Pediatrician question.

[Mrs. Luther073082]

I asked my doctor to recommend a pediatrician for our son the other day. He recommended someone he says he respects and gets a lot of positive feedback about from other parents. However, I think the pediatrician only has been out of school for a little while and therefore may not have as much experience as others. How much would this matter to you, if at all? Why or why not?

 

[LilLamb219]

I asked my doctor to recommend a pediatrician for our son the other day. He recommended someone he says he respects and gets a lot of positive feedback about from other parents. However, I think the pediatrician only has been out of school for a little while and therefore may not have as much experience as others. How much would this matter to you, if at all? Why or why not?

One thing to consider is that being fresh out of school might give him a jump up on what's new in the medical field.

 

[theOriginalJust4Jesus]

I would be OK with it.

 

[MessianicMommy]

Is s/he in a shared practice? I don't think I'd be too worried if they were.

We were referred to (by friends, my ob/gyn and the hospital team) to our pediatrician practice. The Doctor that DH went to came back recently, and I really like one of the other doctors. We had horrible experience for for years with the only female pediatrician and she never really listened to us OR what we said and would just run with information or berate me for our well-informed medical choices. (To the point I actually stormed out of the office without finishing our visit after telling her what she could do with herself for insulting me, my parenting and my nationality. I also had her put on a "NOT ALLOWED TO TREAT UNLESS ABSOLUTE EMERGENCY" status in large red letters on our medical records. -- apparently I wasn't alone in this... she got kicked out.)

Considering someone fresh out of med school would have newer information and be up on Celiac studies, possibly also non-celiac gluten sensitivity, better diagnostic ideas for various issues and possibly better nutrition information + encouragement to breastfeed longer + resources for that.... I'd be for it.

 

[Mrs. Luther073082]

Thanks for the replies so far!

 

[livin4christ9203]

We went with someone younger. However I went to his dad until I was 18. So I figured he would probably be pretty good! He is awesome!

Also, before becoming a stay at home mom I worked for a doctors office and patients were always worried about being scheduled with 1 of the new guys.. We would always reassure them.. They have been through medical school just like the older ones, they know what they are doing and lots of times have better more innovative ways of doing things.. I would give him a Shot.. And if you don't like him you can always switch! I just wouldn't base it on how young/new they are.

 

[CRAZY_CAT_WOMAN]

Cade has an older doctor. He does okay, but shrugs off his issues . Also Cades allergic to several thing. Maybe we could have had him tested earlier, if the doctor paid attention to our concerns. When we told the doctor that he wakes up every hour, in the middle of the night. He said to put him in a playpen and put cartoons on. I think he has sensitivity issues, but he hasn't been tested or diagnosed. Because the doctor doesn't listen to our concerns and shrug it off. I'm thinking if he was younger. He would listen more.