paediatrician recommendations auck cent?
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Topic: paediatrician recommendations auck cent?
Posted By: justme
Subject: paediatrician recommendations auck cent?
Date Posted: 24 April 2008 at 10:30am
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hi there, Hoping someone can please recommend a good paediatrician in Auckland central area. thanks ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: Bombshell
Date Posted: 24 April 2008 at 10:34am
| one in st marks road in same building as anil sharma = forget his name but he was lovely - we saw him for ellas hernia. on first level i think (one floor up from ground) - andrew someone from memory???? |
Posted By: Shorty
Date Posted: 24 April 2008 at 10:41am
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We see Dr Liang in Herne Bay. We have found him to be great. We are off to see him again on Monday.
Some of the Paed's specialise in certain areas. |
Posted By: .Mel
Date Posted: 24 April 2008 at 1:13pm
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I second Dr Liang. ------------- Mr Mellow (16) Miss Attitude (8) Destructa Kid (3) 
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Posted By: justme
Date Posted: 24 April 2008 at 2:32pm
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Thanks heaps ladies I'm just back from the docs & have a few ideas but not anything concrete to try on him & the only specialist the doctor could refer us to couldn't see us until mid June What building does Anil Sharma work again Bombshell? ------------- http://lilypie.com">
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. Not willing to wait that long so will definitely try Dr Liang.Posted By: Maya
Date Posted: 24 April 2008 at 2:40pm
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It really depends what it's for. Allen Liang specialises in respiratory tract issues and allergies (he is brilliant btw), as do Jan Sinclair and Rohan Ameratunga (sp) and there are a heap of other paeds who all specialise in different things. Peter Nobbs was my girls general paed, he works out of Auckland Paediatric at Ascot hospital and he is really good. Then Sienna sees a separate paediatrician for her kidneys who specialises in paediatric renal surgery. -------------  Maya Grace (28/02/03)
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The Gremlins:Sienna Marie & Mercedes Kailah (14/10/06)
Lil miss:Chiara Louise Chloe (09/07/08)
Her ladyship:Rosalia Sophie Anais (18/06/12)
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Posted By: .Mel
Date Posted: 24 April 2008 at 2:58pm
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Oh Cooper saw Peter for his jaundice. He was very nice. ------------- Mr Mellow (16) Miss Attitude (8) Destructa Kid (3)
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Posted By: BuzzyBee
Date Posted: 24 April 2008 at 3:05pm
Emma I thought Ameratunga was a Neurologist or Immunologist? -not sure what his title was exactly  ...either way I went to him when I was younger re: all my allergies, asthma & eczema. He was fantastic ( I went to him for YEARS)------------- Single Mum to a darling wee boy of 3 years :) |
Posted By: justme
Date Posted: 24 April 2008 at 3:52pm
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Thanks emma My doc referred us to Simon Rowley on Great South Rd who specialises in feeding issues & there are a few other things we are concerned about that are possibly hereditory issues which simon does not specialise in but he knows another paediatrician that he will refer us too. There is a hell of alot of heart problems in our family too which we really want to have checked out. My Grandma died of heart failure when she was only 33. My mum is on heart medication & has lost 3 brothers in the past 4 yrs to heart failure. My mums youngest sister just had surgery last week - she has a hole in her heart. It's good to hear that Peter Knobbs is good because he is the guy who checked Ethan out after he was born & we didn't go with him because we felt he was a bit cheesy - a bit like a salesman.. you know? We decided against him because we felt that all he wanted was our money.. but maybe it was a genuine smile & we were just being over sensitive at the time as first time parents. I will suggest him to dh too! ------------- http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: Maya
Date Posted: 24 April 2008 at 6:50pm
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Simon Rowley is also brilliant, he is the head of neonatal medicine at Akl City Hosp. I've interviewed him a few times for various articles and he definitely knows his stuff.
Peter Nobbs did the girls birth checks too, that's how we ended up with him as their general paed and he dealt with Mercedes reflux and apnoeas, and referred Sienna on for her kidneys. And yep Steph, Rohan is an immunologist, that's the fancy name for an allergy specialist. Neurologists specialise in brains/brain development... ------------- Maya Grace (28/02/03)
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The Gremlins:Sienna Marie & Mercedes Kailah (14/10/06)
Lil miss:Chiara Louise Chloe (09/07/08)
Her ladyship:Rosalia Sophie Anais (18/06/12)
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Posted By: mummy_becks
Date Posted: 24 April 2008 at 7:09pm
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Simon Rowley is the paed for the Littlies Mag. ------------- I was a puree feeder, forward facing, cot sleeping, pram pushing kind of Mum... and my kids survived! |
Posted By: BuzzyBee
Date Posted: 24 April 2008 at 8:17pm
Oh Emma I feel like such a doofus now LOL ...Mum was the one that said neurologist first - either that OR I heard the ologist part and guessed from there LOL ....I swear it wasn't me  haha
*blonde moment* ------------- Single Mum to a darling wee boy of 3 years :) |
Posted By: Maya
Date Posted: 24 April 2008 at 8:25pm
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*giggle* ------------- Maya Grace (28/02/03)
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The Gremlins:Sienna Marie & Mercedes Kailah (14/10/06)
Lil miss:Chiara Louise Chloe (09/07/08)
Her ladyship:Rosalia Sophie Anais (18/06/12)
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Posted By: justme
Date Posted: 25 April 2008 at 7:48am
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Thanks emma! I'm stoked that I posted this Q now, it's difficult to know where to look or who to ask when you have no idea like me! I think we will keep Simon Rowley on the list but chase Peter Knobbs up because he was referred to us by our Ob - Paul Robinson from Origins, which is why we used him with Ethan to start with. I am also really pleased to know our doc referred us to someone like Simon Rowley too as he sounds great from what you have said Emma. I have a few choices now - started with pretty much zilch! thanks everryone ------------- http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: kiwigal
Date Posted: 25 April 2008 at 8:55am
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I second Peter Nobbs he was fantastic when my son was delivered at 36 weeks and we will be our paediatrician again with #2. |
Posted By: marielb
Date Posted: 25 April 2008 at 1:18pm
| We see Dr Liang too :) He costs a fortune but is so worth it!!!! |
Posted By: BuzzyBee
Date Posted: 25 April 2008 at 1:29pm
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Just asked Mum about Dr. Liang as the name sounded familiar, I went to him as a child also & Mum highly recommends him...
I must admit I do seem to hear Ameratunga & Liang's names often and see them in print regularly (whether it be parenting magazines, newspapers or even tv) Good luck in finding the right paed to suit you. ------------- Single Mum to a darling wee boy of 3 years :) |
Posted By: MummyFreckle
Date Posted: 25 April 2008 at 6:55pm
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We went to Peter Nobbs when Oli was about 8 weeks old...he was great, even followed up with phone calls and emails to make sure we were going okay. My GP suggested either Peter or Simon, and having crossed paths with Simon in my past career I think hes great but we saw Peter at Birthcare when Oli was born and he was really good then so we ended up going to him. I would recommend him! Good Luck with whoever you go to!
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Posted By: justme
Date Posted: 28 April 2008 at 9:28pm
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Thanks girls, I appreciate your help with this. I have discussed it further with dh & we decided that we are going to try get Peter Nobbs. We don't want to wait too long so hope he doesn't have a major waiting list! ps) We were going to go with Simon Rowley but as it turns out he isn't available in may at all - the closest appointment I could get was 10th June so we are hoping to get a space soon with Peter Nobbs instead now. ------------- http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: Maya
Date Posted: 28 April 2008 at 9:31pm
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He didn't when the gremlins were tiny, we got in within a week or so. ------------- Maya Grace (28/02/03)
(02/01/06)
The Gremlins:Sienna Marie & Mercedes Kailah (14/10/06)
Lil miss:Chiara Louise Chloe (09/07/08)
Her ladyship:Rosalia Sophie Anais (18/06/12)
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Posted By: justme
Date Posted: 28 April 2008 at 9:33pm
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hehee thanks emma, i was just updating my post! lol fingers crossed ------------- http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: justme
Date Posted: 29 April 2008 at 10:52am
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We have managed to get an appointment with Peter Nobbs as early as Friday! Yay ------------- http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: Maya
Date Posted: 29 April 2008 at 12:45pm
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Yay! Is that at Auck paed centre? I am so unimpressed with the receptionist there. Long story about Sienna's kidney specialist but she was damn rude and made me call him directly on his cell without mentioning that he is away in Europe! It wasn't that urgent! ------------- Maya Grace (28/02/03)
(02/01/06)
The Gremlins:Sienna Marie & Mercedes Kailah (14/10/06)
Lil miss:Chiara Louise Chloe (09/07/08)
Her ladyship:Rosalia Sophie Anais (18/06/12)
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