Altamonte Pediatric Associates

I wish that I had read these reviews before making an appt. with this office. They mirrored my experiences as well.
I wouldn’t have given this place any stars, but Unilocal requires that you do.
I didn’t find they were a pediatric office. Meaning they see children, but they don’t actually speak to the kids or interact with them like most peds office do.
Everyone was rude from the beginning to the end of our experiences.
Starting with the new patient coordinator, receptionist, med aid, and doctor. The doctor didn’t even look at my child nor me. Just walk in looking at his lap top and didn’t look up to introduce himself (Dr. Harris) to me or my child.
We just moved here and had to get school physicals, so we won’t be going back.
On another note, they asked my 4 yr old daughter to pee in a dixie cup for a UA. I asked for a hat (which is a toilet inset to check urine), they looked at me like I had 3 eyes. I asked how she was suppose to do that. I told me to just hold the cup for her. REALLY!!!
I would NOT recommend them at all

If I could give this place 0-​Stars I would, I chose this location for my newborn due to distance from my house. He was born on a Sunday, we were discharged on Wed, Thursday was New Years Day (Offices Closed), then I was rushed to triage for an emergency (postpartum) surgery. While in triage, I missed 2 phone calls from Alt Ped. I called back explaining that I was in triage, I would call them on Monday to schedule an appointment for my baby then. In the next HOUR, I missed 3 more calls from Alt Ped, one with a voice message saying «someone needs to bring this baby in» (yes, THIS baby)… what was I supposed to do, wake up from anesthesia, and send my husband to Alt Ped, while I’m having surgery? I quickly told them I would change offices, what a TERRIBLE first impression and awful way to run a business that should cater to families!

Terrible! I saw 2 doctors for my 11 day old son. Tried to give them the benefit of the doubt the 1^st time but the 2^nd visit was worse. I saw Dr. Soven who was Unprofessional, rude, rough with my child, lacked patient care for sure. Never again! Parents beware yes it’s that bad!

This place is horrible… Office is so out dated needs a facelift ASAP! Smelled of cigarette smoke the staff seemed very cold and seemed like they hated their job place was dirty rooms were small… Ugh never going back i took my daughter once and switch to a different office … Don’t take your kids here…

My son was having a checkup when it was discovered that a beetle had crawled into his ear while he was playing in the grass. The nurse yelled ‘this kid has a beetle in his ear’ which thoroughly frightened my child. She then grabbed his head and started digging it out roughly. My child was very frightened and she yelled at him then said to me ‘can’t you control your child?” His ear was bleeding quite a bit afterwards and they sent my wife home without any information. It was a nightmare and my son refuses to go back. This place should be shut down on cleanliness alone, but the rude and unprofessional staff (Kristin Powell among the worst) really make it an awful place to bring your kids.

I had my baby at Winnie Palmer and had not set up a pediatrician yet, so by recommendation from an amazon woman at the hospital (obviously in cahoots with these drs) I made my appt to these people, plus they were close to where I lived.
I only saw a real doctor the first time we went, from there on out it was nurse. All of them seemed to have an attitude acting as if they were a doctor except for one gal, whose name I do not remember.
The place seems dirty, the patient rooms are tiny, poor flow for separating well from sick patients from when you walk in the door, poor lighting… I just don’t like this place, and for the Amazon woman at the hospital raving about how good the doctors are, they may be, but I never got to meet any of them except once, add that with all the other factors and there is no reason to return here.

The Dr. we had for our kid was a real piece of work. Petty much a complete ass. Talks down to everyone like he is the only one that is smart enough to be a Dr. Learn some bedside manors! He may be suprised that some of the parents he talks to are actually smarter then he thinks, we can read, and in fact we can write too.
We were just in for a basic checkup for summer sports and he was completely rude and rushed. This is one of the biggest children’s Dr. s in cenral FL. I understand there are a ton of kids that go here but every parent wants to have their kid treated like a person not a number on a file. I am switching Dr. s as soon as I have time to transfer records. We have been going here for several years and some of the Dr. s are fairly good, but its luck of the draw which one you get on your visit. The one Dr. (I wont mention HIS name) we had before and I figured he was having a bad day. After talking to the other parents in the waiting room they were all hoping he would not be in today. Needless to say today was our lucky day. I wont be back because of him and I will turn away anyone that asks.