Myrtle Ave Pediatrics

Had a horrific experience with Dr. Savel yesterday and wanted to make it known for any mamas considering using him as your ped. If you’re not planning on vaccinating your child — don’t come here. This has been my ped office for almost 5 years and have always had good experiences (besides the harassment regarding vaccinating which we don’t do due to the potential risks). Yesterday I went for my son’s 4 year check up. My son told him his throat hurt and Dr. Savel did the regular examination and then laid into me regarding vaccinating not one, but THREE times. Continued to say, «and I don’t mean any disrespect…» Finally in an effort to get the berating to stop, I told him I understand both sides to the vaccine issue and he literally cut me off mid sentence, saying that there are no two sides. My son was upset due to Dr. Savel’s communication and asked if he was going to die. I was horrified. He walked out in a hurry, mumbling «have a nice day» on his way out. My son then started to cry because Dr. Savel hadn’t even looked at his throat. I’ll never be going back and won’t recommend this office to anyone.

No one better in Pinellas County. I have been with this office for 19 years and counting, and dread the day my girls are too old to be seen here. The office is open every day even holidays. I have always been seen the day I call if necessary, and visits are efficient and quick; barely a wait time in the clean waiting area. Referrals have always been to the best specialists and this office always follows up on those. Now if they would only see adults so we could all be this well taken care of…

My husband, 10-​month old daughter and I were spending the week in Indian Rocks Beach for a family reunion. While there, my daughter became very ill with a severe cough and increased respiratory rate (60 breaths/​min.). We attempted to go to Urgent Care, but they did not take Humana, so on our way to a different Urgent Care we made a stop at Myrtle Ave Pediatrics to see if they would see us.
Dr. Greg saw us within 15 minutes, and immediately diagnosed her as having bronchiolitis. He treated her with inhaled Albuterol in hospital and even went out of the way to give us oral Prednisolone from his supply (since we were out-​of-​towners) than have us go to a pharmacy. She was 50% better within hours, and 3 days later, her cough has resolved. Dr. Greg gave us his cell phone number and called us twice within 12 hours to check on her, and then asked us to call him twice more the following day. He told us that he hopes that his patients are well taken care of while they are out of town, so he makes sure to do the same with kids he sees on an emergency basis.
I feel so relieved and blessed that we met Dr. Greg. You Floridians are lucky to have such a genuine and kind pediatrician! I couldn’t recommend him or his staff more.

They are open 365 days a year and open on weekends, as a parent that’s just awesome on top of awesome. Especially when you work business hours and the world does not revolve around when you get off work. To top it off, they were friendly, the prices were reasonable, excellent bedside manner, I could go on and on.
The office is kid-​friendly, but it would be cool to see animated characters on the wall and for it’s décor to be more happy over-​the-​top versus more like a drab dental office. That’s neither here, nor there – one day they may decide to get an update to make them look as cool as they actually are. They have a funny video on their website, I’d like to see it reflected in the building but it’s not truly pertinent.
They truly value their patients, and I’m referencing not only the little ones but the parents too. Scheduling appointments is relatively easy and just everything about my experience with them on several occasions were always positive with consistency. That’s a task in itself because everyone has a bad day!
They manage to make pediatric visits what it should be, excellent care for the child!

Great Pediatric Office!
We take both of our kids here (aged 4 months and 8 years) and love all the doctors and staff. The doctors are thorough and have a great bedside manners. Everyone is friendly and kind and always willing to answer any questions you have in person or on the phone. They have early morning hours to get an appointment before school and are even open on Saturdays for sick visits. We have never had a problem getting an appointment. I Also like that they have a «healthy kids room» so if you are just going in for a normal check up, you don’t have to sit where all the sick kids have been. Their website is also helpful and full of useful information. I have recommended this office to many new parents in the area.