PEDIA HUNT

AS a follow-up to my previous blog, I went ahead and did a little bit of research on pedia recommendations from parenting blogs.

I came across various forums today regarding people's recommendations for good pediatricians:

Joseph Regalado of Cardinal Santos - I AM REALLY INTERESTED TO MEET THIS DOCTOR. HE'S ALWAYS IN ALL BLOGS RECOMMENDING PEDIATRICIANS. :)

Cardinal Santos Medical arts building
room 117..M-Saturday clinic days
7270001 local 717 (Nadia - his secretary)

Comments were:
"...also a child psychologist. he also gives developmental tips aside from the usual health advice. Haba lng ng pila - but worth it :)"

"This doctor is the best! He's a young doctor who is not only very accessible, he is also very patient. He will take the time to explain matters that are unclear to you. Unlike other doctors who will try to rush you out the door. He has numbers you can call when you have emergencies and he'll return your calls. Give him a try. I'm pretty sure you won't want to go to anyone else."

"a child psychologist as well..he's very warm to kids and very patient sa mga questions from mommies...very personalized service nya although haba talaga pila sa clinic nya..he's the pedia of some of the celebrities here (the barretto sisters, joanne quintas, bernadette alison, shirley kuan etc...)..(if that amounts to something) but di siya mahal..."



Dr. Edna Panganiban-Llido
Rm.316-317 Medical Arts Bldg.
St.Luke's Medical Center

"She's really nice and good. SHe's a bit traditional and her style is always preventive. If I am not mistaken, she used to be the pedia of the children of the prince of Brunei."

Dr. Lourdes C. Sumpaico-Tanchanco
Unit 1004, Medical Arts Tower, Medical City
6356789 loc. 5120, (0919) 3672002

1. Her forte is development pediatrics. Pero she's a good pedia na din. She's based sa Medical City. She's also the director of BS Health Sciences, which is Ateneo's new pre-med program. (Also, member of the Philippine Society for Developmetal and Behavioral Pediatrics and Philippine Pediatric Society.)
2. Super approachable. In fact, she's the one who even invites me to pay her a visit sa Ateneo. Chika-chika kami.
3. Caring sya, yes.
4. I've been texting her since my baby's just born.
5. During that time na we were so worried about my baby regarding the newborn screen, she reassured us and gave us sufficient information.
6. I think reasonable naman ang price nya. Depends sa vaccine na ibibigay eh.

Hopefully, we can visit Dr. Regalado this weekend. Greenhills is very near our place as well.

I'd really like to be able to find a doctor who we can trust, be comfortable with and most especially learn from. It's tough to worry about your kid all the time and it would be of so much help if our pedia would give us an assurance that she'll be ok. At the end of the day, I'm more than happy to spend a little bit more for my child's health and well-being. I would at least expect to get the best service and advice from our doctor. :)