Seeking Aggressive Pediatrician (South Bay)

Hi, A.:

I'm sure you're getting everyone's Pediatrician as a referral! I'm actually referring you to one who is not my daughter's Pediatrician, because we're close friends. She is Dr. Sanaz Cordes, who is the Medical Director for Little Company of Mary's Women and Children's Clinic. She's young (early 30s) and very EVIDENCE-BASED, which simply means that she does the research on an on-going basis to find diagnoses, not just her own experience. I love my Pediatrician as well, who was recommended by Sanaz, which is Dr. David Berman. But, I would recommend Sanaz for "aggressive" any day to any body...

My daughter is delayed. Honestly most insurances will deny any services. You should contact the Harbor Regional Center, this is where your ped would refer you for testing. Tell them your concerns, they will test your child, and if they qualify you will be offered services until age 3. After that unless your child is severe, your child will be retested by your local school district and services will be offered there although by our own experience no where near the quality of Harbor Regional. The only service our insurance would cover was a referal to a Nuerologist which I have found to be useless visits. Good luck!

Hi A....

Try Dr. Sanaaz Cordes in Torrance. My children have been seeing her for a couple of years. There are 3 doctors in this office. When Dr. Cordes is out, my children see Dr. Anderson. I think both are excellent doctors who actually listen to your concerns. In fact, Dr. Cordes saw a little protein in one of my girl's urine and immediately had her tested for diabetes...just to rule it out. Turns out there was no problem....but I was impressed that she would be so concerned about it.

Their number is ###-###-####.

Hope this helps!

S. V.
www.dreamplanters.com
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You can get your child eveluated for developmental delays for FREE in your own home by Harbor Regional Center. You do not need a pediatrician's referral for this. This is sponsored by the CA state Early Intervention Program. If your child qualifies, the therapy is also provided for free until the child turns 3 years old. I know this because my twin sons started this program when they were 1 year old and are still in therapy. They will be "graduating" when they turn 3 in May. Here is the number for the intake coordinator ###-###-####. Don't wait for a pediatrician to refer you. If I had done that, my boys may never have been diagnosed and would still have delays. Thankfully, they have now caught up to their peers. Good luck!

Try Dr. Rayne Pang in Torrance.

D. M.

what kind of insurance do you have?
My daughter has a pretty good pediatrician... But I am also very aggressive... I ask lots of questions and make sure I am understanding the information they are giving me!
Her Pediatrician is located in Beverly Hills off of 3rd...
It is a man but there is also a woman Pediatrician that works in his office that is GREAT!
Let me know if you are interested...

Thanks

I don't have a child with any special needs but my peditrician asks a million questions and is very thorough. I have had several friends who also highly recommend them. Both of my children have had medical emergencies, one a small burn, but the peditrician called me back immediately on the weekend and also met us at a different hospital to care for the children. Then called me daily to followup on the incident.
His name is Dr. Kaplan. He is in Los Alamitos and his number is ###-###-####. He is actually in a group and every doctor is wonderful.

Hi A.,
I am the mother of 9 year old twin girls. One was considered special needs ( but no longer). Judith Hunter at Healthcare Partners in Torrance is my pediatrician.Don't let her laid back demeanor fool you. She has tremendous follow-up and communication skills and is very assertive. I will spare you all of the roller coaster ride details we have had with our one daughter...specialists that we sought out ( when Dr, Hunter said we didn't need to) proved to mis- diagnos her.Dr. Hunter was right every single time. My neice also a mother of twins has had similar postive experiences with Dr. Hunter.
###-###-#### 3565 Del amo Blvd. Torrance 90503. Good luck
L. -Torrance

do you have any city preferences?

hi my pediatrician is rita tenebaum. what exackly are your concerns, because my son goes to launch school in torrance for speech and language delay he is 3 and a half. let me know if you would like more info.

hi A.,
i have 5 children ages 2-1/2 to 11yrs. all my 5 little ones love Dr. Linda Brown; Health Care Partners, in TORRANCE. She has always been so attentive to my children, even out of the office; making personal phone calls and visits to the hospital. We have had concerns with our children where she has given extra attention to. Fortunately, our concerns have turned out to be mild little things but Linda has always pursued our concerns with great care. for us, it is wonderful to see a dr. interested in her patients because she cares and not because she is or is not getting paid.
DR. LINDA BROWN
###-###-#### 3565 Del Amo Blvd. Torrance 90503. Good luck

Have you contacted the Harbor regional center in Torrance to have your children assessed?? You don't need a referral from anyone, you can make the call yourself 888-540-1711. You may be screened over the phone and if sounds like a real issue then your child will receive a developmental evaluation.
good luck

Our pediatrician is great. She is very open to any concerns and definitely listens. I always come in with a ton of questions about everything from vaccines to milestones and she is great about listening and addressing my concerns. The staff and other doctors are also great - the nurses are always available to answer questions and they always squeeze me in for appointments on short notice.

Dr. Donne Segil
827 Deep Valley Dr., Ste. 310
Rolling Hills Estates, CA 90274
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Try Long Beach Memorial Medical Centers Stramski Developmental Center. Dr. Kanijou (don't know if that is spelled right) is very aggressive. She is the only person that got the school district to finally pay attention to our sons severe learning disabilities. She works with a variety of different developmental issues. Not sure of the number to the center itself, but the number to LBMMC is ###-###-#### and they can give you the number. They are in Long Beach, so its not too far from you. We did try Harbor Regional in Torrance, but his "delays" were not severe enough for them. They are another good source though that you can try. Good luck!