Opinions on Clinical Pediatric Associates of NTX

L., Dr. Dickey is great. She is very smart, confident and experienced. In addition, I have talked to other doctors in the area and she is well-know and respected among her peers. My sister-in-law recommended her for my son over two years ago and that has been his one and only doctor. I am expecting my second next month and would not think of using another doctor. M.

My children see Dr Tran in that practice. My daughter is 3 and my son is 8mths. We love Dr Tran but have on one occasion or another have dealt with all the Dr's in the practice. They are all very capable physicians. I also have several friends that use different Dr's in the practice and have only heard good things about all of them.

I think there was an email floating around out there a few months ago with someone who had a bad experience with wait times or other issues. I've never had an issue getting in the office with a sick child and have always gotten in the same day as my call and have never had an unreasonable wait time once in the office. I've also had good experiences with the after hours nursing hotline and follow up calls from the clinic after that.

I personally don't think you would have a negative experience with any physician in that practice.

Good luck!

T.

Hi L.,

I have an 8 month old and we started out with Dr. Dickey as her ped. She came to me highly recommended by several people I used to work with. Overall, there are many great things about her and the office in general:

1) Dr. Dickey also has a PHD in child psychology so she is able to give good advice with behavioral issues.
2) The office is well staffed- I never had a problem getting in to see the Dr. or a nurse practitioner if I needed to, including Saturdays.
3) They have two office locations (Irving and Grapevine)

However, there were several issues that ultimately led me to make a change to a new pediatrician:

1) Dr. Dickey told me my daughter's head would require a helmet band to correct slight dissymetry on her face. She was adamant that the treatment was necessary. I sought a 2nd opinion from 2 other ped's and both disagreed. We took my baby to a craniofacial specialist who also agreed the treatment was not necessary and it would correct itself (which it's done) as she gets older. When I asked Dr. Dickey if the treatment was necessary she told me that while most people wouldn't even notice, she looked at my baby and it was enough of a problem to "bug her". It left me feeling really bad and we spent 2 months worrying about this condition before we had the appt. with the specialist only to find out that it wasn't so severe.

2) From the very beginning my baby has been at the top of the percentiles for both height and weight. At our 6 month appt. Dr. Dickey advised me to restrict her diet heavily. We hadn't even started solid foods yet and she told me not to give her rice cereal, bananas, crackers, bread, etc - basically anything starchy. I was once again made to feel really bad during the appt. and sought another opinion from one of the ped's I saw earlier. The 2nd Dr. totally disagreed with the advice to restrict her diet and told us it was important for her to have those foods at this age.

3) Dr. Dickey is adamant about making church-going a strong priority within the family. At each office visit she will ask you if you go to church. At the 4 month appt. she inquired what church we attended, how often, who the pastor was, etc. What she didn't bother to ask me was how well my baby was sleeping at night, how much she was eating, etc. which to me was the essential basics I assumed would be asked.

4) As a first time mom, I always have questions for the Dr. at each visit. I always left the appt. feeling like Dr. Dickey was so nonchalant with my questions like they weren't a big deal. This may just me being sensitive, and her way of trying to alleviate my fears about things that really aren't serious but I always felt like she just breezed over my questions.

Last month I made the decision that for me it just wasn't a fit and I opted to change pediatricians and it was amazing how much better I felt after the first visit with the new doctor (one of the ones I saw for the 2nd opinions earlier). For me it was the right move, however like I said I know several people who really love Dr. Dickey and her office.

I hope it helps. Feel free to contact me personally if you need to.

we have used dr. dickey for over 2 years and we love her - she is a very caring person and a great pedi - her nurse is great as well as Brenda the nurse practitioner (I think?) I would recommend the office - flexible - great response - even the after hours service we used!

Hi- We used to go to Dr. Dickey. She is a well credentialed, and well respected doctor. I was uncomfortable with her style however. I felt she didn't take my concerns seriously, and it was very difficult to see her when we had an ill child (we almost always ended up with a nurse practitioner). We saw Dr. Tran in the same office, and found him to be very gracious and concerned, and a very kind man. If we would have continued with that practice, we probably would have switched to him. One of my children has special needs, and I just felt like it was too difficult to deal with them, and switched to a different doctor in Grapevine, who we are very pleased with. I think Dr. Dickey is a very competent, very busy doctor. If you do not find her style uncomfortable, and if you can get an appointment, you might be very happy with her.

Yes, both of these doctors are AWESOME!!! We take our three daughters to Dr. Dickey, and they also see Dr. Crow in her absence. LOVE them both! GREAT DOCTORS!!! Couldn't go wrong with either.

L.,
My daughter goes to Dr. Askari who is another Doc in the office. I really like her and I also like the staff and office. They have two locations but I primarily go to the one in Grapevine. My daughter was 7 weeks early when she was born and my OBGYN suggested them and I am so thankful. Yes, they have a busy office but to me that is a good sign! They have always made time for my daughter and have Saturday hours for sick visits. The after hours nurses line is very helpful and they are affilated with Baylor Grapevine which was important to me. I hope this information is helpful!
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C.

My baby is 14 mos old and we've been seeing Dr. Dickey at the NTX Clinic since he was born. I REALLY like her. My only complaints have been with the waiting room time and the attitude of one of the front desk reception ladies. Sometimes you have to be persistent with the front desk people. But Dr. Dickey and the nurses are all great and have been wonderful to work with. For me, that is most important. And when I have called after hours with questions for the RN, they have always been very responsive and helpful to me. About a month ago, one of the mamasource ladies posted a very negative comment about the clinic due to some issue she had with getting a fast appt for her sick baby. I posted a reply that I had positive experiences with the clinic thus far. In terms of Dr. Dickey's care and the nursing care, I have NO complaints. My complaints have been minor and center really on the front desk people. We live in Las Colinas and so the office locations in Irving and Grapevine are ideal. I hope this helps! :) My sister takes her 4 year old and 18 mos old there and have for a while now, and one of my good friends takes her 9 mos old daughter there and has no complaints.