Hirsch Pediatrics Llc

We have been going to Dr. Hirsch for almost 3 years and he is the best pediatrician in the area. Dr. Hirsch is a sole practitioner, with excellent education/​training (Duke, Georgetown, Emory). He has been practicing for several years and was recently named to the Washington Best Doctors. I am really pleased with the way he runs his practice, and with his view and approach to medicine. He is amazing with kids – friendly, quick, and my son really likes him (my daughter is a newborn and she likes everyone :)
He is great about screenings and making sure, developmentally, your child is on track, but he does not intervene when not medically necessary. He explains everything to you in a way that you can understand but without being patronizing. Even though I was a second time parent with my baby, he still explained things in a way that made me feel at ease and «reminded,» which is great because some people just expect that you will remember!
Wait times are excellent. Maybe about 5 minutes or sometimes less. Also, he has individual buckets of toys for kids, which helps maintain the mess, and probably makes cleaning easier.
The exam rooms are incredible. He has themed rooms — a firetruck room where the bed is a firetruck! There are orange cones, real vintage fireman hats on the wall, and little fire trucks and extinguishers for cabinet fixtures. He has a jungle room where the table is an elephant, and two new rooms that may not yet be finished – a train and a café. The technology is state of the art, and he tries to run things on an electronic health record system, which I LOVE! He monitors progress through an online CHADIS questionnaire, and keeps electronic records. He does print out material for you to take home, which is an important sign of a good primary care provider.
We have never had an issue getting a sick appointment when we need one. He somehow manages to fit us in. Between two kids, this is really important.
Also, his staff is excellent. His nurse is kind, sweet, and great with kids. On top of that, she is good and quick with the shots, which I really appreciate. Leslie, his front desk/​office manager is quick, kind and efficient. I find that either you have a great doctor and an «okay staff» or the other way around. it is so nice to have both!!!
Overall, you can’t go wrong with Dr. Hirsch. We are truly very happy with him and his office!