Pediatricians at Sutter East Bay on Milvia

Both Landman and Swearingen are great. Very responsive to questions in person and via the MyHealthOnline app. Unless you have an urgent medical issue, they tend to be booked about a month out for in person appointments.

We have 4 kids and Swearingen is our primary ped doc but we have also seen everyone except Ghaderi for non-routine visits. We’ve never had any significant health issues but we love the practice overall and especially Dr. Swearingen! She’s very warm, gentle, speaks to the kids and the parents. She has listened to all of our concerns and never brushed them off, she’s willing to provide referrals if requested and has low ego. With our birth of our first kid Berberich was the ped making rounds at the hospital and when we were concerned about initial labs he gave us his cell phone number in case we had more questions. He personally followed up with results from repeat labs. We felt very personally cared for in a large system/hospital. 

Dr. Berberich and Dr. Kowaleski are both really wonderful. We had to leave their practice about five years ago because of an insurance change--but they are both great with kids, very experienced, and will go the distance for their patients. I don't know the others, but have heard good things.

We are with Lisa Swearingen and love her. She caught something in our son's bloodwork when he was a newborn, communicated with us immediately, got him in to see a specialist at Children's Oakland within a couple of hours, and consistently followed up. All was well, but it could have been bad if our pediatrician had been less conscientious, and we had be less lucky. Since then (just over a year), she's just been a pleasure to work with. She is professional but friendly, with a good bedside manner. She listens, answers questions and actually explains things without condescending. She's a good balance of no-nonsense science and relaxed openness, if that makes sense. Our son loves her too. I've had one appointment with Petra landman as well, and she was very pleasant, competent, etc. 

Dr. Petra Landman was my daughters' pediatrician for 12 years before my husband's health insurance plan changed and we lost access to Sutter East Bay's pediatricians.  A year later, I still miss seeing her.  She's warm, responsive, and never made me feel rushed.  She has a great bedside manner with children.  I highly, highly recommend her!  We have also seen Dr. Berberich many times, and we like him very much too!   

We have had a great experience with both Dr Landman and Dr Swearingen...Dr Berberich and Dr Koweski were good to see if we had to (sick visit, on call etc) and were thorough and professional but my kids didn’t take to either and I found them to just not be so warm and welcoming. Highly recommend the other two!

We have loved the Pediatricians at Milvia location. We personally prefer Landman and Swearingen as they just seem more understanding and caring. One of our daughters tends to resist certain procedures and I didn’t find kowaleski or berberich to be as patient or kind with her (they seemed annoyed that she was scared in our experience) - but they still provided great medical advice and care. 

We see Dr. Swearingen with our 4 month old and are very happy! Personable, good with my daughter, and very concise. Emails about things like stubborn diaper rash, etc, all answered quickly. 

I've been seeing Dr. Lisa Swearingen for the past three years, love her approach and all of the nursing team as well. 

Hello - We had Dr. Swearingen as our pediatrician before we left the Bay Area.  She was very personable and never felt rushed.  As a new mom, we had tons of questions in the beginning and she never hesitated to give you her time.  She would always give us an age appropriate book at the appointments, also, which I thought was a sweet gesture.  Honestly, I wish we could have taken her with us on our move.

We've had some interactions w/Dr. Kowaleski and have found him kind and thoughtful. Our primary doctor for the last 2 years has been Dr. Berberich and we love him, though I'm also aware that his rather gruff, "no-nonsense" style isn't for everyone! We like him because he's pretty aligned with us in terms of childrearing approach (informed us when our child was old enough to night wean but didn't push the issue; gave us evidence-based information for treatment options he recommended; let us know when referrals were necessary and when they would be unlikely to yield additional information; etc.). Will stick with him until he retires :)
 

I've really liked the relationship we have with Dr. Petra Landman. We have a four month old, so not a long relationship, but she's patiently answered questions, takes time with us and our baby, and seems to have similar values. I also like the office staff. 

Dr. Landman was my twins doctor and all three of us were very happy with her. She's excellent. We also had very positive experiences and interaction with all of the other doctors you listed except for Dr. Ghaderi. It's an excellent group including staff and nurses.