M.H.
J.,
I would highly recommend Dr. Rachel Mace and those in her group: Dr. Steigelfest, Dr. Huss, and Dr. Rothman- my daughter sees Dr. Mace but has seen Dr. Steigelfest and Dr. Huss when Dr. Mace was out- it is not that Dr. Mace is out a lot but that my daughter goes to the pediatrician a lot because she has a rare medical condition. I found Dr. Huss and Dr. Steigelfest to be great doctors too. I spoke to Dr. Rothman once in an emergency on the weekend, and she was really helpful too. Dr. Mace has been a great doctor for my daughter. And the nurses and office staff at their offices are so friendly and helpful, and they have always gotten my daughter in that day if she needed to be seen even when she got sick in the middle of the day. My daughter sees a lot of specialists at Vanderbilt, and nearly all of them have commented on how much they like Dr. Mace and think she is a great pediatrician when they find out she is my daughter's pediatrician. That speaks a lot for her in my opinion.
Dr. Mace and her group are at University Pediatrics which is on the 5th floor of the Medical Arts Building at the Medical Center. Their number is ###-###-####. My obstrician recommended Dr. Mace to me, and I was able make an appointment to meet her before I chose her as my daughter's pediatrician- so you may want to do that. I thought I would try out other doctors this way too, but after I met Dr. Mace, I felt that I could be sure that she would do an excellent job for my daughter, and that was before she was born and before I knew that she would have special needs. I cannot tell you how much extra time Dr. Mace has put in providing the best care for my daughter, and I always know that she really cares about her.
Good luck choosing a pediatrician. And welcome to the area. As for preschools, my daughter attends Susan Gray School at Vanderbilt's education school, and she loves it. It is an excellent school with kids with special needs and normally developing children mixed in classrooms. Their number is ###-###-####. If you have any questions, or I can be of help, please let me know. I live in South Nashville- so sort of close to where you are.
Take care,
M.