Chawla Avinash MD

I’ve known Dr. Chawla since I was a baby. He could always be relied upon for his unparalleled competence (I was not an easy youngun, health-​wise), his gentleness, and his warm smile, as well as his never-​varying greeting, «Hello, how are we doing today?» uttered in his delightful Dr. Chawla accent. I’m not a parent yet (thank God!) but if I were, I’d want my kids to see Dr. Chawla.
Dr. Chawla is a kind, compassionate man, and a wonderful pediatrician. I obviously can’t see him any more as a patient – I visited his office after I graduated from college because I didn’t have a new internist at the time… still don’t – because it’s odd and a little uncomfortable to sit in a waiting room where I’m closer in age to the parents than the patients and the walls are all decked out with cartoon characters. That said, he did tell me at the time that I should feel free to keep seeing him until I turned 22. That was nice, but I passed (by which I mean I just haven’t seen a general physician in a while).
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Irrelevant sidenote:
Interestingly enough, I ran into him at the gym the other day in the locker room. It could have been awkward, but it wasn’t. He asked how I’d been, asked about the fam, etc. And we parted ways.