South Bay Pediatricians
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Whole Child Wellness
March 2010
I'd like to hear from anyone who has had experience - good or bad - with Whole Child Wellness in Belmont. We have decided not to vaccinate according to the 'recommended' schedule, and will likely not vaccinate at all. We would like to find a pediatrician - trained in Western medicine but with a naturopath/homeopathy leaning/preference - who will support our choice, and even better, who has the same point of view on vaccines as we do. If you do not have a recommendation to make on WCW but know of other pediatricians that fit the description above, I would love to get your recommendation. Someone local to the East Bay would be ideal. Thank you! - new mommy
Hi, I would like to strongly recommend Whole Child Wellness. My husband has known Dr. Song, the founder, since their undergrad education at Stanford and we are very familiar with her work. Our daughter has low muscle tone and complications stemming from a tongue-tie that was not corrected after the first clip. Dr. Song has provided us with very thorough and successful homeopathic regimens and holistic recommendations for treating concerns ranging from mastitis (for me) to a yeast infection in my daughter's mouth from my antibiotics, in addition to general pediatric consultation. During the swine flu panic, Dr. Song and her colleagues wrote extensive newsletters that respectfully addressed the concern from all perspectives, including Dr. Song's own personal decision to get vaccinated herself (she was pregnant at the time). They also provided the safest H1N1 vaccines that they could find, without many of the controversial additives. The office is run in a competent manner, and Dr Song is truly a physician who draws upon multiple modalities (allopathic, homeopathic, and holistic) to provide wonderful care in a very warm, friendly, and professional environment. Anonymous
I commend you for trying to do what is best for your child. But I strongly encourage you to look carefully at the quality of internet information sources on vaccines--and consider how you would feel if your child died of Haemophilus b meningitis--which happened to a vaccine delaying parent in Minnesota last year. A local reaction to a vaccine is visible to a new parent; but the diseases the vaccines are proven to prevent are still around and can be devastating. science aware Mom
San Mateo or Burlingame
Feb 2009
Can anyone recommend a good pediatrician in the San Mateo or Burlingame area? Thanks!
I love Dr. Linda Pope in Burlingame at Rowland and Associates. All the doctors we have seen in the practice have be great. Dr. Pope schedules plenty of time for visits and never seems in a hurry. She is willing to 'wait and see', ie. not super quick to prescribe antibiotics. Although vaccinations come up at each well child visit, I have never felt pressured (we are slow vaxers). Tara
My son's pediatrician is moving from San Francisco to a new practice in Mountain View called El Camino Medical Group and we're really sad to see her go. If you haven't selected one yet we highly recommend her. I can't say enough rave reviews about her. She listens, is patient, thorough, responds to all questions and phone calls promptly. And most importantly really cares about your child. We're going to miss her so much. Hope this helps. Elaine
Fremont
June 2003
We're expecting our first baby in August and looking for a good pediatrician in Fremont. Any suggestions for us? Thanks! Sheri
We have had great luck at Palo Alto Medical Foundation in Fremont on Kearny Street. We interviewed doctors at several practices before we settled on PAMF. Our daughters see Dr. Joy Doyle, who is actually a family practice doctor. We could not be happier. She is wonderful. Warm, great with kids, and really listens. At Palo Alto we have also seen Dr. Scobel, who is a pediatrician, and is terrific. I have heard only glowing things about her from friends whose children are her patients. Her practice is closed generally, but she accepts newborns. She has lots of experience and 5 children of her own. I have also had very positive experiences with Dr.Sanchez. And my friend whose daughters see him absolutely adores him. When her daughter was ill, after seeing her in the office, he called her home to check on her. All the best, Susan
We had a good experience with Dr Vanita Jindal at Stanford’s San Mateo practice when we lived on the peninsula. All the peds docs there are excellent.
When we lived in the area we used, and were very happy with, Peninsula Pediatrics. We saw and loved Dr Jeff Tan in the Burlingame office but with little ones at the time ended up seeing many of the docs in both Burlingame and San Mateo and found them to be a great group, not dissimilar from our experiences here with Berkeley Pediatrics if that helps. They were originally recommended to us by another mom who’s also a physician. Best of luck with your move!