I know there are wonderful pediatricians all over the country - it just happens the best ones are…read moregrouped here in this office. All of them research, and have done their residency at the top pediatric hospitals including pediatric emergency. I rarely write reviews but whilst I was looking up their phone number on google, I saw that their rating was skewed by one parent and it hurt to see less than 5 stars next to their practice. And so since we're in the digital age I felt compelled to leave a review even though, as all of their patients will say, they do not need one.
So just a small fact. After I gave birth, the L&D nurse at the hospital looked at my paperwork and commented that I had the names of pediatricians that many OB doctors use for their own children. I also had no idea my own OB's children (who are in college now) saw Dr. Rosenbaum. But I was originally referred to them by our neighbor whose kids (now in their late 20s) were among the group's first patients and to this day still tell stories of how Dr. Rosenbaum diagnosed a difficult issue and promptly admitted their child into the right hands at the right hospital where the doctors at the hospital praised him for his diligence and diagnostic skills.
When my baby, maybe at 8 weeks or so fell out of my sling, I was beyond hysterical. I failed to hear the numerous times he assured me that she was just fine and finally I snapped out of my worries when he said, "It's physics." I can totally see why other doctors appreciate his matter-of-science facts approach.
But our doctor there is Dr. Rosenfeld and she is beyond wonderful, sensitive and will genuinely listen with empathy. I know she's had to deal with parents with kids with serious issues but she never makes your worries, about the small things like rashes, ear infections, coughs, even sleep issues, feel less than that. Right after my kids were born, she focused on me and never failed to ask how I was doing in those early postpartum weeks, and what I was doing for myself. That meant the world to me. She has referred us to some of the most amazing specialists - from the country's top allergist to the most amazing Osteopath in the world. She won't hesitate to tell you if you need antibiotics for an ear infections (like when my daughter's ear drum burst), but will recommend natural approaches like when my younger one had warts all over her fingers and my husband feared having them cut out like he had to when he was a kid. Well, Dr. Rosenfeld recommended homeopathic pills (they are tiny sugar pills that my kids think are candy) and to all our shock, the warts disappeared. We have believed in homeopathy since we started seeing her 4 years ago, but I thought surely it won't work for warts. If you're open minded I can't recommend a better doctor.
I don't think Yelp will let me write a book here but I'll mention the other doctors we have also seen when Dr. Rosenfeld wasn't on call. My older one when she was 2, went through a stage she didn't like going to the doctors. It was a bad winter with RSV, ear infections so we were going frequently. It just so happened that the multiple visits we made over few weeks, Dr. Rosenfled was downtown and we saw Dr. softness. After seeing him first time, she told me she only wants to him when Dr. Rosenfeld is not in her office. She lit up when Dr. Softness came into the room and sat patiently as he examined her ears.
And Dr. Brandes is the doctor I will recommend if you need a doctor who will listen to all your concerns no matter how small without EVER making you feel you've taken too much of her time (I have literally spent 30mins with her as a first time mother asking about the 0.00001g of weight my daughter lost) and she never once stopped me as I was being that crazy mom, and she listened intently and then assured and reassured me. Years later, she was on call the weekend we were away when my daughter broke out in rashes and she repeatedly called me to check in throughout the weekend. I can't tell you what it means to have that kind of doctor.
In short, all doctors have their own personalities, approaches to practicing, and it really depends on who you think would best be suited for you and your family. But if your child has a serious issue, you have the a group of doctor with the experience and background to diagnose and refer you to the best specialists in the country.
