I'm surprised to see the negative comments about Dr. Bruce Birk. My two boys go to him and we love him. He is kind and friendly to both my boys. They respond very well with him. He is very conventional and has given me great information. My boys were with another Doctor we loved but had to change due to insurance and Dr Bruce Birk is a great replacement. He actually made me see the difference from my old doctor who I really, really loved. Dr. Birk gives me a ton more information and feel fine giving his name out to friends and family. And I've never heard of the 15minute arrival before my scheduled appt. I have three children so we are just making some times.

Overall I feel that Pediatric Associates has many wonderful doctors. However, one doctor that I do not recommend is Dr. Bruce Birk. Not only is he very unprofessional he put his own interests above the needs of his patients. My nephew was seen by Dr. Birk a few years ago and he made bad decisions based on trying to "look good". When my niece was born he suggested to a nurse that the parents change her name!!! It's none of his business what a parent names their child! This doctor gives Pediatric Associates a bad name.

I was very interested in seeing all of the comments on Dr. Bruce Birk. We didn't have any problems with him at first. Those of you that take your child to this clinic know that check in time is 15 min. prior to the appointment time. Well there is a lot of construction near of the office and parking at the office can be difficult. We were 12 min. late for CHECK IN time. But not late for the appointment. My husband and I were told that we would have to reschedule the appointment because we were late for the check in. I had made this appointment 2 months prior. After going a couple of rounds with the receptionist I asked her to speak with the MA (medical asst.). I was then told that the MA said that we needed to reschedule. I then asked to speak with Dr. Birk myself. I could not imagine that any MD would send us away for being 12 min. late for a check in. I was wrong. He told the receptionist that we had to reschedule. After another couple of go arounds with the superviser we were told that Dr. Evans-Smith had an opening and could see us in 20 min. We said fine. We had seen her when our newborn was very sick and liked her very much. I asked if I could use the restroom to change my babies diapher. As I walked past Dr. Birk's office I noticed him sitting in his chair with his feet propped up, kicking back. Very anger I went about changing the diapher. On my way back to the waiting room I got a slap on the back from Dr. Birk with the comment of "Don't take it personally". I was taken back by all of this. He refused to see us based on principle. Wanting to make an example of us. I am an nurse, and we would never do this to any of our patients. Our patients have come at wrong times and even wrong days. We do everything to accommdate our patients. I shared my story with some of our doctors that I work with. All were in complete shock that an MD would do this. Needless to say we won't be going back to see him.

I love that the doctors are very hands on, interactive, and patient with my children. The office environment is comfortable for my younger child, but my teen also feels comfortable there, which I appreciate. I feel as though the clinic does a great job at catering to the needs of my family and I.

Received a round-about recommendation to this office when my son was very ill...we were desperate to get him in to be evaluated, and we were hoping to establish care with someone. My husband called and got an appointment with Dr Bruce Birk for one hour later. We were a little nervous to go because up until then we had only taken our son to a naturopath. Unfortunately, our physician had left the practice abruptly without informing us, so we felt hurried to find someone. But, we also had non-mainstream views on a lot of health practices (particularly vaccines) and were not excited to have to defend ourselves. Dr Birk was awesome. He was amazing with our son...the ear and throat exams were the first "not frightening" ones that he had experienced. This was two years ago, and I couldn't imagine going to anyone else. The physicians listen to concerns, take time to answer questions, and really seem to enjoy what they do. The office staff is consistently friendly and professional, and the advice nurse promptly returns calls and goes out of her way to educate and reassure.