| Author | Message | ||
     lynnear Citizen Username: Lynnear Post Number: 10 Registered: 1-2003 |
Hi. Help me find a Pede. I have a 4 year old. Comments on the following Pediatricians (who are in my health plan) are welcome: Lauredan Bernier Linnie Aragones Edith Havorson Anthony Albanese Lisa Vecchio Deborah Coy (West Orange) Summit medical Group, Dr. Palfy Thanks in advance for your help, Lynnear | ||
| #9Dream Citizen Username: 9dream Post Number: 301 Registered: 12-2002  |
Not familiar with those names, and not sure if he's on your plan, but check Dr. Cotler in Millburn. We like him a lot. | ||
| teach75 Citizen Username: Teach75 Post Number: 5 Registered: 3-2003 |
I was a patient of Dr.Edith Halvorson until I was too old for a pediatrician. I would definitely recommend her! | ||
| maplemommy27 Citizen Username: Maplemommy27 Post Number: 59 Registered: 6-2002 |
I agree with #9Dream. Dr. Cotler is also my sons pediatrician. | ||
| duncanrogers Citizen Username: Duncanrogers Post Number: 411 Registered: 12-2001 |
Dr.'s Vecchio and Albanese look after our son and they are almost good cop/bad cop. You will never see anyone faster with an injection than Albanese but he can seem a little gruff to new parents, such as we are. Dr. Vecchio is wonderful and patient and careful. They are conservative in their treatments and nearby as well. | ||
| jcl Citizen Username: Jcl Post Number: 42 Registered: 7-2001 |
We use Dr. Diaz of the Summit Medical Group - he's out of the Short Hills office. He's great with my 2 year old. | ||
| eebiez Citizen Username: Eebiez Post Number: 1 Registered: 4-2003 |
I take my children to Dr. Albanese and Dr. Vecchio and we adore them. I don't agree with the good cop/bad cop comment above. I think that Dr. Albanese is very kind and has always taken a lot of time with us and explained things that non-medical people don't know. And just last Sunday (palm sunday) he met us at the office a 8 am to check out our daughter who had strep. We called him via the service at 8 pm on Saturday night. That's service! Another thing that I like about them is that the DOCTORS give the shots. A lot of my friends who go to other pediatricians tell me that the nurses administer the shots, which I would not be 100% comforatable with. And yes the person above is right about Dr. Albanese being super fast with shots...which is a blessing! I highly recommend them. | ||
| naborly Citizen Username: Naborly Post Number: 214 Registered: 7-2001 |
Dr. Halvorson has recently retired and another MD now has the practice. | ||
| algebra2 Citizen Username: Algebra2 Post Number: 874 Registered: 5-2001  |
do any other pediatricians offer early morning drop in hours like Dr. Cotler? | ||
| Wendyn Citizen Username: Wendyn Post Number: 45 Registered: 9-2002 |
I agree with Dr. Diaz in SMG and I also like Dr. Palfy and Dr. Bender (who is my dd's Ped) in the same office. I have seen them all and am very comfortable with their group. Not crazy about the nurses there though. | ||
| grw Citizen Username: Grw Post Number: 98 Registered: 12-2002 |
We use Larry Gruenwald, located on Millburn Ave We love him | ||
| tip Citizen Username: Tip Post Number: 112 Registered: 6-2001 |
Love, Love, Love Dr. Veccio, Tambarella and Albanese. My daughter was just in the hospital for 8 days and they were wonderful. They are all nice but Dr. Veccio is my favorite. She is so down to earth and I feel she really listens to me. They are also very thorough. It is also very easy to get a same day visit when my kids are sick. They have never turned me away. Also, quick response time during weekends when you call the service. Good Luck! | ||
| sac Citizen Username: Sac Post Number: 764 Registered: 5-2001 |
We use and love the Gruenwald/Comandatore practice also, but they weren't on Lynnear's list (see first post in this thread) so apparently are not an option for them. | ||
| greeneyes Citizen Username: Greeneyes Post Number: 354 Registered: 8-2001 |
Dr. Vecchio is wonderful. She's really excellent with explaining women's health issues to adolescents. She is also great about calling in prescriptions without an office visit. | ||
| phantom Citizen Username: Phantom Post Number: 1 Registered: 10-2002 |
third vote for Dr. Gruenwald. possibly not on your list because you only looked for doctors in Short Hills? maybe check your plan under Millburn. of course if you have an option to switch plans at your company's crossover.... | ||
| irl Citizen Username: Irl Post Number: 35 Registered: 6-2001 |
Vecchio/Albanese, DEFINITELY sweet cop/gruff cop. But both are good Docs. Our 3 go to them. | ||
| turliers Citizen Username: Turliers Post Number: 4 Registered: 4-2003 |
hiya we are just new to maplewood, my husband has a pretty comprehensive insurance policy and there are loads of doctors we could use. does any one have a list of all the paediatricians in maplewood with their addressess and tel no? | ||
| jfburch Citizen Username: Jfburch Post Number: 547 Registered: 6-2001 |
You'd probably need a phone book for that. But many of the most oft recommended ones are nearby towns, so you might want to look a bit wider than Maplewood. Or, if your plan has a website, you might be able to do a search there, by zipcode and/or radius from zipcode. (I know this is possible with Oxford, and others.) There are several recs here and in some other recent threads if you want some starting points. I'll throw in another pitch for Gruenwald, Commandatore, and Sterio, nearby in Milburn, 973-763-7990. | ||
| Colleen Citizen Username: Cbroderick Post Number: 27 Registered: 7-2001  |
We have been very pleased with Kids Docs (Vecchio/Albanese/Tamborello). Good luck! |
