Best Pediatricians in LA?

Almost everyone in my mother's group (babies about 4 months old) use Dr. Fleiss. Unlike the poster below, I've had no wait problems (I always get the first appointment of the day with ANY doctor). And I've seen the Dr. himself every time.

Although, you must take into account that he does house calls (he drove to our house to see our son the day after his home birth and stayed a while) and that he can not always be available in the office. That trade off is very worth it for me. And I pay out of pocket, but the doctors I've had and interviewed at Cedars are terribly off putting - not to mention the legendary waits and lack of parking at most facilities.

The $120 a visit for Fleiss is worth it to avoid BH and CS for me.

Robert Hamilton in Santa Monica. He also works with Jenna Roberts, whim we've also seen and liked.

Dr. Jenna Liddy, Encino CA

Vicki Shimoyama, MD. Cedars Sinai Medical Group. LOVE HER. The other doctors in the practice are great, too, but she's our primary are we are really happy with her.

Guy Efron in Beverly Hills! -www.weelicious.com

We LOVE Dr Lauren Lubin in Burbank.

Dr. Lauren Feder. Amazing! The appointments are not rushed and she takes time to answer questions in a thoughtful manner.

I know I asked the same question when we were in the market for a new ped when our second son was born.

Our survey came up with te legendary Dr Paul Fleiss in Los feliz. As the only way to get into his busy office is with a newborn we thought we should give it a try.

His philosophies and celebrity and hip cool crowd that are part of his practice are great and his team is great. However we found the realities of at least an hour to almost over two hour waits at every appointment and the fact that we rarely actually saw the dr himself and rotated through a number of staff so we rarely saw the same person at our next visit, in addition to be a bit of a haul to get to his office ended up being quite stressful. When the sign that our insurance would no longer be billed directly and all visits would have to be paid out of pocket was the frosting on the cake for us.

So while I know many many families who adore the doctor and his practice, I would offer the caveat of taking into consideration who is the best pediatrician for you and your family. Which may be obvious, but I know I forgot to factor in a lot of other things having "the best" idea overshadow the best for us.

That being said, we have been quite delighted with our experince with dr laarni domontay in Burbank. She is family practice but I have found this to be helpful in building a strong relationship with her and her office because we all see her. And she is within walking distance from our house. So it eliminates a lot of stress.

Good luck!

I recommnend Dr. Anita Sabeti. I was taking my children to Dr Pivko for last 12 years and when he got retired, he recommended Dr. Sabeti to all her patients.
I heard a couple of other retiring doctors in Beverly Hills and west L.A did the same. She is very caring, works with nice nad caring staff and her office has a wonderful environment. She is one of the BEST in Los Angeles.
Her office is on corner of Wilshire and lindley. I'm sure you can find many reviews about her if you Google her.

-R

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Anita Sabeti, in Beverly Hills