Armando De Pala Jr MD

We love Dr. DePala. He is our doctor for both my children and has been my second child’s doctor since she born. My older daughter absolutely loves Dr DePala and refers to her doctor toys as «Dr DePala». He is VERY easy to talk to and is a very good listener — which is so important to me especially about my children. He really puts you at ease. He even came and saw my younger daughter on a day the office was closed. He seems very dedicated to his patients and clearly cares. It is a small office so there are times where we have had to wait — but it’s a small office. The front desk staff are friendly enough and I feel they do their best. The nurses seem to remember my 2 little girls. When Dr. DePala is not available, we also see Dr. Doolittle who is also just as great.

We LOVE Dr Depala and Nurse Practitioner Jessica Flinders! My daughter has been a patient there her entire ten year life. They have always been very, very kind and accommodating. Jessica is not my middle daughters doctor but did a labor sit at Petaluma Valley when I delivered her. Excellent people that I KNOW have my daughters best interest at heart. We used to live in Petaluma, but have since moved an hour away. We still ONLY come to this office for my older daughters care. They are the only ones I trust and the genuinely feel like family!

I read the reviews with hope in my heart, but thought «Really, could he be THAT good?».
Here’s the answer: He’s lovely, amazing and the smartest doctor I’ve met in a long time. Both my child and I were immediately put at rest by his present, gentle and kind manner. But, even more, his knowledge of many topics which we addressed was wide and grounded. I just can’t say enough about how lovely this M.D. is. I am so glad I went through the effort of changing primary care physicians through my insurance. Grateful.

We have been so happy to have found such great care with Dr. De Pala. He is thoughtful, knowledgeable and takes his time so we never feel rushed. I love that they have early morning drop in appointments (especially helpful when you have been up all night with a sick child and really don’t want to wait to be seen). When my daughter was sick, Dr. De Pala even called on Saturday to check in on her.
The front office staff have always been friendly and helpful, and we have never had to wait more than 10 minutes or so. We have been seeing Dr. De Pala since right before Dr. Lundegran moved to her own office. All the front office staff have been kind and helpful. Not sure if there has been a change in staff or what, but never had an issue getting an appointment or with someone being rude.

Dr. DePala deserves 5 stars, but dealing with his front office staff is such a horrifically painful experience that they get negative stars and drag this review down to 2 stars. To call them inept is a compliment. And this issue goes back to 2008 based on other reviews. Does he not know how people feel? I don’t want to have to find another pediatrician, but it might be worth it to not have the office ladies darken another day. It’s too bad because he is great, but maybe not great enough to have to deal with the front office.

We love Dr. DePala. He did an out-​patient surgery on our 1 week old son and was extremely smart, friendly, professional and supportive, which was exactly what we needed as parents of a newborn going in for an operation. His associate Dr. Lundergan is amazing with kids as well. I love their office and they are worth the wait.

We’ve been patients of Dr DePala’s for 13yrs now and just love him! He’s very informative and always explains things to us very clearly and answers any questions we have. The kids love him and never leave unhappy, even if they get shots. Some of his staff isn’t as personable as others, but Shelane (sp?) at the front desk is very nice and always helpful and Michelle the office manager has always been helpful as well.

We have had an excellent experience with Dr. De Pala, who has been the pediatrician for my 5-​month old since birth. He is very open-​minded about alternative treatments, a good listener, and does not rush the appointments. I’m just docking 1 star for his front desk staff, who are adequate but not overly friendly. I definitely recommend Dr. De Pala to new parents!

Dr D and his nurse practitioner Jessica are wonderful.
The Doctor has been known to knock on our door over the weekend to check on the girls when something big is going on. The girls are always happy to see Jessica whether at the office, gym or grocery store.
They are great members of the Petaluma community and fantastic care providers. We trust them with both health maintenance and life and death situations.
Thank you for 10 years of impeccable care!

Dr. De Pala is a very nice man but it takes far too long to get an appointment. I once went in there for a simple physical and it took about a whole hour to see him. The nurses aren’t that friendly to the patients either.

Yes I agree, De Pala is awesome. I only think that if the office staff refuse to answer the phone and then turn me away when I walk in. They actually lied saying they didn’t have the equipment, because as DOCTOR lindergen put it it was almost 5 o’clock. It doesn’t do me much good if the doctor is great, if I can never get in to see him.
When it comes to my kids’ safety and on that instance life or death situation, I need more than just OK service. I was so Irate when i left there that day you have no idea. I’m still upset just thinking about it.
They have to do better.
I’ve had several other times when Dr Depala said, «Oh the staff should have never given you that advice that was completely wrong.»
And never see Dr Lindergren she herself has given me the wrong antibiotics and horrible advice on numerous occasions.
She also once told me to get some backbone in my voice when I complained of feeling overwhelmed with two kids. Which proves she doesn’t know me at all. She never remembers that I’ve been sick, and in and out of the hospital the last year. (my old dr used to always ask how we were doing. It may may sound selffish but is acually important info when treating the child to know how the parent ar dealing with a new phase, ect.) She never even remembers anything about my kids, never knows theirs names, or even reads the chart before opening her mouth.

I can see where the other reviewer is coming from, but Dr. DePala is AWESOME!