Tribeca Pediatrics

BE CAREFUL. PLEASE DO NOT GO if you’re a new parent and don’t have a lot of knowledge about babies and need professional treatment. Their «not over-​medicating» philosophy sounded amazing to us at first, until we realized they missed two very important issues my baby boy had. When I asked both doctors why my baby won’t stop crying, turns red, arches his back and spits up tons, they said it’s nothing and that’s how babies are. Then, when I turned their attention to the fact my newborn turns his head only to one side, they said every baby has side preference and he will be ok.
Though I’m a new mother and have no experience with babies, their answers were not satisfying and felt very not personal and not professional. After switching pediatricians I found out that my baby has REFLUX and TORTICOLLIS that caused flat head because it wasn’t treated!!! Now, the reflux is balanced a bit thanks to a medicine, but we might need to use a helmet to fix the flat head — we could’ve avoided that with simple neck exercise from the beginning, only if we knew it is a problem.
I have a friend that had a similar experience recently, as well.

I went on a visit here before I had the baby. Doctor Modi was nice as was the office. However, I have a few major issues with this location.
1. They allow unvaccinated children into their practice. When you don’t vaccinate you put all of our children at risk. I understand that unvaccinated kids need to be seen by SOMEONE but if you are going to allow them then…
2. Have a sick and well area. This practice is small and all the kids will be in one tiny waiting room.
When I asked Doctor Modi «What if I come in with my 6 week old child & there is a kid in the waiting room with measles?» She said «Well you will be breastfeeding so your child will naturally have immunities from you». Measles is HIGHLY contagious & if there was a chid with measles in the office, even hours before my child could likely also catch measles. Also, why is she assuming I would be nursing?
Anyway for those two major reasons, this practice is not for me. I also think the public should know about their vaccination policy & moronic response.

I had to switch insurances because of Obama care and had a hard time finding a new doctor for my son.
I had a chance to go to this office a few times already.
I have to say, the other office I used to go to had a well visit waiting room and a sick room waiting room which is so rare in NYC.
Anyway besides that I found this practice to be good enough for me to stick around. What made the difference was my last visit, my son had an infection, we didn’t know if it was viral or bacterial, the doctor’s approach was to wait a few days and see if it goes away on its own. There was no fever or any alarming signs and I really appreciated her approach as I am again giving antibiotics for a simple cold. She also prescribed some antibiotics just in case.
About vaccinations, the doctor won’t kick you out of the practice if you don’t want to vaccinate but will warn you that school will require them and will try to convince you to give them without insisting too much.
The office seems clean and modern.
Wait time can be 20 – 30 minutes but there is a little play space with a kitchen and toys to entertain kids.
I think they always only have 1 doctor in the office.
After the visit the give kids organic, kosher lollipops with Vit C. That’s where my son got his first lollipop ever by the age of 3.
What I really like about this office is that the administration office opens at 7am. So when my son had the infection and didn’t sleep all night I was able to call at 7 and got an appointment for 9 am which was amazing as other offices open at 9 am (front desk included).
The office itself is right on the street, like a store, in fact the play area is in the window. A new concept to me, not a fan but getting used to it.
Overall I recommend this specific location at this time.

I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE Dr. Modi. Other than one emergency visit, I always make sure my daughter sees Dr. Modi. I came across her by accident when I gave birth and NYU Hospital gave me a list of pediatricians to choose from if I didn’t have one already. My baby is almost 20 months now and I feel so good about calling her up with any questions I have. With every wellness visit, I am one of those parents that comes with a list of questions and she never makes me feel like an idiot for doing so. She also doesn’t mind when some of my family tags along for these visits as well. I LOVE the fact that there is barely any waiting time. They keep pretty much close to schedule. I had to go to the Warren Street location for a fever that wouldn’t break on a Sunday and it reminded me how spoiled I have become. I never feel rushed. She is quick with the vaccinations (get your kids vaccinated people!). The office is clean and modern. The waiting area with the toys and play area always keeps the little one busy but since they keep pretty close to appointment time, my baby barely gets times to play around. Dr. Modi always returned my calls when I felt like it was an urgent matter in a timely manner.
Cons:
Tribeca Pediatrics has a… uh…different office system than what I am used to. First, as a new patient, you had to «register» with their website THEN call to make an appointment. I feel that a new parent fresh out the hospital (or not even, I was trying to do this while I was trying to check out of the hospital) this just complicates matters. It would have been nice to do this over the phone and talk to a human. Speaking of humans…
Second: When you call the «office», you are actually calling a call center. You will not speak to the same person twice. You will not get an office receptionist and I really don’t like that so I had to the minus one star.

Third: If you have a non-​emergency call such as rashes, stomach bugs, etc., your call may be returned by a nurse practitioner. I don’t have a problem with this but some parents do. I feel why waste the doctor’s time? If you want, you can specify that you want to speak to the doctor directly and you will get a return call later in the day.
Fourth: Yes, Tribeca Pediatrics recommends Ferber/​Cry-​It-​Out Sleep Training Method. It’s a recommendation. I did the sleep training and the entire family gets full nights of sleep because of it. My daughter slightly regressed and couldn’t bring myself to do sleep train again so, I went onto to this thing called the Internet and researched other options. Other than serious illness or life and death situations, it’s your baby and do you what you feel is right for them. Don’t call out the doctor’s recommendations on Unilocal because they are different than yours. Call them out if the recommendations don’t work.
Fifth:
Dr. Modi is only at this location on Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays.
In conclusion, once you get a human, it’s all good. My baby, literally from birth, has a wonderful relationship with Dr. Modi. The whole family does.

Dr. Modi and the whole office is fantastic! I rarely have to wait, and there’s a terrific play area my son loves so waiting is no problem — even worth arriving a bit early. And Dr. Modi gave the vaccines super efficiently while my son sat comfortably on my lap. He didn’t even cry!

I really like the doctors and staff at all the locates. Everyone is super helpful and they are open to making the best decision for your child’s needs/​they don’t just prescribe medications.
This location is great because they is hardly any wait time.

I’ve never been to this place but this is one of a few places in the city to provide MMR separately. That means a lot to me. I’ll be paying a visit soon.