Minnesota Babies
Pediatricians
Hi Ladies - How do you find an excellent pediatrician? I asked my OB for a list of recommendations, but her list contained offices - not specific names.
I am among the first in my family/friends to have a baby, so referrals are at a minimum. I'm in the Southeast Metro (Inver Grove Heights/Mendota/Lilydale/Sunfish Lake/West Saint Paul)
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Re: Pediatricians
You can request an interview w/ potential pedis. If there is a practice that you like ask to meet with some and ask them questions about their practice style.
My DD's pedi is amazing. She is actually a family practice doctor who is licensed in pediactrics too.
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Hi! I don't post on this board much, but I am from IGH. We see Dr. Bill Drehmel in Woodbury.
He's a family practitioner, but we love him as our pedi! They are in the process of moving offices (with more Dr's) to a different location in Woodbury. One thing I love, (besides the fact that he is just a great dr) is they have evening and weekend hours in IGH and N. St Paul. We needed to go on the weekend and it was super easy to get an appointment.
My HU family has been going to him for 20 years.
I'm not in your same area so I don't have a specific recommendation. When we selected a pedi for our first, we looked for good clinic hours as one of our primary factors and this turned out to be very wise as we've had several appointments in evenings and on weekends when Drew is sick. This is WAY better than needing to use urgent care docs, who don't often have a lot of experience in peds.
Good luck!
Owen Anders: labor (natural onset), failed VBAC, emergency c/s.
BFP #2, 12/12/11, m/c 12/25/11
BFP #3, 3/09/12, CP 3/10/12
BFP #4, 7/22/12, DD#2 born 4/2013
We go to Partners in Peds too (and in Plymouth)!
I absolutely love it and have raved about it and our pedi before on here.
OP -- I think you probably want someone closer than Plymouth, but they do have other offices. www.pipstop.com