Hanten Karen MD

I’ve never met a doctor in my life that took as much time and care with us as Dr Hanten did.
Our first visit was today, and we were floored. The office was so cosy and staff combined made the environment the most kid and family friendly place we’ve ever been to. Everyone seemed to be like family and are children were treated as such! Our son was allowed to wander the halls and one of the nurses helped him find a book to read instead of watching a show on our phone. Dr. Hanten is big on kids being kids and doesn’t treat them like mini adults that need to keep quite. We had our son on our phone so she could treat our daughter, but she said that he didn’t need to be on that thing, and that if kids aren’t making noise and poking around, they aren’t being kids!
She must have taken over an hour giving us advise and parenting tips that would help us in the long run. I’ve never had that much support from a Dr! I felt like I’ve gained a friend, a family of doctors I can take my kids to throughout childhood, and a parent coach as well! We’ll be seeing her again! We have to drive an hour to get to the clinic, but its totally worth it.

I began taking my son to see Dr. Hanten at three months old after being terribly disappointed by his first pediatrician. I can not say how releived we were to find such a wonderful doctor. On our first visit, she personally spent over an hour with us basically addressing all the concerns our son’s previous pediatrician had ignored. She spent more time with us on this initial visit than his previous pediatrician had spent in at least eight visits combined. Dr. Hanten always take the time to listen and address all your questions in addition to giving you additional advice including behavior management, which is helpful for first time parents. We live in La Mesa, and drive to Alpine to see her. If you are looking for an excellent pediatrician, she’s definately worth the drive.