My wife and I have a lot of experience with pediatrics and pediatricians. I will say without reservation that Dr. Byrd is one of the best in the business. Dr. Byrd has great rapport with my children– they even think up questions to ask him when they go in for their appointments. He has the most eclectic collection of ties you may ever see. One thing parents may not enjoy is that Dr. Byrd is very blunt if you are not doing your job as a parent– if you need to be coddled you may find yourself in for a shock. Dr. Byrd is my children’s best advocate– He lets us know what we need to do as parents and then checks on what we’ve done during our next visit. He also is not afraid to refer to specialties if they are needed– we have used optometry, audiology, the Mind institute, and ENT amongst others. Dr. Byrd is a great pediatrician and with the power of the UCD medical center backing him up your children will be well taken care of.