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Need a New Pediatrician in Houston.

post #1 of 16
3/19/09 at 9:56am
Thread Starter 
I took my 12 month in for his well-check up yesterday where the pediatrician informed me that she was no longer going to see my son if we were not going to begin vaccinations. She was very rude and told me that it was not worth her time to have a patient she is not getting paid much for and that the point of being a pediatrician is to vaccinate. I need an alternative friendly pediatrician who does not mind that we have no plans to vaccinate. Any help would be appreciated! Thanks!
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post #2 of 16
3/19/09 at 10:31am
sending you a private message
post #3 of 16
3/19/09 at 10:43am
Krenie Stowe is great. She will tell you that you don't need to come in for all those well-checks though...just so you know.

You can see her with insurance through her office in The Woodlands or privately (cash/check) closer in.

http://www.healthedadlit.com/
post #4 of 16
3/20/09 at 12:27am
My kids see Dr. Cassandra Dickerson in Sugar Land (not sure where you are in Houston, whether this is close enough to suit). She's fine with me making the decisions on vaccination. I don't lean on her for help with illnesses, so I'm not sure what type of ideas she'd have, we basically use her as a resource if, say, an injury or something that's really outside my comfort zone comes up (potential resource, knock on wood, no serious injuries yet ).

http://www.dickersonpediatrics.com/index.cfm
post #5 of 16
3/20/09 at 12:40am
What part of town are you in? And if you don't mind, who was it that fired you?

Stowe is the most non-vax-friendly in town in general. There are several others who will tolerate it though. Injac is an often mentioned one.

-Angela
post #6 of 16
3/20/09 at 1:44pm
Shannon,
Where in Houston are you?
post #7 of 16
3/20/09 at 7:11pm
Thread Starter 
I live on the east side off I-10 and the Beltway. I am willing to drive a bit if I find a doctor I really like. I might try Dr. Stowe since she takes insurance if you see her at the clinic... I will gladly take any other suggestions though
post #8 of 16
3/21/09 at 12:03am
Dr. Kalia if you're willing to drive to Clear Lake is at Nassau Bay. Also sending a PM.
post #9 of 16
3/21/09 at 11:30am
the whole pediatric medical group on greenbriar is pretty much non vax friendly. it is now part of TC but it was started by a doc who was very much into parents making their own decisions in their kid's healthcare.
Injac as mentioned above is great, so is Dr. Allison, Wilkerson, and Hogan.
I dont have experience with the rest of them but the ones mentioned above are good with breastfeeding knowledge and not being crazy about suggesting ABX for no reason. I was even suggested to get honey to help my coughing children.
post #10 of 16
3/21/09 at 4:48pm
We use Injac and love him.
post #11 of 16
3/21/09 at 9:52pm
Allison will comply with your wishes, but he's def not friendly towards the idea. He's also really pro-BFing, but never offered me any help besides saying "formula is okay to give your daughter after you breastfeed her" when we were struggling so much. That being said, we saw about every doc in the practice and they were okay with Marion losing over a pound of birthweight before suggesting formula (she dropped from 8lbs5oz to 6lbs13oz). Not that it was good that she lost weight, but it was nice to be passively supported in my attempts. Also, Allison is very, very, very hands off when it comes to your baby. By that, I mean, he's never asked us about sleeping arrangements, never batted an eye at her cloth dipes and his attitude is one of, if the parents have a problem, they'll bring it up with me, I'm not going to quiz them on every aspect of their baby's life. I appreciate that he respects the fact that I'm the expert on my child and he's just a doctor.
post #12 of 16
3/21/09 at 10:00pm
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Originally Posted by joshs_girl View Post
Allison will comply with your wishes, but he's def not friendly towards the idea. He's also really pro-BFing, but never offered me any help besides saying "formula is okay to give your daughter after you breastfeed her" when we were struggling so much. That being said, we saw about every doc in the practice and they were okay with Marion losing over a pound of birthweight before suggesting formula (she dropped from 8lbs5oz to 6lbs13oz). Not that it was good that she lost weight, but it was nice to be passively supported in my attempts. Also, Allison is very, very, very hands off when it comes to your baby. By that, I mean, he's never asked us about sleeping arrangements, never batted an eye at her cloth dipes and his attitude is one of, if the parents have a problem, they'll bring it up with me, I'm not going to quiz them on every aspect of their baby's life. I appreciate that he respects the fact that I'm the expert on my child and he's just a doctor.

this is exactly my experiences with him. he knows we dont vax and he asks me every time if i will or not.. and i say no and that is it. we sign our forms that say we arent doing it and we move on.

both my kids lost over a pound of weight as well, not a problem. both my kids were jaundiced... kate was REALLY bad and needed bili lights. formula was never mentioned and he fought for me to keep kate at home and not at a hospital (her levels were higher than levels that i have seen kids hospitalized by other doctors for).

Allison has mentioned our kid's cloth diapers, he always does because he loves them.. he says they are better for the environment and that they are very pretty.

He is really hands off and he has suggested alternative meds for my kids always. Kate was really sick and he gave me a script for albuterol because of her symptoms and said "if you feel like she needs it, if not just keep doing what you are doing". if i worry about something he answers my questions but has never pushed abx or anything else even when my kids were really sick.

He knows we cosleep as well and said he applauded us for being able to sleep with two kids! I dont know if he agrees or not but he has never said anything disparaging about it or anything else that we do... and even in the "odd" parenting groups we are considered crazy...
post #13 of 16
3/21/09 at 10:07pm
I'm so happy to hear that! We've been scared (I guess that's the right word) to bring up cosleeping with him. At M's six month this week, we brought up her frequent night wakings and he suggested Ferber's book, but was quick to add his kids were all poor sleepers and they just had to outgrow it.

I'm really excited to hear about the meds thing though... that makes me happy
post #14 of 16
3/21/09 at 10:10pm
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Originally Posted by joshs_girl View Post
I'm so happy to hear that! We've been scared (I guess that's the right word) to bring up cosleeping with him. At M's six month this week, we brought up her frequent night wakings and he suggested Ferber's book, but was quick to add his kids were all poor sleepers and they just had to outgrow it.

I'm really excited to hear about the meds thing though... that makes me happy
he is the one that suggested honey for my kid's cough..

he is odd... he is an older doc and he is old school on some things but he is also very ready and willing to go against the grain. like he did suggest solids after 4 months but at the same time he said to wait and see if the kiddo was ready or not yet and not to go by schedules.
post #15 of 16
3/22/09 at 10:46am
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Originally Posted by almadianna View Post
like he did suggest solids after 4 months but at the same time he said to wait and see if the kiddo was ready or not yet and not to go by schedules.
That's our experience too - he said she would let us know when she was ready and to just follow her. Since we weren't successful at BFing and she's on evil formula which he knows I hate, he told us it was okay to give her as much solid food as she wanted and he was okay with her dropping to even as little as 12 oz of formula a day. Totally okay with doing whatever foods we wanted to do, when we wanted to do them (the only cautions he gave us were no PB or peanuts or honey).

Sorry OP for the hijack!
post #16 of 16
3/23/09 at 8:45pm
We see Noha Salem.
713 467 4434

She is at I10 and Gessner right across from the mall. Since I have a newborn and we dont vaccinate, they put us in a separate waiting room to keep her away from sick kids. She just had me sign a paper. She also didnt mind that we dont have a social security card or birth cert yet since she was born at home. Also very pro - extended breastfeeding.
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