referral is available" actually means it isn't. She spoke to me in a dismissive and condescending way, showing no understanding or empathy for a parent trying to get medically necessary care for her child. It is completely unethical for someone in a managerial role at a pediatric practice to treat families this way. Referrals that have been signed should be immediately accessible, as they always have been. The lack of professionalism and accountability here is alarming. Additionally, I called Pediatric associates again and spoke to a rep called Neomi who was so nice and was able to fax me the referrals herself immediately and she also sent it to the provider. This was minutes after I hung up with Nancy who clearly said to me that she was unable to expedite even after I explained my son is level 2 autistic and any time away from therapy will cause regression! Nancy should be at the very least be demoted! Parents should not have to fight this hard for something so basic. I hope higher management reviews this situation, because no family should experience this kind of treatment, especially not in a clinic that claims to care for children.

i have been coming to this office for years all. I have never had an issue until now. I changed my…read moreinsurance and gave them the insurance information physically when I took one of my kids months ago. my teen needed his annual check up. so I made an appointment. the day before his appointment I get a text messages saying he doesn't have active insurance so I call they tell me there is no new insurance on file. so I already get annoyed because I gave it to the girl months ago when I was in the office. they update no problem. I get a call that same night to confirm my appt cool no problem. my husband takes my son to his appt again they don't have insurance on file. he gives them the information the front desk girl is not helpful and has an attitude. she updates the insurance yet again then tells him she needs to verify the insurance. he waits patiently. the girl tells him i sent you a text message to fillout information that he didn't receive i did. so I in another location attempt to fillout said forms which it give me an error i let my husband know and he tells the girl at the front desk. I didn't receive it but my wife did and she is getting an error the girl sucks her teeth and sends it to my husband which he did not receive. she was not helpful guess doesn't want to do her JOB. so my husband was frustrated after waiting almost an hour with no help just left. so let's just say I will be looking for another doctors office with better staff. if I can give -5 stars I would have.

Easy to make appointments. Several locations available…read more They have specialist within them. Late hours and after hours available. They have an insight lab area in all the locations I have gone too. Usually I have not had to wait too long to see the doctor.

I arrive to my appointment on time only to wait over two hours for Dr.Rodriguez to see my 3 day old…read moredaughter. Everyone in the waiting room has gone before us, they have forgotten us at this point. I DONT RECOMMEND THIS PLACE TO ANYONE. This place doesn't care about your time. Very inconsiderate to the people and kids. Horrible and unprofessional. So we left since nobody attended us. Pointless to even make an appointment with these people.

Dr Pradere has been my daughter's Dr for years now. She recently had a yearly FU and the office was…read moreclosed, phone is disconnected and there's no way to get a hold of them. Does anyone know what happened ? Did they close ? We never received any notice . We don't know how to contact for records.

I've known Dr Pradere for 49 years now, since he took care of my daughter who was one of his first…read morepremature baby. He has always been so patience-with my questions, caring. Same as always hiring of his staff to take care of his patients. Can't recommend a better pediatrician .

I recommend avoiding pediatric associates. While I love my child's doctor, the headache and hassle…read moreof managing everything else associated with patient care is ridiculous. After 18 months I just cannot keep doing it. This company is only suitable for your child's care if you enjoy the following: - having difficulty reaching your child's doctor - getting routed through a million automated messages to make an appointment -having a machine hang up on you when, in fact, you needed to speak to a human and none of the options in the voicemail were clearly applicable to your case. - getting sent to online portals for everything, and having these online portals glitch. - getting central call centers answering the phone when you call, and hearing they can't tell your office you are getting there 20 minutes earlier or five minutes after your appointment. -waiting two hours to be seen when you have an 8:15am appointment and arrived at 8:00am for check in.

Terrible experience. Even with an appointment we waited over an hour in the waiting room, then…read moreanother 40 minutes in the exam room before the doctor finally came in. The staff were rude and clearly didn't care, and the doctor had a very bad attitude--rushed, unfriendly, and not helpful. This office shows no respect for patients' time or comfort, especially for children. I definitely do not recommend this pediatric office.

Great office! Caring staff! We are pleased to with the doctors and nurse practitioners at this…read morelocation. They are patient and thorough.

Not this location but the location in plantation is where I brought my newborn to …read more We were seen by nurse practitioner Enju Hernandez. She is really nice, has great bedside manner, and was efficient with answering all the questions this new mama had about my newborn, vaccinations, otc medicines, etc., The office staff is nice as well. From walk in , new patient paperwork, and being seen, we were in and out in an hour maybe less. I started off with Pediatric Associates for his first few newborn visits as he was still covered under my insurance for the first 30 days of birth, but once I received his insurance information in the mail this doctors office is who we were assigned to for our primary care. I actually really liked the office and the staff and will be coming back here. It's much nicer to be a patient and feel treated more like a human than a number as opposed to Pediatric Associates. Not saying they're bad but they do have their good days and their bad days, but we will only be coming here from now on .

Googled this doctor, came in same day appointment when I wasnt feeling well. The staff is…read moresooooooooo tremendously helpful, so kind and truly care about their patients. I feel safe and cared for in their hands. Dr. Rivas is very kind and knowledgeable, he heard my lungs and knew right away I had pneumonia, they gave me what I needed to recover with so much care and knowledge. I was blown away by everyone at this office, so much so that I'm switching my baby's pediatrician to Dr.Rivas. Don't overlook this doctor!!!

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I don't care how many years of experience you have, but that is not all it takes to be a successful…read moredoctor. I have so much to say that I'm not even sure where to start . When I had my daughter in 2007, Dr. Perez came highly recommended by my obstetrician. I thought it was a great idea because its literally down the hall from his Palmetto Hospital office. Let me start by saying that the first day he came to visit my daughter in the hospital he showed up all sour faced after 7 pm. I found this a bit odd given the situation. No biggie. The next day when I was finally going to be discharged, we waited, and waited, and waited all day long and nothing. Finally, at about 8 pm, in comes Dr. Perez finally ready to sign the discharge papers. ARE YOU KIDDING ME? I don't know about you, but every time I watch mothers leaving the hospital on TV or when you look at your friends pictures, everyone is leaving during the day. I thought this was just insensitive. There was no need for me to have to leave with a newborn at that time. It was even a bit chilly at time because you know how that nearly "autumn" Miami weather is, hot like hell during the day and breezy at night. Once it was time to go to his office for her first check ups is when the truth of the matter came out. I usually asked for the earliest appt. This was usually 8 am. By the time I would get there,before 8, there was already a couple of moms outside. They too either had 8:00 appointments or 8:30. You have 2 rooms to choose from Sick or Not Sick. Apparently, a lot of the people either didn't read well in English or didn't care and quite often I was with my newborn next to some boogery kids hacking all over us. By the time it was 10 am and no one had been really called (this happend almost every time) I would ask the front desk what was going on. THere response "Dr. isn't here yet." WTF? I have to wait 2 hours for him to stroll himself at whatever time he wants? Finally, when we would get called in, they would assign you a room, ask you to strip the kids, and then proceed to have you sitting in a very cold room for an extra 20-30 minutes. UNACCEPTABLE! I know what your thinking, he's a great doctor, with a wonderful personality and that makes the wait all worth while, right? Not even close. He's in and he's out. He tells you what he has to tell you and if you can get a question in...lucky you! No smiles, no baby talk, no "so do you have any questions?". Nothing, zip, nada. What he is running is a factory. In and out, job done, the end. Let me not forget to mention that his staff is equally as rude and annoying. I don't remember their names but the receptionist and the older lady who handle the front are a drag. His assistant Barbie is the nicest of the bunch, but she seems over worked and under appreciated. Then when you are finally there, as a last little reminder of how sucky it all is, you have to pay a hefty parking fee. All because he took his sweet ass time getting there. If I lived in a town where he was the only pediatrician and I had to take it, well then I have no choice, but lucky for me I have plenty of choices and have found the BEST pediatricians. Walk-ins welcome, short wait, friendly, knowledgeable, close to home, free parking, late hours for those parents who work a bit later, the works!

Ok, so I have to write this review because I'm such a fan of Dr. Perez, it's not even funny…read more Let me start off with the fact that my sons are now 17 and 15 and yes, we still go see him. Yes, I agree with the person who wrote the other review that there is a long wait time and yes his bed side manner is not rude just very professional until he gets to know you, then he is pleasant. However his expertise is invaluable. never ever have I met a doctor that is more knowledgeable than him. He has literally saved my sons life on more than one occasion. Both my sons were asthmatic to the point that they both suffered thru 2bouts of hospitaled pneumonia and doctor Perez's expertise could not be doubted. T he hospital staff was in awe of him and followed his instructions to the tee or suffer his wrath (a very good ally in the world of nameless nurses and hospital staff). So yes it may take a while to be seen, but his knowledge and expertise in my opinion is well worth the wait.