Hi,
I just moved to the Eagan area and I'm looking for a great pediatrician for my two year old son. Does anyone have a recommendation for a great pediatrician?
I noticed several other people have already mentioned P.Y.A.M., but just wanted to give another thumbs up for Pediatric and Young Adult Medicine in Eagan. The doctor that my kids see is no longer taking new patients, but I have seen several others when she has not been available and they have all been great!
We go to Pediatric and Young Adult Medicine. They have 4 locations, one in Eagan, by rainbow and the new Walgreens off of Yankee Dooodle. My favorite there is Dr Duane Skar, he has 5 kids and is a sweetheart. When he hospitalized my second son when he was 5 weeks old due to fever, he came to visit in the morning and at night. You can call the number and talked DIRECTLY to YOUR doctor during business hours, no waiting to speak through a nurse!
Their number is ###-###-####
Even though Dr Skar is my favorite, they are all good, and their philosophy is that they would rather see a healthy child with an odd symptom, then risk not seeing a sick one. THEY HAVE NEVER MADE ME FEEL STUPID FOR THE QUESTIONS I ASK, EVEN WHEN I WAS A FIRST TIME MOM, AND HAD TONS OF THEM!!
I'm a pediatric nurse at Children's Hospital in Minneapolis so I work with a lot of the pediatric groups in the area. I personally chose to have Southdale Pediatrics in Burnsville to follow my daughter's care. I like all of the doctors there and they are very good/thorough at what they do. I've NEVER had a negative experience (both personally or professionally) with them! My daughter sees Dr. Lisa Oie however, as I said previously, I like them all!
Dr Thomas Seifferman at PEdiatric and Young Adult Medicine. Their main office is St. Paul but as the prior mom said, they have offices in Eagan (we tend to go to that one and the St. Paul one a lot) as well as other locations (Lake Elmo, Maplewood, etc). We live in Bloomington near Eden Prairie so it's a longer drive for us. Yes, we could choose closer doctors but I love the fact that our dr is aggressive when it comes to treating allergies and asthma (which run on my husband's side) and now my 3 yr old has begun to show some signs of it. We also love that when you call to talk to your dr, you actually talk to your dr, not a nurse. Everything is computerized so your carries around a laptop and everything can be pulled up and entered immediately . The doctors don't have to spend time dictating notes so they have more time to spend with patients.
We go to Park Nicollet Clinic in Burnsville they have a Eagan location too. We see Dr.Devries and love her but have also seen the other peditricians as needed and have never had a bad experiance. My daughter(7) has always gone there and has a extensive medical history (premature) so we've been in and out of there alot.
Without a doubt Mrs. Michelle Peterson at Woodwinds. She spends time with you and makes us laugh with how she describes children's behavior. I've been with her for almost four years and I enjoy having her as our kids doctor. She has three kids of her own so she can also relate.
The entire group at Southdale Peds is terrific. They have a Burnsville office, just east of the hospital and Park Nicollet. They have evening and Sat appts available for sick kids which is great for working parents too.
Thomas Stealey of Metro Peds in Edina. We love him!
