We didn't have a good experience with Dr. Dorrell, who told us to buy a
pump and supplement for our slightly jaundiced newborn. She was very
cavalier about the bottle, which I had misgivings about introducing
so quickly. For some reason my son did not take to the bottle, but he
still managed to gain 4 oz in a day thanks to round the clock nursing.
She was surprised that he gained so much weight without the help of a
bottle and said that we could forget about pumping (after telling us the day before that a pump would cost $200+, and that it wasn't covered by insurance because it wasn't medically necessary). No doubt the
hormones made me especially emotional, but I felt like she was insensitive
about the whole thing. <br>
<br>
I stayed away from Dr. Holtzman based on comments posted on this listserv, and we've been
very happy with Dr. Priver, who is very low-key and relaxed. However, we recently had to deal with a
mysterious and persistent high fever, and Dr. Priver was not available. Dr. Holtzmnn did not do the examination,
but she was the follow-up pediatrician (due to the holidays). I was
extremely impressed with how thorough she was over the following 3 days
about keeping track of his lab tests and contacting us. She was a bit
brusque when we missed a call the first time, which rubbed me the wrong
way, but she more than made up for it with her subsequent calls.<br>
<br>
Erica<br>
<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Mon, Jan 3, 2011 at 3:39 PM, Maria Ortega Hesles <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:meo299@mail.harvard.edu" target="_blank">meo299@mail.harvard.edu</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding-left: 1ex;">We really like Dr. Priver. She is very nice, excellent with vaccines<br>
and patient with new parents. She goes to Holyoke 3 times a week.<br>
<br>
Good luck<br>
<font color="#888888">Maria<br>
</font><div><div></div><div><br>
<br>
On Monday, January 3, 2011, Yi-wen Huang <<a href="mailto:ywhuang@fas.harvard.edu" target="_blank">ywhuang@fas.harvard.edu</a>> wrote:<br>
> We love Dr. Lynch, but she doesn't take new patients anymore. We had<br>
> Dr. Holtzman a few times, and they were bad experiences as well (not<br>
> vaccine-related, either). Dr. Dorrell is pretty good and reliable.<br>
> Yi-wen<br>
><br>
> On Mon, Jan 3, 2011 at 12:53 PM, Manjari Chatterjee Miller<br>
> <<a href="mailto:mchatter@fas.harvard.edu" target="_blank">mchatter@fas.harvard.edu</a>> wrote:<br>
>> We love Drs. Priver and Dorrell. And we were advised on the email list to<br>
>> stay away from Dr. Holtzman (some issues with vaccination mixup).<br>
>> Unfortunately, we did have to take our son to her once a couple of months<br>
>> ago and it was a pretty bad experience (nothing to do with vaccinations).<br>
>><br>
>> On Mon, Jan 3, 2011 at 12:30 PM, Joshua Rosenbloom<br>
>> <<a href="mailto:joshua_rosenbloom@hms.harvard.edu" target="_blank">joshua_rosenbloom@hms.harvard.edu</a>> wrote:<br>
>>><br>
>>> Hi-<br>
>>> We are quite happy with Dr. Dorrell. However it is a group practice and<br>
>>> each clinician is only there one or two days a week. So we were unable to<br>
>>> get a visit with her until the 1 month checkup for our newborn. In the end<br>
>>> it seems like you have to take whoever is available based on your schedule.<br>
>>><br>
>>> -Josh<br>
>>><br>
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>>>> Hi Everyone,<br>
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>>>> My wife is due near the end of February. We're delivering at Mt. Auburn<br>
>>>> but will be going to Holyoak for on-going care. Are there any pediatricians<br>
>>>> you would especially recommend at Holyoak?<br>
>>>><br>
>>>> Thanks so much!<br>
>>>> Zeshawn<br>
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>>>><br>
>>>> Zeshawn A. Beg<br>
>>>> Doctoral Student, Accounting & Management<br>
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