I have taken time to consider and think over what occurred at Dr. McCuiston's office and to speak with other parents and health care providers, including other pediatricians and those that routinely provide care for young children, about what transpired. I do not leave this review lightly, and do so that other parents are informed about Dr. McCuiston. No parent should ever be placed in the position of having to choose between protecting their child's safety or protecting a healthcare provider's feelings.
I strongly do not recommend Dr. McCuiston. At our first appointment, a well-check, Dr. McCuiston was very impatient with my toddler and behaved very inappropriately and unsafely. I told Dr. McCuiston that my daughter was very anxious/nervous around new people and would not be removing her clothing, and while observing this and commenting on it herself, Dr. McCuiston ignored us and came on in a strong way. When my toddler was predictably upset by Dr. McCuiston's physical proximity and touching, Dr. McCuiston impatiently pushed through the exam, despite being told no and at the increasing distress of my toddler. At one point, while my husband was holding my daughter away and Dr. McCuiston continued to force a physical exam, I got up to intervene and stop the appointment. I was told by Dr. McCuiston that she would have my husband put my daughter down to walk to me. Believing Dr. McCuiston, I sat back down. This, however, was a lie, and the exam culminated in Dr. McCuiston yanking off my toddler daughter's pants and wrenching her out of my husband's arms so forcefully that she left marks under my daughter's arms that lasted the whole day. My toddler daughter was screaming, crying, and flailing hysterically in Dr. McCuiston's grip, and Dr. McCuiston was dangling and swinging her in a manner likely to injure her. As Dr. McCuiston swung my now almost naked daughter away, she nearly slammed her into the counter in the room. My husband and I both jumped up to intervene and my husband firmly told Dr. McCuiston "no, give her back." Dr. McCuiston castigated my husband for stepping in and speaking up and asked us to leave. In effect, she gaslit us as parents, focusing on the firm tone used against her rather than her inappropriate and dangerous behavior. She did not address the extreme level of distress she caused to my daughter and to us as parents. Overall, the other reviews do not accurately represent our experience with Dr. McCuiston at all. We found her to extremely impatient, disrespectful, inappropriate, and, importantly, unsafe. read more