Sheldon Kishineff, MD

We can no longer recommend Dr. Kisheneff’s office due to the incompetence of the billing and insurance staff. They don’t keep good records of my payments or of my insurance company’s payments. The time it takes to correct their mistakes is wasteful and frustrating. Even though my insurance company paid them and sent them EOBs, they asked me to call my insurance company to have the EOBs sent again. When I asked «why don’t you call my insurance company?» they responded in a snooty tone «we don’t call insurance companies.» I explained to them that’s their problem, not mine. In the end, find another pediatrician that has quality front office staff and can handle billing competently so you don’t waste hours with these people.

Dr. Kishineff is the BEST!!!
PLEASE be aware of their NEW address: 3808 W Riverside Drive Suite 302, Burbank, CA 91 505
and their NEW phone #: (818) 848‑0011.

If you like being billed for care that your children did not receive for years after you’ve moved on to another pediatrician, this might be the place for you!
The actual visits were not terrible, but their billing practices are just too wrong too often to be a considered accidental.

New to the area, I was looking forward to meeting Dr. goldring and having my child have a physical update of vaccinations. At the time I made the appointment I told the receptionist I would not be able to do the physical at the time only updated vaccinations and was told this was fine as it would be billed as a nurses visit. No co-​pay. When I went to the office Dr. goldring came in the room for about five minutes and talked with me, listened to my child’s chest and left. I had a $ 30 co-​pay and when I called the insurance company office to askabout why there is a co-​pay for a vaccination they said there was not. The office was it was billed as acute abdominal pain. If my child had acute abdominal pain (which he didn’t) shouldn’t he have had his stomach examined? There’s something very fishy about this. Needless to say, I would not return. I would not recommend this place to anyone.

This doctor was so brilliant. I was a nervous father and had no idea of anything and this doctor put my mind to rest when my child was young and sick. He had a way of spotting issues in kids from his experience and made my child relaxed and comfortable.
I would say the best of the best. And a sense that he does it because he cares.

Dr. Kishineff and his staff are nothing short of top notch. The staff is all extremely warm with the children and very humane. Dr. Kishineff has so much experience and brings real thoughtfulness to his diagnoses. He is not reactive and does not overprescribe or over-​refer which I appreciate in this day and age. He takes his time with the patients and the parents and even came in on New Year’s day for our two year-​old who was running a high fever. This is so rare today! I would not be surprised if I saw him pack up a black bag for a home visit! Renee in billing is the nicest billing lady I have ever met and even went to battle with our insurance for us when we first joined this practice. I have to admit the location (above a Quiznos) and mild disrepair of the place gave me pause on the first visit but as soon as we met the staff and doctors I knew we would stay there as long as we are able. In the end I appreciate that this office is focused on patient care, not appearance.

Dr. Kishineff is one of the best pediatricians out there! He takes time to thoroughly examine your child and doesn’t put him/​her on meds immediately. He’s very patient and answers all your questions… never rushes! He deserves to be in the Pediatrician Hall of fame (if there was one!). We couldn’t have asked for a better doctor!

It’s all true. Dr. Kishineff and his staff are great. Everyone is kind, always has time for you, and seem to genuinely enjoy and care about children. Dr. Kishineff is very competent and intervenes when appropriate. I have nothing but good things to say about him and the nurses and staff.
However, it is also true that the office is quite dirty. I’m not a germ-​a-​phobe, and, coming from NYC maybe I am a bit more resilient to grime, so I don’t feel panicked about it like the previous reviewer. But, the fact remains that this place could use a good scrub down. And, I admit that I swab my son down with sanitizer wipes when we leave.

Dr. Kishineff is really great. If you are looking for a really good doctor who will not prescribe antibiotics for a simple cold go to him. He is very approachable and loves his job. He treats babies with a lot of care. Te nurses are really nice too. I had to call the office a few times when my daughter was just born and Dr. Kishineff personally answered my questions. I gave him a 4 because the office is not the most up to date standards but as far as his expertise in the field he is great!

We recently moved from one area of LA to another and needed a new pediatrician (or so we thought) that took our insurance.
We brought our two young sons to this office and over the course of 3 visits we really did give the office the benefit of the doubt but this guy either needs to retire or hire someone more qualified to run his office.
The staff insisted that they needed fresh air so they propped open the door to the OPEN AIR fire escape at least 1x on each of the three visits I made to the office. Its a pediatric office. if you are going to leave a door open to an outdoor landing with stairs at least have the courtesy to warn parents.
To say that his office is a little «not fancy» is ridiculous. There were coffee stains on the entry walls, missing doorknobs to exam rooms, ripped and torn wallpaper in both of the two exam rooms we saw, horribly stained carpets and toys strewn everywhere. They claimed the nurses cleaned the toys 2 – 3 times a day, but a front office staffer told me they only had a cleaning service come through once a WEEK. I highly doubt the nurses are cleaning much of ANYTHING given the state of those rooms. The one time we actually came in for a real appointment, the nurse flicked a piece of debris off the table onto the floor and then tersely covered the table with more paper sort of haphazardly. She was less than pleasant with the other staffers and when I pointed out her attitude she turned on the charm for us about how «wonderful she wants us to feel while we are there». Umm – try not shouting and arguing with your fellow workers and we might be more comfortable.
The head doctor was less than concerned about the state of things and claimed that «no one in 30 years has ever mentioned anything to him». He then proceeded to blame the parents of his patients saying it was their fault their kids rip doorknobs off and tear wallpaper off.
To him I say this: You are in the business of the public health of children. There is no need to defend wallpaper and carpet in your exam rooms. Paint and vinyl flooring are a thousand times more amenable to cleaning vomit, feces, sputum, snot, and other nasty creepy crawliies that kids leave everywhere they go.
If the kids rip your doorknobs off – either your patients should reimburse you for it, or you should get new patients, or perhaps a maintenance person who you can rely on to keep your offices in good repair. A WEEK without a doorknob is unacceptable.
We reported this office to our insurance company when we explained why we wanted to switch back to our previous provider (whom we tearfully reunited with two weeks later). Our insurance reassured us that not only would they investigate the situation and verified that, NO, this was not standard or normal, but they also instructed us to call the health department and report them ourselves.
We haven’t had the time to do that yet, but thought we’d start right here at Unilocal to help those looking for a new pediatrician in the area.
RUN. AWAY.

I cannot say enough good things about Dr. Kishineff and his amazing staff.
He and they are THE BEST period.
When I was pregnant with my twins, we interviewed 5 highly recommended pediatricians from Santa Monica to Beverly Hills to the valley and instantly we knew that he was the one for our babies.
His office may not be the most high tech or newest building, but he also doesn’t nickel and dime you for impromptu phone calls or questions [which most other practices do and were happy to outline their fees during our interviews], concerning your child.
He is patient, caring, warm, genuine, intelligent, knowledgeable, experienced and has a great sense of humor.
He has a way of quelling any doubts and fears you might have, especially as the parents of newborns and he has a warm, wonderful bedside manner and is so good with babies/​kids.
He is thorough and really takes time at each and every appointment to examine your baby and to answer any/​all questions you might have.
His staff is also first rate. They are so friendly and remember everyone by name.
It always feels like family in that office.
Renee, Esther and Robin are a dream team.
They are so friendly and welcome you with open arms.
They were also very diligent about not having newborns wait in the waiting room and would also get us in asap.
We never waited more than 5 minutes before we were taken into an exam room.
He was our pediatrician for our twins’ first year of life and up until this month, when we moved to New York.
We are SO sad that we had to leave him and his practice.
I seriously considered and would love to be able to fly back for our well baby check-​ups.
The first week we were in our new home in NY, my son was sick and couldn’t keep any food down. I called Dr. Kishineff’s office for advice and Dr. Kishineff HIMSELF answered the phone and took my call! He listened to all the symptoms my son had and gave his sage advice and made me feel so much better — even from 2500+ miles away.
He is an outstanding doctor — one of a kind!
He is the real deal and sadly, they don’t make pediatricians like him anymore.
I highly recommend him.
You will not be sorry.

Dr Kisheff is an excellent doctor and has the best bedside manner. his nurses and staff are wonderful. a great experience all around.

I love Dr. Kishineff, the other doctors in the practice, his nurses, and Renee in accounting. I was a patient with this office from 1986 (birth) until I moved to NY last year, and not a bit embarrassed by that fact! I never wanted to leave their care. Dr. Kishineff always knew whatever health problem me or my two younger siblings had, and took care of it instantly. My aunt first met him back in 1979, and this is how my mom knew of him — so that’s is over 30 years of him as our family pediatrician. If I had kids of my own I wouldn’t hesitate to bring them to Dr. K. Always helpful, thorough, and just a wonderful doctor. I have never had a doctor like him, nor nurses like the ones in this office! After a year of having a mysterious illness and being poked and prodded in every way imaginable, I went to Dr. K and was diagnosed with CMV. There is no Doctor like Dr. Kishineff!!! We felt like we were part of a really great family with this office.

As new parents, my husband and I went through several offices before finding Dr. Kishineff. He is hands down the best and most professional pediatrician. Our boys love going to his office, they have so much fun playing with all the toys, and it is such a relaxed atmosphere for parents as well. The staff is wonderful and we are delighted to have found his practice.

If you want a low-​key doctor who is also brilliant, Dr. Kishineff is your man!
He doesn’t overreact or make you nervous but takes you seriously — or more importantly the children’s symptoms seriously — when appropriate.
I really liked that during the check-​up he spoke to my boys about the value of a life-​long exercise program for good health, even using his own exercise regimen as an example. My boys really respect him, but are not intimidated because he is very approachable.
His office is not fancy-​schmancy, but give me down-​to-​earth good old-​fashion knowledge and caring over fancy any day!