Please take a moment to read our most commonly asked questions. We're always available to answer your questions and encourage you to contact our office if you have a question that is not answered below.
Q: Can I meet my pediatrician before my baby is born? Do I have to register with your office?
A: Yes, several of our doctors offer prenatal visits for expectant parents and we have bimonthly zoom prenatal nights. This is a great way to get acquainted with our office and our doctors. During this visit, we will give you a tour of our office and answer any questions that you have about our practice. To schedule your prenatal appointment, click here: Prenatal Appointment Request .
A prenatal visit is not required to be a new patient and no pre-registration is required with our office. If you are delivering at Prentice, designate one of our doctors on your hospital registration form and we will meet you at the hospital. If you are delivering elsewhere, call us after your baby is born to schedule your first appointment.
Q: How often should my child see the pediatrician?
A: Your child should not only see the pediatrician for an illness. It is also important to schedule well-child-care exams regularly, beginning in infancy. Also called well-care visits or checkups, these routine examinations provide the best opportunity for the doctor to observe the progress of your child's physical and mental growth and development; to counsel and teach parents; to detect problems through screening tests; to provide immunizations, and to get to know one another. Well-care visits are strongly recommended as part of preventive pediatric care.
Well-child visits are also a good time for parents to raise questions and concerns about a child's development, behavior, nutrition, safety and overall well-being.
The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends this schedule for routine well-care visits:
- Newborn-1 month-2 months-4 months-6 months-9 months
- 12 months-15 months-18 months
- 24 months-30 months
- Starting at age 3 years, we see all children once a year
Q: What is the best way to schedule an appointment with your office?
A: You can schedule an appointment by calling our office during regular business hours or through MyChart
Q: Is your office accepting new patients?
A: Yes, we always welcome new patients! Contact our office for additional information or request an appointment.
Q: Why does my child need to receive vaccinations?
A: Immunizations are a series of shots given to children at different ages to protect against many dangerous childhood diseases. Making sure your child receives immunizations when scheduled is the best way to help protect your child from potentially fatal diseases. According to the American Academy of Pediatrics, vaccinations have reduced the number of infections from vaccine-preventable diseases by more than 90%. If you're apprehensive about vaccinations, please do not hesitate to contact our office. We are no longer accepting new patients who are not vaccinated.
Q: What sets your office apart from other practices?
A: While we love all the pediatricians in the city, there are some things that make us unique! Our well waiting room and sick waiting room are an entire hallway apart, so your healthy baby won't be sitting next to a kid coughing from the flu. Our walk in hours are definitely a crowd favorite and make us very accessible for all those runny noses and minor illnesses. We also have particularly long routine visit appointments, allowing us plenty of time to answer all questions or concerns you have about your child. We're situated in the Gold Coast, but draw patients from the South Loop, Old Town, Lincoln Park, and beyond.
Q: Are you on staff at any local hospitals?
A: We are on staff at Ann and Robert H Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago and at Prentice Women's Hospital. At Prentice, we round on healthy newborns who are planning to come to our practice. We do not see our own inpatients at Lurie, but we work closely with the specialists to coordinate care and we share the same computer system for seamless communication.