Pu Woong Kim, MD

This place is a joke!
Do not go here unless you are interested in unsolicited advice regarding your child’s non-​existent behavioral problems during what should have been a regular check up and vaccine booster. Even if you have no other choice and need to transfer on 3 separate buses I’d seek a different provider for pediatric services.
Dr. Jenny K Hasler left a lot to be desired. Almost the entire time she was in the room we were counseled on ‘Time Out’ and it’s importance. We didn’t ask about or reference having behavioral issues of any kind. We were there to talk about the physical health of our child, not behavioral issues. As Dr. Haslter was walking out of the room she did take 5 seconds to ask if our child was breast feeding or formula feed. Ha. The experience was almost surreal.
To be clear, the majority of my issue is with the small amount of time the doctor was with our child being spent on issues we weren’t there to discuss. Honestly I’m not even sure a 16 month old can grasp the concept of ‘time out’ anyway.
In addition to that they performed unneeded and unrequested ‘Developmental Screenings’ that we didn’t want or need. Then charged us for them because those services are not included as part of the normal preventive care visits for toddlers/​infants. It’s a small amount but it’s more the principal of it. The ‘Screening’ was done without explanation and without checking to see a) if we were interested in it or b) whether our insurer considered part of the preventative care visit we were there for. It’s something we could have easily done for free on an internet site and something our regular Pediatrician does without an additional charge.
All of that aside, what sort of Pediatrician’s Office has zero kids toys in the waiting area? Seriously.
The whole office seemed a bit dated, dingy and unclean as well.

I might have been the oldest kid who still saw her pediatrician the last time I went. Love him, he’s nice, funny, has cold hands, and has not retired yet. I almost flipped out when he told me he was going to retire due to doing some mission work for his church in South America — but this doctor’s still trucking along. Dr. Kim is shrinking by the year, but he’s still the top-​notch pediatrician in my book, and always will be. I really hope he’s still around when I have kids!
+best pediatrician: D

Wow. The receptionists at this office need to get laid. Half of them dont understand english and have a mean temper. They treat you as if you are mice and dont look at you like you are a patient. They are mean, the doctor I am suprised isnt retired and sometimes I worry that his patients are suffering from his lack of being current with the medical advancements,.

Dr. Pu Kim has seen me since birth and has taken such good care of me. He has a knack for knowing what is going on with me and prescribing the right kind of medicine when I call in to tell him my symptoms over the phone. I once came into his office with a fever of 104.5 and he prescribed two pills, to which 45 minutes later, the fever was nearly gone.
Though I don’t use him now anymore, being an adult, I would still recommend him.

OMG I cannot believe no one has written a review on Dr. Pu! Where are the Korean kids on Unilocal???Hahaha
Ok so almost every Korean kid in the north shore has gone to Dr. Pu (ok his real name is Dr. Kim but we all call him that :)) and he is so awesome and he’s still working even though I’m already 25! He’s been a doctor for over 35 years and he is the best pediatrician. He is really knowledgeable, not scary, has an amazing memory and overall really cares about his patients. He also has a funny voice :)
He has thick glasses and he looks like a nerdy scientist … I don’t want to be mean because he really is great but it’s just funny. He primarily works out of Swedish Covenant Hospital but his office is in Niles. I would recommend any parent to take their children to him. He speaks perfect English and kids really do like him!
Go Dr. Pu!