Desert Valley Pediatrics – West Valley

We see doctor Tanya Pitts. We love her! We have had bad experiences with pediatricians before but she is sooo attentive. Actually follows up on what she says she will do and even inquires as to how my daughter is doing.
I absolutely love her and recommend her to anyone who has a child.

Whatever you do please do not make an appointment with Robert Altamura. He is in and out in 2 minutes and cares not for your questions or concerns. Absolutely terrible pediatrician! We had a terrible blood draw situation and he would not even give us the courtesy of a direct phone call to try an find other solutions to our problem. I guess he doesn’t have enough backbone so he has the nurses call for him, even with a specific request to talk directly to him to voice our concerns.

It took us a few years to find Dr Spiekerman, and we really like him. He’s a great doctor, a nice person, and knows his stuff. I feel particularly comfortable with him treating my sons asthma as he’s had so much experience with it.
There are other doctors there I have seen and not liked, but Spiekerman is caring, funny, great with the kids, and incredibly knowledgeable.
As a bonus, his nurses are always nice and have smile for me and my son, and most of the time, he is on time with his appointments. There have been a few times when he runs late, but he always explains why, which I appreciate.
I wouldn’t take my kid anywhere else.

Our children have been going to Desert Valley Pediatrics since they were born, and they have some great doctors on staff. Our favorite is Dr. Ronald Gosnell, followed by Dr. Amjadi and Drs. Mishra and Oland. We feel we receive great care for our children here! The only wish I have is for a longer, less rushed visit. Thanks for a great pediatrician’s office!

Dr. Bonanno is a great doctor, highly recommend!

My family (5 y.o. & 2 y. o) just moved here from Chicago and after some recommendations from parents at my daughter’s school, we chose Desert Valley Pediatrics. Well, last night my daughter came to me crying about her throat hurting. I looked in there and immediately saw some white sores on the roof of her mouth, her tonsils, and the back of her cheeks. She was acting fine, so I decided to wait until this morning to get her seen by a doctor.
My husband made an appointment and the ease of scheduling the appt was fine– we arrived 30 minutes early to fill out paperwork as instructed and that was all fine– the staff at the front desk were nice and polite and helpful. We didn’t have to wait in the waiting room for very long– about 5 min or so. We got called back and one of the girls took her weight, temp, etc. That was the last pleasant part of our visit.
The nurse practitioner came in (I can’t remember her name) and looked in her ears and mouth and said that she saw the sores but it looked ok. Then she had me look in my daughters throat and asked if it looked worse than yesterday, which it did. She then looked at my daughter’s ears and listened to her chest. She then told me that there is a virus going around and that’s what my daughter has and said she could return to school. She didn’t even swab for strep! And what nurse or doctor sends a child with open sores in their mouth back to school? One cough and my daughter will have infected everything! She then said if she was even worse in a couple of days to come back. Here’s a thought– why don’t you do a more thorough examination so my daughter doesn’t have to come back! White sores in the throat is strep 101– why a swab wasn’t done just to be sure is beyond me.
I was so pissed that I took my daughter to FastMed on Litchfield Rd. In Goodyear for a second opinion, and the first thing they did was swab her throat and guess what? She has strep throat! Shocking! Thank god I did not take that incompetent nurses’ advice or I would’ve exposed my daughter’s Kindergarten class!