Jeffrey B Ettinger MD

No way is the best practice. Their office staff is RUDE. I have Keystone and made the switch to them — for months I didn’t need them then my son was sick on a Sat and they wouldn’t see him because he was a new patient and they don’t see new patinets on a sat. Isn’t that nice when i found out on Monday that my kid needed to see him and suffered all weekend! Another occasion I was on vacation and Dr Zubkoff was on call. My son had an ear infection and was crying in the middle of the night because of the pain. Dr Zubkoff called me back pretty quickly so I wasn’t prepared to immediately give him the number of the CVS I was not familiar with. He became very irritated with me and started saying come on mom — lets go mom as I was trying to calm my crying child down and get the phone number of the pharmacy (I was able to give it to me in less than a minute). Zubkoff also talks down to you during appt’s too. He is not warm or caring to my children at all. Their hours stink too. I’ve never dealt with Ettinger, my husband did and he said he was good but there is no guarantee that you’ll get him. The female dr is a quiet mousy type that gives you the impression that she is not competient — she may very well be but it’s hard to get past the shyness. I have friend who goes there and refuses to see Ettinger — some people say he is arrogant to them but my husband told me he has an air of arrogance about him but he was good to the kids. The first practice I went to — Valley Peds was the best — office staff including drs. but unfortunately too far. I now go to Huntingdon Valley Peds and I’m satisfied.

Hands down … the best Pediatric Practice in Northeast Philadelphia! I started with another practice when my daughter was first born (in Rydal, PA) who was the absolute worst — misdiagnosing my daughter more than once and finally fed up switching to Fox Chase Pediatrics, located in Jeanne’s Hospital Medical Building — and let me tell you, I have never been happier!
The staff is outgoing and friendly, accommodating your needs. They have a ‘sick waiting room’ and a ‘well waiting room’ with plenty of toys to entertain the little ones.
The doctors are out of this world fantastic!!! They don’t rush you, very patient listening to your concerns, and do thorough exams at each visit. Every morning they have a call hour … you speak directly to the doctor if you need their professional opinion on something. Weekend on call doctors answer your emergency calls immediately (I have only called once recently and was amazed I spoke directly to the doctor when I called).
Because the doctors care about their patients and spend the extra time with each child and parent, the wait time can be lengthy at times — not always — but oh so worth it.
Most insurances are accepted.