Hyde Park Pediatrics

We moved to Cincinnati and were recommended Hyde Park Pediatrics for a pediatrician. We had 3 wellness visits and have been very frustrated. My son was told that he would not need any more immunizations until he was 11, then his last wellness visit, was told he would one more shot. My son, who has sensory processing issues, was cowering under the chairs for the whole visit because he was so afraid. Dr. Jones treated him like he was being silly and made him do the whole visit while being upset. I wish they would have either gone ahead and had the shot, then the wellness visit or not told him about it until the end. Additionally, during this visit we had blood test results that needed to be discussed. I let them know when we arrived, yet during the appointment they did not have the records ready and were not able to fully access some of them. This made the appointment an hour and a half… just for a wellness visit. This was the last straw for us. We have switched to Queen City Physicians.

If I could give ZERO stars I would. These people are beyond rude, mean, and condescending.

We have four kids, all under the care of Dr. Ng. Dr Ng visited us at Christ Hospital within a day of each child’s birth to meet with us and to assess the child. He’s personally watched each of them grow and managed their medical care since birth.
My wife and I have been superbly pleased with Dr. Ng and the staff at Hyde Park Pediatrics for more than 13 years now. We have met with all of the doctors over those years many times. They are extremely accommodating to emergency scheduling and have always been friendly, helpful, and professional.

I hate to give this place a negative review, because there are some nice things about it, but I’ve had a negative experience nearly every time I’ve brought my kids here.
We always, ALWAYS have to wait in the exam room for the doctor to show – for over an hour on two occasions. The office staff, while they’re nice enough, just don’t really work very efficiently, and this often requires more waiting, filling out forms that have already been submitted, rescheduling or shuffling appointments, and even more waiting.
Typically, going to the doctor for whatever reason is an unnerving experience for a kid. At Hyde Park Peds, they haven’t really figured out how to eliminate some of the irksome elements so that the inevitable unpleasantries don’t seem quite so bad.

We really WANTED to like these doctors; they seem like pleasant people and capable (as far as we could tell). But they seemed a little too complacent about everything: our daughter’s head shape, her twin sister’s cough/​asthma, their slight verbal delay, etc. Our earlier D.C. area pediatrician wasn’t a panicky guy by any means, but we felt that he took our concerns seriously (even though nothing made him extra money) and, well, cared. These folks had a «we’ve seen it all before and it’s not a big deal» attitude. That’s great for them; these are not their children. For some of these things, intervention at an early point is important, so this attitude felt uncaring. I might have thought that it was solely our opinion, but other friends who had gone there independently (before we knew them) offered the same analysis (and changed docs).
Then, in our last appointment as we were leaving Cincinnati, one of the doctor’s casually told us that one of our 2-​year-​olds «formally failed the autism test». I asked what steps we should take to get her diagnosed, and possibly get help, and once again the doc was very nonchalant with her suggestions. I was momentarily panicked — until everyone we knew (incl. 3 experienced pre-​school teachers) calmly told us that our girl was clearly not autistic, just a little shy. Perhaps the doc felt the same way, which is why she was so nonchalant — but if a doctor is even going to mention THAT diagnosis, she should be prepared to be more supportive!