Pediatrician Help

LonghornNAggie

I know there have been past posts, but I can't find them when I search... so feel free to include a link if you have different luck.

I have no idea where to start, there are so many and I have no idea what to look for.

Here are my parameters:

Live in Cedar Park, near lakeline mall, work downtown

Delivering at St. Davids on Parmer

 Friends have rec'd:

Kelly Thurston with Lonestar Pediatrics (or rather, her pedi down south rec'd her)/

Kibbe Miller at Pediatric Associates of Austin

 Please give me some other recs (with the pros and cons) and a way to decide...

Thanks!

LonghornNAggie

LonghornNAggie:

I know there have been past posts, but I can't find them when I search... so feel free to include a link if you have different luck.

I have no idea where to start, there are so many and I have no idea what to look for.

Here are my parameters:

Live in Cedar Park, near lakeline mall, work downtown

Delivering at St. Davids on Parmer

 Friends have rec'd:

Kelly Thurston with Lonestar Pediatrics (or rather, her pedi down south rec'd her)/

Kibbe Miller at Pediatric Associates of Austin

 Please give me some other recs (with the pros and cons) and a way to decide...

Thanks!

 

I meant Thorstad

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If you're looking at Pediatric Associates, I loved Dr. Hargrave. Unfortunately when we moved it became kind of a drive. Now we see Dr. Cepeda at Jollyville Pediatrics and I think she's great too.

eta: And as I pushed submit I was like "oh I should include more of the pro/con thing"

So, as far as PA - pros are that they are very friendly, make you feel totally comfortable being a neurotic parent (as I am, haha), nice facilities, etc. cons are that they charge an extra yearly fee.

Jollyville Pediatrics - one pro is that it is very "hands on" care. If you need help after hours you talk to the doctor herself, not some nurse that is hired specifically to handle after hours calls that you never meet otherwise. con - I'm not a huge fan of their nurse, she's not terrible or anything, but she kind of rubs me the wrong way sometimes.

 

EMTX

MrsRosie:

Rach03k:

Now we see Dr. Cepeda at Jollyville Pediatrics and I think she's great too.

[broken record] Love Dr. Cepeda.

Yep.

Bookworm75

EMTX:

MrsRosie:

Rach03k:

Now we see Dr. Cepeda at Jollyville Pediatrics and I think she's great too.

[broken record] Love Dr. Cepeda.

Yep.

This.

LonghornNAggie

Tanya1975:

EMTX:

MrsRosie:

Rach03k:

Now we see Dr. Cepeda at Jollyville Pediatrics and I think she's great too.

[broken record] Love Dr. Cepeda.

Yep.

 

But I heard that she is pregnant... what happens when baby is only 3 months old and she is on maternity leave? Would you just not worry about that since there are others in the practice that can cover?

This.

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LonghornNAggie:

But I heard that she is pregnant... what happens when baby is only 3 months old and she is on maternity leave? Would you just not worry about that since there are others in the practice that can cover?

That's what I figured - I'm not too concerned, I imagine they'll have something worked out for her maternity leave

MrsRosie:

I don't know what her plan is, but I can tell you that Dr. Spencer had a baby right around the time I had A and she sometimes brought him to work with her.  She had a PnP set up and everything.

That is so cute!!

PMBridetobe

I live in Leander and we will be using ARC in Cedar Park for our pedi's.