We have had the absolute best experience with Nurse Tanya at Whole Child Pediatrics. She is truly wonderful with children--so patient, kind, and excellent at making kids feel completely at ease during their visits. On top of her fantastic bedside manner with the little ones, she maintains a highly professional demeanor with parents, always taking the time to answer questions thoroughly and clearly. We couldn't ask for a better caregiver for our family! read more

Dr. Juanpere, Dr. Russow, and Dr. Dawson are wonderful with my children. They take the time to really understand them and always make them feel comfortable and cared for. I do wish the front desk staff were a bit more friendly, as we don't always receive a warm welcome when we enter the office. read more

Kind and caring. Dr. Russow is such an amazing doctor. She really cares about the whole child.

Great pediatricians here who truly get development and kids. They will work with parents on vaccination schedule, and truly take a whole child approach to medical care and treatment. Office experience is always excellent! read more

We've taken both of our sons here since birth. They are 9 and 2 now. Whole Child has always been great. Great doctors, nurses, and receptionists. Would highly recommend to any parents. read more

It's been almost 3 years since I wrote this review and so much has changed. First of all, I have moved to California now, and when I called to get a note from them stating my daughter is on a delayed vaccine schedule (I have to submit it to her daycare here), they refused to write one for me. The second you're no longer their patient, they won't work with you. Second, the turnover here is ridiculous. We are still in the young phase where we need well baby check ups every 6 months and every time we request a doctor they are no longer there. That speaks volumes as to how terrible this practice is. Third, I had to get my daughters ears flushed once because the doctor said there was too much wax build up to see her ears clearly. As they were flushing the nurse made an incredibly rude comment about how "most kids aren't like this." Oh ok, so you're telling me most two year olds enjoy having their ears flushed and don't scream through it? Okay, please find me one. Even if we move back to VA, we will NOT return to this practice. Stay far away from this place. read more

Really not a good practice; find a different one. The doctors themselves are okay, but the previous one I saw on a sick visit for my daughter was horrible. She looked at my daughter for about 5 minutes, which is fine, and then said she was calling in a prescription for the rash. She didn't tell me what was wrong, and I'm occupied by getting my daughter ready to go, and then I had to ask several times what was actually wrong with my daughter. She straight up would not have said anything about what she saw until I begged her. How unprofessional? And then, the doctor said she was going to call in the prescription right away as me and my daughter were leaving, and she was walking away with paperwork. Well, she didn't call in the prescription. My daughter is was in a tremendous amount of pain, kicking and screaming constantly, and I had to call the doctors office over 5 times to get this prescription sent to the pharmacy. My appointment was at 2pm. The prescription didn't get sent until 8:30pm, and the pharmacy closes at 9 so I couldn't get her medicine. With my last call with the ignorant front desk staff, I was notified that the doctor we saw goes through ALL of her prescriptions that she wrote for the day and sends the orders at the end of the day. Keep in mind, this practice stays open until 8pm so that's when they're doing prescriptions. How in the world does a doctor not understand that when a kid comes in for a sick visit, and is in pain, that they need medicine PROMPTLY? Now, the medicine cream ran out, and I need a refill. It's Friday, and I want to make sure that we get it before the weekend when they don't work. I call the office, and they ask me to send them an email with my daughters name, her prescription, and which pharmacy to send it too. I asked how long that would take, and she said typically 1-2 days. WHAT?!?!? I've never seen a doctors office that takes 2 days to process a refill. It took several calls to this office to get them to refill the prescription and they still haven't. Just such an unprofessional practice all the way around. Never had a problem with billing or anything like that, but the doctors here are just so subpar and the staff are clueless. The front desk staff constantly asks me which doctor she saw last every time I call. I couldn't remember the doctors name because it was the first time we saw this doctor because it was a spur of the moment sick visit. Do they not keep information on their patients like which doctor they saw last, or are the staff too lazy to look? There's a bunch of stuff like this that constitutes a generous 2-star review. Horrible practice, go somewhere else. read more

I don't give them any stars. They have been rude and uncommunicative with my family. my sons insurance had ended at 18 unknowingly and I fixed it immediately but in the mean time he had medical issues they continued to see him then months later bills us and said insurance wasn't covering it. Tell me after at least the 3rd visit not over 900 later. And locked my account. I am dealing with insurance on my part bc they state it was whole childs fault for not stat something the 1st time. I have a child with head trauma and can't get in. I have been to er 2x in 3 days and seeing a neurologist in a day. But they wanted peds to see her asap. Poorly ran. Nurses and drs have been rude in the past prior to this and staff. It's hard to get into a peds office in general. Looking for new drs. read more

Didn't care to take the time to address our problem, lost our vaccination records, judgmental based on size/weight, not a good feeling or experience for a child. read more

We started going to Whole Child because my husband wanted to find a practice closer to home (we were previously going to my childhood pediatrician out in Purcellville). They came up as a recommendation from a friend who goes there. We met with their new doctor, Dr. Eden. She saw both of my girls in the same visit for their 2 year and 4 month appointments. She was fabulous for keeping my two year old corralled and managed to exam both girls quickly but thoroughly. She was 100% supportive of breastfeeding and our vaccine decisions. As a attachment parent who eats organic/whole foods (generally) and treats with many holistic and homeopathic options before using modern medicine, I felt at home and at ease with her. WC does have separate waiting rooms for sick/well children which I love. The rooms are comfortable and have books and some toys that were entertaining for my 2 year old while waiting. While we don't go to regularly scheduled well baby visits, when we need a check up or sick appointment, we will definitely be going back to Whole Child! read more

I REALLY like Dr. Stern, but the administrative staff here seems to be beyond incompetent. Every time I have an office send over paperwork, they claim they never got it. In addition, they continue to try to charge me a no-show fee for an appointment I never made, and have already cleared up with their receptionist. At some point, you just need to hire better, more accountable, organized staff. read more

My family has been taking our 2 children here for well over 10 years, since my daughter was born. She has severe ADHD and requires medication in order to function to complete daily living skills. It is next to impossible to even hope, that requesting refills through this office, could be simple. We have to request monthly - as it's a controlled substance, and almost each and every month, it's a hassle. It typically takes multiple emails, calls, and getting to the point of me losing my patience before they can complete the request. It's ridiculous. read more

The doctors at the practice are all knowledgeable and caring. Dr. Russo has been especially kind to my family. The problem with this practice is it's billing practices. I called to find out the cost for a sports physical. I was asked if I had insurance or not. I responded that it should not matter if I had insurance or not I wanted to know their cost for a physical that my daughter needed for school. At first I was put on hold to wait for a manager, then I was told to call the billing company, 20 minutes later I still have no answers and was told to call back the practice - still no answer and they transferred me to their manager/attorney. In addition, have been multiple charges to my children's accounts that when questioned was told they didn't have time to explain. Specifically with the pandemic that they are overburdened and the billing manager didn't want his staff spending time speaking to me regarding past bills or possible costs for my daughters upcoming sports physical. I was directly told that if I didn't like the way they did their billing that they'd be happy to cancel my appointments and I could go somewhere else. This is after being there more than 16 years. I always start to wonder if someone is unwilling to discuss codes and billing - what is reselling going on in that department. I will not be returning. read more

I recently left this practice with my son, something I've unfortunately had in the back of my mind since he was born. I had heard such great things about the practice while I was pregnant, but it's apparent that staff turnover has really had an impact since the fall (when we started going to the practice). This is a long post, but I want to share all my experiences in the short time I was there, both good and bad. Our first incident happened after my son was born. I was unknowingly struggling with breastfeeding, and we called to talk to a nurse and tell them he hadn't had a BM in days. They told us to try caro syrup or rectal stimulation. In hindsight, since he was only days old, they should have asked us to come in for a weight in. I should have pushed an appointment and kick myself for this now, but I was a new parent and trying to figure out the ropes, while trusting medical professionals to lead me in the right direction. Luckily days later I went to a lactation consultant and discovered I was only producing what amounted to drops of milk and my son had lost an extreme amount of weight. We were rushed to the ER and NICU for 3 days. Whole Child was great in following up from the hospital visit, and we went in for an in-patient visit after we were released. My faith was restored with Dr. Sami who apologized for the nurses advice and said we could reach her at any time personally if we wanted a second opinion. Weeks later we had my son's 1 month appointment and it was like no one read his charts (we previously had this issue about a HEP B shot - the nurse thought it was given it at the hospital, the Dr didn't and back and forth, I had to keep pressing the issue or I don't think he would have gotten this vaccination because of a mis-read on his hospital paperwork). Dr. Sami, who perhaps was having a busy day, came in and it was like she forgot about our stay in the NICU. Since I was desperately trying to produce breast milk with no success, we were on formula (which at this point I was still struggling with). When I asked her about the type of formula we were using she looked at me funny and said "Oh? We're not breastfeeding?" I wanted to cry right then and there. How I wished I could have been... My husband was with me and was also having feelings of doubt about the practice. I thought perhaps we should try another Dr. before abandoning ship so we scheduled our 2 month appointment with Dr. Brooks. She was wonderful - experienced, knowledgeable, etc. If there was more Dr's like her, I would have stayed no question. The problem was Dr. Brooks schedule (believe she was only there 2 days a week) and I had to re-schedule multiple times just to try and get my initial appointment with her. Trying to schedule his 4 month appointment became impossible since they didn't even have a schedule a month out, let alone 2. In between this time and my next bad experience, my son did go in for a 2 month sick visit with Dr. Sami - this visit was great. It was our first time he was sick so of course we were worried, she reassured us everything was fine, checked his oxygen level and other tests and told us to keep with the humidifier, saline, and suction. This was a great visit with Dr. Sami, but my experiences were too polarizing so I still felt uneasy. Around 4 months my son got sick again. This time with a lot of congestion and a cough that came out of nowhere. I went for a sick visit again (a definite pro is the sick waiting room and walk-in visits) and was told it was just congestion. His oxygen level was not checked and a test for RSV was not done. I took him to daycare on Wednesday and saw a sign that 2 kids in his class had RSV. I called the nurse after getting a call from daycare that he was not doing well and told them about the other children having RSV. They did not ask me to come back to test, but rather said to keep looking for a temperature and trouble breathing. I understand there is nothing you can do for RSV, but for peace of mind I wish again (in hindsight) they would have asked us to come in to test him that day (at this point I didn't know there was a test or I would have demanded it). By Friday of that week my son was really declining and so I made yet another sick visit - this time they decided to test for RSV and take his oxygen. He did test positive, but this was likely the worst day of it so things started to get better. I wish they would have tested Monday of that week at my initial visit so I wouldn't have taken him to daycare in the first place. Before leaving my appointment, I already knew we needed to make a change. I didn't trust the nurses advice over the phone, the Dr's were different and inexperienced every time on my recent visits, and NOTHING was consistent. Peds are whatever works for your family, just make sure you are well informed and feel like you can trust your Dr's. At Whole Child, unfortunately, I did not. read more

We love Dr. Stearn! She is so friendly and takes tons of time with us, answering every question. She is very down to earth and gives practical advice. One of the other doctors we saw at first rubbed me the wrong way personality wise, but didn't see any issue with care. The nurses are always kind and the desk staff helpful. I appreciate the walk in hours for sick visits and have no problem getting good appointments for well checks. A new doctor has come since we've been here but none have left. (16 months) Maybe they got some of the issues from other reviews worked out. read more

We've been taking my 4 year old there for the last 2 years and have seen a complete turnover in doctors twice! The of the ones there currently is a joke. I thought maybe she was a new doctor because of how unsure she is of herself (and medical information) but she's been doing this for 7 years! It's ridiculous. The only one we will allow our 4 year old and newborn to see is just okay. We are currently looking for a new practice. read more

It's time to leave. This place used to be great. The front desk staff is nice but the doctor turn over is way too much. Do you hear that WCP? Please get your program stabilized! We are at the point where it is time to leave. read more

What happened? I've never been at a medical practice with such a high turnover of providers at such a fast rate. In the past two years, three of my favorite pediatricians left. On top of that, they are extremely short staffed. Forget same-day sick appointments unless you're lucky to see a nurse practitioner or one of their 'regular' inexperienced doctors. The good ones are always booked. And the practice's website is constantly being updated to reflect the current influx of new 'doctors,' who come and go as the seasons change. One of the new doctors, Dr K., who has left the practice, was so bad during my toddler's physical that I thought she was a new inexperienced doctor but she's been in practice for at least 7 years. Not knowing what vaccine to administer, she went on and on how she was trained differently in medical school so she had to double check with another doctor before she would choose the ones my child had to have that day. The next thing I knew a nurse walked in to give my toddler a vaccine he already had 6 months ago and had completed the full dosage for. Good thing I caught it before it was too late. What a scare that was! On the other hand, even seasoned pediatricians start out inexperienced and eventually become amazing doctors. It would be unfair to let one bad experience tarnish a whole practice's reputation. In contrast to Dr. K mentioned above, another new inexperienced doctor we recently saw, Dr. Sami, turned out to be amazing and restored our faith in this practice. My husband and I were humbled by her professionalism in diagnosing my sick young child. She went the extra mile to check every concern we had about his illness and thoroughly examined him to make sure he did or did not have a certain condition. Even though my baby was resistant, Dr. Sami confidently restrained, pacified, and jumped over hurdles to check his throat with a tongue depressor (yay!) and even removed ear wax from one ear, to confirm that she could see the ear drum clearly and that he had no infection. She did not brush anything off and even throughly examined his eyes, which had been hurting all week. So after a long stressful week of wondering and second guessing ourselves as parents and being misinformed by another inexperienced pediatrician at a different practice that he had an ear infection that needed antibiotics the day before (that's another story) we finally came to a conclusion about what's going on with his prolonged symptoms and came to a closure. Dr. Sami even ran the flu test and RSV in the office which we really appreciated. Doctors like her give me hope about this practice and for the meantime, will result in renewed visits. For non-serious medical issues its not that bad considering they accept delayed vaccine schedules, don't send erroneous bills, and the front desk staff have always been courteous and nice. Why they can't retain qualified, experienced pediatric providers is beyond me. The trend of departing experienced pediatricians has been a consistent trend at this practice for the less then two short years I've been with them. With deep remorse, I truly miss the old providers - Dr. Haynesworth, Dr. Eden Woredekal, and Dr. Morfitt. They were top notch pediatricians, who really helped our family through some tough medical crises. And unfortunately, they've all moved too far away for me to go back to. Too bad and quite sad, actually, too. read more

I just moved to Ashburn! Have 4 kids and need a reliable Pediatrician. I'm so upset that they are so under staff and cannot attend my sick child especially in the afternoon ! As the represented stated "If I would of called in the morning he would of been seen". How was I going to know I was going to get a call from the school to pick up my son in the afternoon? Does not make sense ! Plus only 2 doctors then 1 had to leave early! Not even the Nurse can see him? This is crazy!!! So upset!!!! Going to another place ASAP! Not recommended to small to accommodate the Ashburn population!!!! Plus my 4 kids! read more

The owner wrote me regarding my review. I was given an apology by the owner and I wrote them back to explain more about my story. It appears the good things I wrote seem to be attributed to VA Pediatric Group (about Whole Childs being pleasant and prompt to get us in) so I am changing that. I think any doctor can have a bad day and make a mistake. I do not think it makes for a bad doctor or practice and I'm sorry if that is how my review appears. I do, however, think every practice should make an effort to address mistakes made openly, talk to patients about how they could make things better (have parents sign a liability waiver without pressure if they disagree with a doctor's diagnosis, recommend another practice for a second opinion when conflicts in diagnosis arise, take newborn blood in-office with a finger or foot prick, use more than a visual diagnosis for jaundice-consider successful eating, checking poopy diapers, weigh-ins for babies only 2-3 days out of the hospital and parental feedback over how they think things are going.) I still wish Whole Childs well and hope they take my story and advice under consideration. read more

To begin: They don't even deserve the 1 Star I was required to give them. The receptionists are incompetent, rude and blame the patient/parent responsible for minor patients for each and every mistake they make. The "doctors" treat you like you are a complete idiot if you try to tell them what you believe is wrong with your child and in which case they will misdiagnose and refuse to provide medication to treat your child unless you bring your child back for 3+ additional visits for the same ailment. The owner and his wife are money grubbing snobs who benefit off of Medicaid patients to pay their bills They will kick your children out of their practice, leaving them with absolutely no medical care if you as the parent/guardian stand up for yourself regarding bogus balances on your account. EXP: 09/11/15 I had an appt for both my children which was booked 3 months in advance. They didn't call mine or my husband's cell for the appt reminder call and these were the only 2 authorized numbers on the account. Instead they called my parents house number which was added in 11/2010 but taken of in 07/2011 when we moved out of there. Still to this day I receive a bill in the mail for a no-show charge of $25 for each child and am asked at every appointment if I can pay anything towards my balance(which I refuse due to them supposedly taking blame for their mistake) Not only that, on 12/23/15 THEY demanded I sign a statement saying that I am aware of their no-show clause and that they have disregarded all prior "no-shows" I had accrued. If they hadn't of called the wrong number there wouldn't have been any problems to begin with. In September 2016 I received a call from the Owners wife telling me I need to seek a different doctor for my children because they can't deal with me and when they see my number on the caller-ID the staff complains and finds it a burden to "deal" with me! Yes I lost my cool 1 time which was in August of 2016 when I was once again asked to pay my balance for the "no-shows" from 09/11/2015 which they had already taken the blame for, supposedly took off of my account, and had me sign a paper that disregarded them due to their negligence and stated we were starting from a fresh slate(12/23/15) ****Due to their NEGLIGENCE, BOTH of my infant children born 11/2010 and 03/2015 had diaper rashes due to antibiotics I had received Via IV before my C-Sections. We all know that antibiotics cause a special kind of rash known as a yeast infection but they refused both my children anti-fungal medication for 3+ weeks which resulted in them each have raw, bloody, open sores on their behinds for the first month of their lives and required me to bring them to 3+ office visits during their first month of life until they prescribed me the medication needed to treat the yeast infection. I believe they were punishing me because I actually knew what was wrong with my children and since they are the "doctors" I was undermining them Kindergarten Physicals: Required for school enrollment cost $15 for the required paperwork for the school and you must wait 72 hours after requesting the paperwork until they get the doctors signature. Wouldn't it make sense for the doctor to just complete the paperwork while they are performing the physical? Also, since I had no clue that this paperwork wouldn't be completed until I requested it(a month after the physical was performed) the doctor wrote inaccurate information on it. Such as the eye exam they performed, they wrote on the form that no such exam took place. Same as asking about dental health! I told her he had 4 cavities but they put on the paperwork that his dental health was perfect and nothing needed to be done. If another Physicians office requests medical records you must pay $12 per child to have them transferred even though they are required by law to do so regardless if consent is given. Like I said my children have no Primary Care Doctors at this point and when I do find a new one I will be stuffing their pockets with another $24 just because they cannot deal with me. This place is a joke!!!!!!!!!! I have reported them to the Virginia Board of Health and notified Medicaid and our county of residence of their negligence! read more

We have been seeing Dr Bunger for 10 years. Until recently I would have given 5+ stars. The entire office has had an upheaval of staff I don't know any of the Dr's anymore and certainly do not feel like they understand the importance of seeing the same Dr when you have a child with true medical issues. We stay for Dr B need to get to know the others better. I just hope they stay before another upheaval of staff. Dr Chamberlain is no longer there :(, or Dr. Mayuga, or Nurse Practitioner Brown -? Or Dr. Haynesworth. read more

I've been really happy with whole child. Really friendly staff and open to all parenting styles.

We have been taking our newborn and 21 month old here for 6 months now. We have been so happy to have found this practice. We previously went to a practice in Manassas that was very condescending regarding our desire to raise our children with a more holistic approach. The staff and doctors at Whole Child have been such a great balance between utilizing medicine with a more natural approach. They are not quick to jump to antibiotics at every sniffle, but are thorough in investigating any kind of issues. They have also been flexible and supportive in our choosing an alternative vaccination schedule. We have found that they strive to empower the parent with knowledge to make informed decisions about how to raise our children. Dr. Eden is amazing. Super friendly and informative and always positive. She has been so patient with explaining things to us so that we can make the best possible decisions for our family. If you are looking for a practice that is balanced, well-informed, friendly, patient, and supportive, this is a great place to take your kids! Practically speaking: The office is very clean. The waiting area has age-appropriate toys and books to keep little ones entertained. There is a separate area for well-visits and sick-visits to keep the sick kids separate from healthy ones. Much appreciated for a new mom! The office staff is very friendly. Even when speaking on the phone, they get back to me quickly and are informative. Scheduling appointments is very easy. We have had no difficulties getting in. There are even sick hours so you can get in easily if your child turns up sick that morning. Very professional when checking in, making appointments, giving vaccinations, and taking care of insurance claims and billing. read more

Do not take your child there. I have never been to such a money hungry medical facility in my life. I had a covid scare for my 4 yr old but they refused to make and appt for my daughter until a $200 bill was squared away...a $200 bill? I didn't even know where that came from. After they researching for 4 hrs (and they told me that they would call me back which they didn't) I called them back to see what was going on. They informed me that their billing department made a mistake and billed my old insurance. This whole experience was so unsettling for me. A $200 bill is enough for you for you to not see my sick child?!? Shame on your office. So I decided to get both of my kids medical records...they called to get payment for their records which totaled to $20, I asked them when I can get them and they told me that their staff was working on it and could not start working on it until I made the payment. This is ridiculous. Also they will have you on hold for about 15-20mins before you can even make an appt. I used to love this pediatrician but after my favorite doctor left, that should have been a sign for me. Honestly I wouldn't even give a star but I'm required to read more

We just relocated to Irving TX and I am miserable with out my WCP! I just called them to tell them I miss them. I have 5 kids and have been using them for the past 8yrs. To start with the front office staff- They are genuinely happy and always have amazing personalities. When you have a question they are quick to get you a response. They really take pride in getting to know each family and helping in all ways they can. When they are on the phone they are always courteous by smiling and acknowledging me. Drs.- I agree there has been some recent reorganizations with Drs. It was sad when the others moved away, but they still found some amazing ladies to come in and work in their place. The Drs. take an approach not like any others. They don't shove medicine in your child just because, they are patient when you have children with disabilities and always helpful. We had the hospital prescribe wrong dosages and they were on top of it filing complaints etc. They also have early morning walk-in appts. which worked amazingly for my family and Saturday morning appts. Again we are very sad to no longer be able to use them. The quality of Drs. that we have found so far just aren't to their standards. We miss you read more

Dr Dasika is the best pediatrician we have ever had. We've been at Whole Child for years, through iOS and downs and lots of Dr changes. Dr Dasika is thoughtful, attentive, caring and smart. So grateful for her! read more

Terrible! I would not recommend this place to my worst enemy. My daughter saw Dr. Juanpere and Dr. Kluger. Neither of them seemed to be knowledgeable on anything dealing with infants. Dr. Juanpere had my daughters file and all the information within the file was incorrect. (Not sure how they made that mistake, nor do I want to know). I always got different answers on the same questions. Very disappointed in this practice. The lady's at the front desk seemed to ALWAYS have an attitude. We've had numerous other issues relating to forms not being filled out correctly (on their end), my husband and I were lied to on multiple occasions, etc. I just don't see how they are a functioning business. They practically told us to find another practice which is EXTREMELY unprofessional on all accounts. They must be embarrassed on the amount of times they continue to screw up. Please don't make the same mistake I did. It's not worth it. Glad I got out when I did. On the search to find a better pediatrician and hopefully they remember my daughters name :) read more

This practice is mediocre--nothing spectacular. We chose the practice, because we were willing to forego superior customer service and care if it meant more flexibility with the vaccine schedule, so sadly we did for over a year. Otherwise, the receptionists were often short. Wait times were sometimes excessively long. And once we were seen, the doctor's visits felt rushed a lot. There were times when the doctor rushed in and out, and failed to consistently do a thorough exam like checking my child's mouth or looking for flathead or torticolis during the early months. Beware if you choose this practice, they give outdated nutritional advice, which is the most important thing for little ones. I was shocked their doctors recommended starting solids at 4 months when the AAP and the WHO guidelines recommend that mothers exclusively breastfeed until the baby is ready to start solids at 6 months. Starting solids before baby shows signs of readiness is a big no-no! They also perpetuate the "babies will sleep longer if you put cereal in their milk" sleep myth. Such advice made me uncomfortable, but I ignored it. Do your own research if you choose this practice.They recently changed their approach with parents who desire flexibility with vaccines due to religious and medical concerns. After my child had an adverse reaction, which they knew about, we decided to halt further vaccinations. Rather than recommending an individualized plan for care or testing for potentially underlying medical conditions, they began to harass us. They would shove the refusal form in our face and aggressively demand that we sign it or vaccinate our child. There was a signed form in our file, but the owner, Jon Sokolow, stated he could no longer provide care for my child even when we provided a religious exemption letter and signed the same form again after crossing out statements we disagreed with. Would not recommend. read more

It has been the worse experience ever!!! I would not recommend this practice to anyone. I am trying to leave this practice and they are making my life and this whole process miserable. At first their incompetent staff ignored to tell me the forms I needed to fill out to get my children records then they refused to transfer the records to the new doctor. Apparently I have to pay $15 to get my own children records. They will only send the records to me and I have to pay for it. Seriously!!! And when I asked why wont they send the records to the new doctor I get "because this is our practice's policy. We will only give the records to you. And you have to pay for it." Bullshit!!! I only went twice to their office for my children visit. I regret ever going there. They are making us Parents lives more hard and difficult with the stupid rules and forms. read more

TERRIBLE OFFICE! Please take note of this review before calling this office. In emergency situations, this office will not understand and take you through loops when it comes to your child. And then send you a termination email. A WASTE OF TIME. Receptionist change information from one to another, not knowing what the standard protocol is. IT becomes frustrating trying to communicate with this office. STAY AWAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! read more

I'm finally sitting down to write this long overdue review. First, I will say if I could give this practice ZERO stars I would. I recently pulled my children from this practice which I should have done a long time ago. Between the incredibly rude and non-helpful front desk young lady (the young one with the accent) with her cavalier attitude and her ability to make you feel that you have greatly inconvenienced her by asking a question to the MAJOR doctor turnover and staff turnover, those were just a couple of the factors. After dealing with the front desk attendant in person and over the phone, enough was enough. It's like getting through Fort Knox to try to get to a nurse or leave a message. She ALWAYS prefaces everything by first stating how busy she is and that whatever you needed will be dealt with if she has time. No major cosmetic renovation can mask the fact that the renovation needed most is in the ownership/management. You don't have high turnover with DOCTORS unless something is very amiss. With a reputation in VA as being an opt-in, non-vaccine clinic, the other reputation among local physicians is that these doctors at the practice are out-of-touch and certainly not leading diagnosticians in their field. The new physician that was hired as the medical director certainly seems to have wonderful credentials and is more in touch with patients. But, staying for 1 doctor is just not feasible. Seeing a doctor for 15 minutes but then having to deal with the front desk girl for scheduling, papers, questions, etc is just NOT WORTH IT! read more

I took my daughter here when she was born and the doctors were great. Dr Eden and morfitt. But all are gone! I was so upset hearing that they were gone within months from each other. Ever since they have left this office has been horrible. The wait time is terrible, 30 mins or more to get into a room. Another 30 mins and plus to see the doctor. And the currents doctors, I'm not feeling very good about. One of them is pretty unprofessional. The other is rude. Plan on changing to another practice. read more

We started going to Whole Child Pediatrics in 2007 when I was expecting my 3rd child. We had been looking for a new practice since our other one could never accomodate sick visits. We loved the practice and all the doctors. A few years ago, they went down hill. Our absolute favorite doctor left the practice and then our second favorite doctor semi-retired. Then all the new doctors left within a year and there wasn't any consistency. The last straw was when I had to retrieve my daughter's medical records. If I waited for a hard copy it would take 3-4 weeks and I was told I could get them in 24 hours if I did an electronic version. The electronic version took over a week to receive. No one ever asked why I was leaving either. On another note, all of the nursing staff also left. read more

Huge turnover. Incompetent office staff. My daughter's doctor left and we were never notified. Appointments constantly need to be changed, but twice now we were told they were changed and they weren't. They almost missed my daughter's pneumonia except for my persistence that it was much more than a viral infection. My son vomited shortly after receiving a new medicine and the receptionist offered me an appointment, then told me to keep him home and give him water (he is 8 months old). Never thought to route the call to a nurse. I was in the veterinary field for over a decade, and giving out medical advice like that is absolutely dangerous and should get this person fired. read more

I have not been pleased with Whole Child Pediatrics, except for the fact that they accept altered vaccination schedules. At our last appointment I was brushed off, hurried, and could not ask the questions I wanted to ask. My daughter is extremely sick and now I have to take her for more opinions and to a Dr who will listen. The Dr at Whole Child even accused me of being a Googling mom - I did not appreciate that, it's not the case at all, and I left frustrated and very upset. I started going there because of the good reviews, but now am searching for a new dr. I can't express my disappointment with them enough. I don't want to be rude, and I rarely write negative reviews, but the way they treated me was unacceptable. read more

Since posting my review in July, the president of Whole Child Pediatrics has reached out to me about my concerns outlined in my review. He has gone out of his way to ensure that the issues I had with the practice have been rectified with the most important one being the proper ADHD medication and dosage for my daughter. I met with Dr. Mindy Stern today, and she was excellent. She is very knowledgeable about ADHD. She listened to all of my concerns and asked me questions about my daughter's ADHD that I hadn't considered before. I loved that she was not looking to simply add more medication, and she understood the other holistic aspects of ADHD. read more

A 10:50 appointment means 10:50. Not 11:31 waiting in an empty room waiting for the doctor. I downloaded the whole Yelp App and installed it and wrote this review while waiting for the Doctor. Keep appointments read more

Read this review to see what the owner himself is really like... Awful practice, do NOT go here. We came to whole child a few years ago because we heard amazing things about the place, but we entered right when everything started to change and go wrong. All the doctors we saw when we first joined suddenly disappeared. Nurses as well. I got so fed up when I had scheduled a wellness physical for my son at the front desk during his previous appointment. Appointment scheduled and all set. I get a reminder call the day before reminding me of the time I had on my reminder card that THEY themselves wrote for me. I show up at my appointment at that time on the scheduled day and the front desk lady looks at me and says I am 30 minutes late, looks annoyed and says I can't be seen. I correct her to tell her my appointment was not 30 minutes ago but right now and she said no that is not what we have written down. She continues to accuse me that I am wrong and they did not make a mistake. I become furious so she starts to look embarrassed because there are people in the waiting room as I'm telling her that they made a mistake, so she said there is nothing she can do and it's a busy day but I can come back in the afternoon. I tell her I'm not available that afternoon and remind her that I scheduled my appointment now and not 30 minutes prior and also received a reminder call yesterday to confirm that time. I leave, write a negative review on Yelp, and that evening I receive a voicemail from the owner of the practice himself. In his message he says "I'm so sorry this happened and wanted to talk to you to see if there's anything we can do to resolve this and make it right." So I call him back and he apologies but quickly goes on to tell me that he saw my review on Yelp and it was very harsh and if it were any other practice they would've given me a late show fee for arriving late and that they are a kind and accommodating practice that values their customers and are unparalleled in customer service compared to other places. He explained there was an emergency with the Doctor that day and she had to leave for family reasons so they could not squeeze me into the schedule when I was there and that's why the front desk staff asked me to come back in the afternoon. I explained to him that I completely understand emergency situations but still they were all blaming me for their scheduling mistake and got upset at me for showing up at the time they originally gave me an appointment. He asked me if I would leave the practice and I said no probably not, so he then said well your Yelp review as one star is just unfair if you're not going to leave the practice, it's harsh, can you consider removing it? I told him sure I'll do that since I'll stay with you guys. We hung up. I receive two calls from this owner throughout the week leaving voicemails asking me when I will delete my Yelp review. I told him as discussed on the phone I will remove it but with a sick child I couldn't get to doing so until the weekend. He said if I don't do it soon he will go ahead and post a reply to respond to the situation explaining the scheduling mishap and emergency staff situation. I removed it right after he bothered me that last time and haven't heard from him since. If the owner doesn't care about my sick child but only his precious 5 star reviews, why on earth would I trust this selfish and arrogant man who couldn't even own up to his staff's mistakes? A year later I have a preemie who is discharged from the NICU and the hospital staff tells me to schedule an appointment with my pediatrician immediately when we get home and she must be seen within a day after getting her home. They said pediatricians specially accommodate for NICU babies and should put them into their schedule easily. Well...I call whole child and explain everything and ask to make an appointment...should be easy right?? Uh no. The stupid front desk staff asks me all sorts of questions and says if my baby did not receive a vitamin K shot at the hospital then they cannot see her for six months. I tell her I have no idea if she got that shot but probably did but I will check and confirm can we go ahead and schedule an appointment anyway and if she didn't get it I will let them know? I then say why can't she be seen for six months if she didn't receive that shot that makes no sense?? And the lady just says she cannot be seen for six months unless she has that shot. Then I re explain the situation that I need an appointment and was just discharged from the NICU she is a preemie and was ordered to be seen immediately. The front desk lady says, oh is she a preemie? She was in the NICU? Oh I see. (I already told her this info three times!). Then she said well she can't be seen for six months. I called a new practice, with an amazing Doctor and staff, explained the preemie situation, requested an appointment, and they said my baby could come in immediately. read more

Today was my sons 2 year check-up and I have to say that this was the best pediatrician I have ever been to (I have a five year old as well). We saw Dr. Dasika and she was the most kind-hearted doctor I had ever met. She took her time to answer my laundry list of questions and I never once felt rushed!!! She made sure I understood everything and asked me numerous questions in order to help me the best way she could. I have never experienced a pediatrician that actually cared and didn't rush me out of the office to go on to the next patient. Thank you so much, Dr. Dasika! read more