Dr. Raquel Burgos is pediatrician to my two (soon to be three) daughters. She came highly recommended to me when I was pregnant with my first daughter, and we have been with her since then (5 years now).
I cannot recommend Dr. Burgos highly enough. She is a doctor who combines that rare combination of deep technical ability with a warm, supportive bedside manner.
In my experience she has teased out subtle diagnoses (an overgrowth of bacteria in my infant's gut that was causing colic-symptoms), she has performed thorough and thoughtful well baby checks. She is very conscientious about vaccine safety and other concerns that progressive parents might have. In addition, she has done a lot of hand holding during stressful times, answering calls in the middle of the night when I felt it was necessary--even though a typical physician may not have shared my opinion.
She trained at Stanford and her husband is the director of the newborn nursery at Lucile Packard, which gives Dr. Burgos a unique understanding of our local field of pediatric specialists (her knowledge of GI specialists enabled us to connect with a GI specialist who was able to diagnose the over-growth of bacteria in my daughters gut).
Overall, you will not find a better local pediatrician, in my opinion.
The downside is that seeing her is expensive. In order to work with her you need to sign up for a concierge medical practice called The Village Doctor. This is an out of pocket monthly "subscription" service. It's pricey, but, in my experience you get what you pay for. Our physicians call us directly, we are seen the same day we call in, and we get very personalized care. For example, The Village Doctor has been watching out for me this flu season. I am pregnant, and they called me as soon as the H1N1 vaccine became available at their office. I was able to get the vaccine, as were my children, my husband and even my nanny. For our family, the out of pocket cost has been more than worth it. read more
