In search of a good Pediatrician....

Hello Parents

My son and I are moving to Colorado Springs this summer (julyish), and I am in search of both a good Pediatrician (covered by CHP), and a Naturopathic doctor. My son has had issues gaining weight, and we're going through a lot. We live in Oregon, and our state insurance has control over most of our medical decisions for our son. We have been forced to feed our son with an NG tube for the last few months, and it is taking a toll on all of us. We are excited to be leaving all this behind, as I know my son is healthy and can eat fine without a feeding tube. I would really like to see a doctor who would help us get to the bottom of my son's weight issues without using a feeding tube as a bandaid. Any recommendations would be greatly appreciated!! Thanks!

Best,

Kaitlin

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Comment by Alicia on February 1, 2010 at 1:27pm: We love Dr. McKaffrey at Ironhorse Peds. He and Dr. Maynard saved our little boy's life by catching things early. He calls them the "old guys". The "old guys" have seen everything. Although they aren't alternative docs, they are respectful of some of our alternative choices for our son. Great docs.

Comment by Carmen Boles on February 1, 2010 at 12:38pm: Hi Kaitlin! I can honestly say that I heartily recommend ANY of the doctors at ABC Pediatrics. They are in the north part of the city, off of Union around Research. Our primary doc is Dr. Karen Childs, but they are all wonderful. A short story:

We had always taken our daughter there, and she was a normal, healthy child. But our son was a different story. From the time he was born, every cold turned into pneumonia - that sort of thing. Around July 4, when he was 7 months old, we woke one day and he had a golf-ball sized area around his lymph node where his little body was just overcome with infection. Over the weekend before July 4 (it was a Tuesday that year), we went in EVERY DAY for them to see if he was ready for surgery. (They were waiting to see if his body would absorb it or not) Saturday, Sunday, the Monday before a holiday and then ON July 4 we saw a doctor who took as much time as we needed. Finally on July 4, he had surgery. Today he is a happy, healthy 4-year-old but I've never forgotten how helpful and comforting they were.

Comment by Kaitlin Boyer on January 31, 2010 at 9:38pm: thank you, thank you! I've had two recommendations to Iron Horse, and Sunflower.

Comment by Candace McCollett on January 31, 2010 at 8:26pm: Pediatrician and Family Practice Recommendations

Dr. Nancy Dawson, Dublin Primary Care, 592-9890

Dr. Bagnell, Iron Horse Pediatrics

Dr. Gina Bamberger, Sunflower Family Medicine, 955-2495

Dr. Lisa Butler, Strode Family Practice, 481-3031

Dr. Bodrero, The Whole Health Practice

Dr. John Kucera, SW corner Academy & Dublin, 596-1118

Comment by Trudy Thomas on January 31, 2010 at 6:44pm: Hi Kaitlin. The picture of you and you son is just precious. I'll do my best to put out the word for you. I promoted you blog on the site and will send it out to Facebook and Twitter. We'll see what we can find!!