Eric Siegel

Review of Children's Center for Digestiv...

Dr. Patel is wonderful, as is the rest of the staf...

Dr. Patel is wonderful, as is the rest of the staff at the main office on Meridian Mark. We took our 12 year old son to GI Care for Kids and we were randomly assigned to Dr Patel and we now feel that our son could not be in better hands. After a few visits, Dr. Patel was able to diagnose our son with Crohn's Disease. He started our son on immediate treatment and now (2 months later) our son is looking and feeling better than he has in a long time. Dr. Patel has just the right balance of patience and aggressiveness. He is always easy to talk to and has a way of making everything easy to understand. He is never condescending and spends lots of time talking directly with our son. We never feel rushed at all and he is always willing to sit with us and answer any questions we have.

The only "negative" I would give this place is that you do need to be prepared to wait a while to see the doctor. They are very busy and so they typically run behind, so just make sure you plan on waiting for an extra 30-60 minutes to get in to see the doc. Ultimately, however, I don't really consider this a negative aspect because I know that the reason they run behind is because they are dealing with children and worried parents...which eats up time. Even though we sometimes have to wait a while to see Dr. Patel, once he comes into the room we NEVER feel rushed and he always spends as much time with us as we need...and that's what really matters in the end.

I would also like to point out that the Remicade infusion center (for treating Crohn's) next door to this office also has a great staff and our son loves going for his infusions. They have really made us feel like family.