Ankura Kanu Kadakia

My son just switched to Dr. Kadakia this past summer, so this was only the second time he saw her. We like her well enough, she was accurate in how she diagnosed my son's problem that we went in for and I think her advice was good. When I tried to touch base on other things he had seen her about before, she said she could not talk about them because the visit was "acute" for only the one problem. We would have to make another appointment. My guess is this is a rule and probably has its origins in management of the clinic and insurance issues. However, she did not explain that this was a new policy, she just kind of said something about making an appointment, after telling us she couldn't discuss it, and was gone. My son looked and me and asked if we were done. I said I don't know. I stood up and opened the door and flagged down a nurse who happened to be passing. I told her we needed a note for school for the visit and, if the doctor was willing, the day before, because he had been… home with the same problem. The nurse came back with a note for just the visit and when questioned said the doctor would not give a note fot the day before because she hadn't seen him then. These new policies are a real change for us and it is going to lead to a lot more doctor visits in my opinion. Normally it is hard to get in same day when a kid is sick and we parents kind of count on getting the note that covers the whole instance. For instance, are we going to have to take the kid to the clinic for an appointment each day they have the flu now? My son has a chronic condition so he is out of school more than the average kid. And if we have to make an appointment for each question rather than asking when we are literally in the room with the doctor, this will also add to the number of visits we have to make. Like I said, I think we are just used to a different way of operating and it is probably because of new rules the doctors have to abide by now that we were left feeling a little odd after this visit.

It is such a relief to find a pediatrician that has specialized knowledge in behavioral and brain health as well a dermatology. My daughter who is a preteen that has traits of Autism needed someone just like her to collaborate with to get her to thrive instead of just survive. We had our first visit with her and such a relief to find a physician that actually sits and listens and comes up with a workable plan.