Dr. Waldo Jose Luciano-Gonzalez, MD

This review is in response to my son visiting the Anaheim Kaiser ER in 1993. Yes, that’s a very long time ago and I’ve been so angry that I will never stop being angry until I somehow let him know what pain he caused me. So, Dr Luciano, I hope you are reading this! In Feb, 1993, my son was 5 weeks old. He is my first born and I was a doting mom. I was at his beckon call and head over heels in love with him. One particular night, I nursed him before my bed time. He was fine, except not too interested in nursing. I put him in his crib and went to bed. At that time he was nursing often, about every 1.5 hours as I recall. I went to bed about 9pm. At around midnight I woke in pain from breast engorgement and panic as to why my son hadn’t woke me to nurse. I went to his nursery and even before hitting the light I could hear him rattle breathing. When the light came on I could see he looked blue. I screamed for my husband to get up, something is wrong. He pretty much went back to sleep saying… “take him to the pediatrician in the morning.” I wasted no time and took him immediately to the Anaheim Kaiser ER. I was still in my PJ’s! When the people at the desk saw how frantic I was, and how sick my son appeared they immediately took him back. He was found to have pneumonia. I was up all night at the hospital. They wouldn’t let me see him, hold him, or nurse him. They said he was too weak . When I told them he needed to nurse and I was engorged, they gave me a breast pump and told me I had “lost my right” to nurse. I was so confused. When I asked to speak to the Doctor, Dr Luciano, he was very cold to me. Told me my son was very sick and should’ve been brought in sooner. When I tried to explain he was fine when I put him to bed I was treated like an abusive, neglectful liar. I cried all night begging to see him. I was not allowed. I was treated like a the worst kind of child abuser. The coldness from ALL the caregivers was excruciating, but Dr Luciano was by far the most cruel. Once my son was well enough to go home, and I thought the horrible experience was behind me, I got a knock on the door. It was CPS! Dr Luciano had reported me for neglect! At the time, I didn’t know why the lady was there. She said she was there to help & be sure my son was in a safe environment. She checked his diaper (clean) observed the house (clean) looked in my refrigerator and pantry (clean and stocked) and basically took a good look at my happy, thriving baby. She thanked me and was on her way. At least two more times she showed up, unannounced, to check on my son. Each time she was pleased with her findings. She was kind and almost apologetic. I asked her WHY she was there, had I done something wrong? She explained that Dr Luciano had reported me to CPS for child neglect, that in his report he stated that my son must have been sick for 1-2 weeks, while I neglected his needs, to be in the condition he was in at the time he was brought to the ER. I told her he was totally fine other than not wanting to nurse as much at bedtime. Then I remembered that he had his “Well Baby” one month check up just two days before the night we ended up in the ER. He got a great report. Had gained weight, clear lungs, thriving! She asked where I took him and I told her the Anaheim Kaiser location. (Lots of sick kids in the waiting room my son was exposed to) She said she would check it out. She confirmed with the pediatrician that my son was very healthy at that visit, no problems or fever whatsoever! She called to tell me the case was dropped. At no point did Dr Luciano apologize to me. For 33 yrs I’ve been angry at the way I was treated. Kept from my son, not allowed to nurse, treated like a monster and not one word of “Sorry” about reporting you to CPS and stripping you of your rights to see your son, or nurse him, nothing!! I was treated worse than Lindsay Clancy! I have been carrying this anger for 33 yrs and needed to get it off my chest. I learned later that my son had

Please take your child to a PSYCHOLOGIST PHD, that will spend some time evaluating and talking to your child in depth to make an accurate diagnosis. This doctor did NOT in our case. I was told to "emphasize the positives abilities your child has and focus on those" instead of recommending counseling on an ongoing basis for suicidal thoughts even though that it was I requested. He did not follow up...had a very matter of fact type personality with us. Found out after viewing records that he had diagnosed my daughter with Asbergers...after asking her just a couple of questions and doing alot talking at me. Could have saved my daughter sooner...If he would have cared.