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Recommended Doctors By State 

The doctors listed here have not paid a fee, or endorsed this site in any way.  They have simply been recommended to us by parents. Comments after the doctor's name, address and phone are comments sent to us from the parent(s) who made the recommendation.

ALABAMA:

Birmingham: Dr. Dianne Matheson pediatrician 122 7th Ave. NE #B    Alabaster, AL 35007   Phone:(205) 663-9550

CALIFORNIA:

Laguna Hills: Dr. Dennis Phillips pediatrician 24953 Paseo de Valencia   Laguna Hills, CA 92653  Phone:(949) 951-1376

Dr. Phillips has been a wonderful doctor for my child since she was 6 mo old. He talks to the children and listens to them. He is very patient and understanding and is excellent at answering questions and explaining things clearly. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Loma Linda: Dr. Manoj Shah        pediatric GI 11370 Anderson St., Ste.B-100
Loma Linda, CA 92354  Phone:909 )796-4848

This doctor is really Great! He really listens to all of your concerns and never acts like your exaggerating. He definitely takes a proactive approach. He works with another ped GI Dr. Klooster(female) who is just as good. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Orange: Dr. Kennith Grant pediatrician 555 South Main    Orange, CA           Phone:  (714) 289-4099

Gastroenterology at Children's Hospital of Orange County.  Dr. Grant is the most knowledgeable and caring doctor that I have ever met.   He is moral, ethical and above all else listens to the parents concerns.  Dr. Grant has truly been a blessing in our lives and in many others.  If you are seeking a pediatric GI in the Southern CA area, it is my opinion that Dr. Grant is the absolute top in his field.  aacoulter@yahoo.com   -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

San Diego: Dr. Sharon Taylor pediatrician 3020 Children's Way MC5030 San Diego CA 92123 Phone:(619) 573-4003

Very knowledgable and a pleasure to deal with. She genuinely cares about her kids.


COLORADO:

Colorado Springs Dr. Ken Richeaux pediatrician 2685 Dublin Blvd. Colorado Springs, CO    Phone: (719) 592-9890

Wonderful, really listens!


CONNECTICUT:

Hartford: Dr. Laurie Scheiner pediatrician 65 Kane Street  West Hartford, CT 06119 Phone: (860) 653-1699
  Dr. Jeffery Hyams pediatric GI CT Children's Med. Ctr. 282 Washington Street Hartford, CT 06106  Phone:  (860) 545-9560

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Middletown: Dr. Joseph Flanagan     pediatrician 87 S. Main Street             Middletown, CT 06457            Phone:  (860) 344-0333

Dr. Flanagan helped me feel that it was okay to have frustrated feelings with my newborn. He also continued to work with me to find the problem. He prescribed all the medications that the GI specialist would have had Dr. Flanagan not done so.
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New Haven: Dr. Joseph Avni-Singer     pediatrician 303 Whitney Avenue        New Haven, CT 06511  Phone:  (203) 776-1243

What a wonderful doctor.  So thoughtful and gentle with is patients.  Not only is he interested in how the child is doing, but the parents welfare is his concern too!  kekai99@hotmail.com

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Wethersfield: Dr. Sherry Teitelbaum pediatrician 1331 Sila Deane Highway #200 Wethersfield, CT 06109              Phone:   (860) 529-9933

Wonderful & understanding Ped.


DELAWARE:

Newark: Dr. Joann Villamarin pediatrician 314 E Main St # 101,                      Newark, DE 19711-7180 Phone: (302)738-4800

She is wonderful.....never makes me feel like a bother...stays on top of things. Just the best! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Newark: Dr. Nancy Vinton               pediatric GI Suite 134 Medical Arts Pavilion 4745 Ogletown-Stanton Road
Newark, DE  19713
Phone: ( 302 )738-5300

She spent 1+ hours with us on our first visit...really listens. She'll return phone calls herself! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Wilmington: Dr. Roy Proujansky        pediatric GI 1600 Rockland Rd,          Wilmington, DE 19803-3607 Phone: (302)651-5928

He is very busy but the top in his field here and always makes time for us. His nurses call back the same day and talk to you until you have answers. They are really very good!!


FLORIDA:

Eustis: Dr. Roxanne Edwards-Barbee          pediatrician 2000-A Prevatt Street          Eustis, FL 31726                Phone:   (352) 357-8630

My son was vomiting excessively and Dr. Edwards was pretty sure what the problem was and admitted him to the hospital and did everthing she could.  She then begged a Ped GI to take him and now he is well. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Fort Myers: Dr. Chris Rosioru-Ross     pediatric GI 9800 HealthPark Drive
Ft Myers, Florida 33908
Phone:  ( 941)489-3535

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Miami: Dr. William Muinos             pediatric GI Miami Pediatric Gastroenterology
8940 N. Kendal Drive
Medical Arts building, East Tower
Suite 901 E
Miami, FL. 33176
Phone: (305) 273-7230

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  Dr. Raghad Koutouby pediatric GI 8940 N. Kendall Drive, #603   Miami, Florida 33176            Phone:   (305) 512-3345

She is absolutely fantastic and is well-respected by peds, nurses and other medical personnel. Always answers all my questions and telephone calls. Can't say enough good things!! sweetdi99A@aol.com

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Orlando: Dr. Sangetta Bhargava pediatric GI 11183 S. Orange Blossom Trail #C Orlando, FL 32837                        Phone:   (407) 857-2816

This doctor felt my sons stomach and knew he had pyloric stenosis and not reflux and immediately got a PED. surgeon. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Orlando: Dr. Richard D. Signer pediatric surgeon 100 West Gore Street, Suite 400 Orlando, FL 32806                        Phone:   (407) 843-7710

GEORGIA:

Atlanta: Dr. Jeffery D. Lewis pediatric GI 5455 Meridian Mark Road, Suite 560 Atlanta, GA 30342                         Phone:   (404) 257-4679

This ped GI worked with our normal ped GI and is a wonder to be seen. He is too far for us to see him regularly but he is amazing. He is based out of Scottish Rite Children's Hospital ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

  Dr. Bess Shoen             pediatric GI 2040 Ridgewood Dr., NE
Atlanta, GA   30322
Phone:  (404) 727-4036

Dr. Shoen is an Assistant Professor of Gastroenterology and Nutrition with the Emory Children's Center. We took my son there when he was 4 months old suffering from silent reflux. She is the most patient, kind, and thorough Doctor we've taken our son to - there have been many. She's also great about explaining her ideas and diagnosis in detail and allowing you the parent to make choices about the treatment (where appropriate). She even responded to a weekend page when we were out of town and called me long distance to help us through a rough weekend. How many Doctors even allow patients access to their pagers? She is very pleasant and excellent with children. My son adores her and I've seen her with other children who seem to really respond well to her too. I would recommend Dr. Shoen to anyone with a child suffering from reflux or anyone else who needs a pediatric GI! --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Atlanta:     Brenda Smolky, MSP Feeding Therapist Scottish-Rite Children's Medical Ctr. Atlanta, GA 30342                         Phone:   (404) 257-3433 ext. 5064

Brenda has spent 2 years helping us unwind C's GI mystery and get her off her feeding tube. She has educated herself on the specifics of our child's case - when the drs. were stuck in their same old ruts. If she hadn't stood by us, been willing to investigate all philosophys,. . . I don't know if we would have ever got her eating! ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Duluth: Dr. Gail Smith  pediatrician 3055 Breckinridge Exchange Suite 300
Duluth, GA 30096                   Phone: (770)931-5130

Excellent care giver. Diagnosed the problem on first visit, which our son was suffering from Gastro Reflux.   Treated with Reglan and Zantac. it has been 6 months and we have a very healhty baby.


Lawrenceville: Dr. Suzanne Mollock pediatrician 601a Professional Drive      Lawrenceville, GA 30245             Phone:   (770) 995-0823

Susan has become a great resource. She has put the specialist in perspective, listened when the specialist wouldn't, . . .She has a partner who has two grown daughters who have suffered from reflux for their whole lives.                 
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Macon: Dr. Noel Israel        pediatric GI 800 First Street                     Macon, GA 31210                Phone:   (912) 755-1952

This ped GI is it for GERD. He has experience working with the CDC in Atlanta and has a wonderful manner with parents. He has done wonders for my daughter and has even consulted with my other child (one time visit). ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Savannah: Dr. Christopher Rittmeyer                  pediatric GI 4720 Waters Avenue, #310     Savannah, GA 31404-6292           Phone:   (912) 350-7405

This Dr. is just wonderful. He is sympathetic to a mom and seems to trust her feelings. His nurse is so nice and helpful and laid back. I have had nothing but a great experience with Dr. Rittmeyer. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Warner Robins: Dr. Dave Harvey pediatrician 1280 S. Houston Rd.
Warner Robins, GA 31088
Phone:  (912)923-0131

One of the finest Dr.'s you could ever meet, he is wonderful with both the children and the parents. He knows all about reflux and does not hesitate to take action. He is espically close to his special needs children always hugs the kids. He always asks hows mom doing? On more than one occasion he has helped us through some really rough times, and when Dylan was an infant and had was on continueous feeds he never let us sit in the waiting room because he knew I was terrified about stomach viruses so they always put us in another room.


 

               

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