In search of pediatric urologist for circumcision
Hi mamas,
My son is under weight at birth, so our pediatrician asks us to wait until he is 1 month old to get circumcised. Anyone has experiences to share with Dr. Piser and Dr. Chi Lee? Dr. Piser, referred by our pediatrician, is out til December, by then my son would be 8 weeks old. I heard to get the procedure the earlier the better. Dr. Lee might have availability sooner, but I have not seen any good/bad reviews about him. Any other pediatric urologists you would recommend?
KHZ
Oct 22, 2018
Parent Replies
Hi! We also had to wait to circumcise our son, and went with Dr. Lee, who was recommended by our pediatrician. I was really nervous about the procedure but he did an amazing job. We went with the "plastibell" procedure, which was his recommendation, and had no issues whatsoever. He also has a great bedside manner and was really responsive to all of our concerns. Good luck!
I'm a pediatrician and have seen many circumcisions done by Dr. Chi Lee and they have all been great.
Our son had his circumcision done at 6 weeks by Dr Piser and he was great. You may be able to get in at an earlier date if you call on Friday. My son also had his undescended testicle surgery done by Dr Piser in September and I ended up rescheduling to a better date by calling on a Friday (when people cancel). Not sure if that helps.. Good luck!
Dr. Lee is the best! I am a doctor and I refer all my patients who need urological care to him. My family member was also one of his first patients and had a very smooth procedure and rapid recovery. Highly recommend.
My husband was circumcised as an adult due to his Jewish conversion. Dr Piser performed the procedure. We thought he was great. Definitely recommend.
For annoying insurance reasons, we didn't get the procedure done until ~5 weeks after our son was born. Drs. Piser and Lee were recommended to use by our pediatrician's office. We went to Dr. Lee because of the long wait for Dr. Piser. He was absolutely wonderful. We had a conversation before the procedure, and he outlined steps for care afterwards. When I was concerned about whether the healing process was normal, I called the office and left a message with the nurses. Dr. Lee called me back the same day (after he finished a long day of surgeries) to assure me things were fine and after reviewing pictures. We've also had pediatricians comment on how well the procedure was done (i.e. "looked like a specialist's work"). Hope this helps!
We've been with Dr Baskin at UCSF (children's oakland) for over a year for hypospadias he's very good. He is in the same practice as DiSandro, we had an evaluation with Dr Lee and I didn't like his bedside manner but looks like people were happy with his work. All surgeries are scary for you for the little one, good luck! CIrcumcision is relatively "quick and easy."