Arlington Pediatric Assoc

We’ve with this group for almost 20 years. My youngest son will be aging out of the practice soon. I doubt he or my other son will find this level of care anywhere else. Matthew Schofield is a great clinician and a great, thoughtful, caring human. Treats the whole person. We have had appointments with the other docs as well; they have each been top notch, sensitive, smart. I cannot recommend this practice highly enough!

Phenomenal team of pediatricians. Our three children have been seen by them for almost ten years, and it’s hard to overstate how much we’ve appreciated their care, wisdom, and the confidence they’ve given us.
The doctor who primarily treats our kids is Dr. Landis. We wish «doctors for grownups» were all as great as her. Above and beyond medical care, she understands and empathizes when illness occurs away from home, or at odd hours, or on weekends.

We take our first-​born to Arlington Pediatrics and are continuously impressed by the level of care that they provide. Here are the reasons that we think they are a five star operation:
1) Walk-​in hours: From 8AM-​9AM, M-​F, they take in patients on a first come-​first serve basis for walk-​in service. We had no idea how useful this would be until our child’s first year and we learned how frequently we might need to go to the doctor. There’s nothing quite like knowing (after a long night of crying) that you could be seen by their doctor first thing in the morning.
2) Extended time. The doctors here do not rush through routine exams. Instead they typically take more than twice the time that insurance typically asses a doctor should conduct a pediatric physical. They don’t pay nurse practitioners or physicians assistants to do the physicals or even the shots — the pediatricians here do all the work themselves.
3) After hours support: When you call for after hours support, one of the doctors from the practice returns your call. Not an RN in a call center — just one of the doctors from the practice.
4) Great care all around: It’s abundantly clear that the pediatricians love children. I have watched them pull some great tricks to get a kid to hold still while a cold stethoscope touches their chest. They’re patient with them and yet somehow still manage to get all of the diagnosis they need.
Since they run a thin margin, there are some services that they don’t offer.
1) They don’t take credit cards.
2) They charge for extra copies of medical records (should you lose them).
3) They don’t have free parking (although it’s generally available at the pay lot nearby).
4) They’re not close to the MBTA.
5) They don’t use electronic medical records (that I can tell).
All that said, if you are looking to get away from the large institution dominated primary care market, or are just looking for a pediatrician who will be highly available, this is the place.
As far as the doctors go, most of the doctors aren’t taking new patients. We went with Dr. Zeman, who is new at the practice and she has been great.