Gitte S Bloom, MD

Dr Bloom has been nothing short of a godsend to me and to my son. First, the office.
Very clean and very organized front desk person. She takes your copay and is always very friendly. The waiting room is new looking and clean. The toys look maintained and not gross with germs as in some offices we have been in.
We are always called into the office on time for our appointment and the staff that does the initial taking of the height and weight and temperature are always amazing. I think I should now include that my sons 7.5 and is severely autistic and is nonverbal. Nonverbal means in our case that he can say about a handful of words but nothing more. Even more so– my son does not understand what is asked of him or said to him so any trips to the Dr or dentist are extraordinarily stressful for us. Dr Bloom’s office is by far the easiest of all places we have been. They clearly have other special needs patients and very clearly are not flustered by having to deal with my son.
Dr Bloom is 100% attentive when she talks with you. She gives you her undivided attention and she then asks questions that prove she is listening to what you are saying. She takes her time to make sure she is covering her bases and she is extremely gifted at checking my son’s ears and eyes, etc without his typical ear piercing yell that he is infamous for throughout LA. She never seems rushed and she always is very knowledgable.
Part of autism means that Drs have to fill out and sign a lot of extra paperwork. Dr Bloom and her staff have been so wonderful about this. They are so organized and act like its not a pain in the butt when I know it has to be! Another issue with a nonverbal child like mine is that I have had to go to Dr Bloom and say «he is acting different» and she literally has to play detective. She never minds and always reassures me that everything is ok.
I have to know a lot about autism because of my son. It is my life daily. And each time when we are at Dr Bloom’s office I am surprised at how know much information she KNOWS about autism. I know that this is not typical because I am part of a few parent communities and I know that most parents with special needs kids feel that their Dr is not knowledgable and helpful. I have a ton of respect for Dr Bloom and I am so grateful that we have her taking care of my son.

No other dr has been as knowledgable and patient with my adhd son. It was a pleasure & relief to find her.

I won’t bore with a long monologue about how great she is. Just one of many examples of how wonderful she is: in the middle of the night, when she wasn’t even on call, she called us back while we were in the emergency room with our newborn. She unhesitatingly allowed us to give her personal cell number to the er dr. The dr called her back, she talked him through our boy’s history and we were able to be released instead of waiting for more hours of observation.
We will be moving about 45 minutes away but have no plans to change pediatricians. Perhaps there are others as good and caring as she, but I cant imagine anyone any better.

I cannot say enough good things about Dr. Bloom!
My family and I moved to Burbank in January and I started taking my 2 year old twins to her in February. Prior to moving, one of my twins was in the process of being diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder. Dr. Bloom jumped right in to get the assistance we needed.
In September I took her to see Dr. Bloom to discuss her recent super-​tantrums and her therapy needs. See, my daughter was having huge meltdowns that were lasting for an hour or more for about a week to ten days. Major tantrums from a child diagnosed with ASD is not out of the ordinary but I was very upset and emotional about my daughters super-​tantrums. Immediately Dr. Bloom noticed that my daughter was more pale than usual. She asked if she could run a blood test to which I agreed to. The Healthcare Partners lab called me the next morning at 4:45am to let me know that her red blood cell count was critically low and she needed to be re-​tested ASAP. Long story short, my daughter had developed a rare form of anemia. She was losing red blood cells normally but was not producing more. She was treated for the anemia and bounced back to health in no time.
I am sharing this story because I whole-​heartedly believe Dr. Bloom went to great lengths to help a distraught mother and her sick child. She went out of her way to contact me while we were at Children’s Hospital of LA. She explained everything that was happening in terms I could understand. She also took my personal calls to answer questions when I had them. On top of all of that she is the one who recognized that my daughter was anemic after only meeting her a few times. I think she saved her life. For that I am so grateful.
All 3 of my children love her and enjoy going to her office. Yes, I just said my kids enjoy going to her. That usually never happens. Her office staff is excellent too. That are calm and patient with my little ones and me!

Dr Bloom is the absolute best ever!!! She has been my sons pediatrician for 13 years. We missed her greatly when she left Lakeside Medical but finding her at Health Care Partners has proven to be nothing short of fabulous. If you are looking for one of the best, most through, kind, sweet and patient pediatricians in the valley — you have found her! My son and I really like her, and we are two individuals who aren’t easily impressed by anyone. Dr Blooms approach and interaction with my son from birth to teenage years can not be better. She is fantastic with children of all ages.
The service at this office cannot be topped! The staff are all super friendly and efficient, from the front desk to nurse Elizabeth (super sweet!!!) to Dr Bloom — you will certainly notice a huge difference from most ordinary offices. I can’t express just how wonderful it is to have an appointment and be seen at that time. Dr Blooms office is considerate of your time a won’t leave you waiting around to be seen.
Parking is free, covered and easily accessible, which is also a plus.
I’d highly recommend Dr Bloom if you are looking for a wonderful pediatrician for your children.

Just called the office to make an appointment. Dr. Bloom is no longer with them.

LOVE LOVE LOVE Dr. Bloom, She is so patient and awesome… I too followed her and even changed insurance to make sure my kids had her, I even drive to her Burbank Office from Santa Clarita. I’ve been with her for years and my 17 year old even has a great open relationship with her. She caught a small lump on my 6 years old testicle (I would of never thought of checking for that) and she didn’t take it’s just «fatty tissue» from the radiologist she pushed for us to see a specialist’s. It was all good thank god! But I know my own personal doctor wouldn’t of questioned it.

I’ll follow this woman anywhere. I already did once. She left her old place to start in a small practice recently and were so in love we had to follow. She is warm, flexible, and is very experienced and calm. She seems okay with some of my hippie-​ways and works with my goals. Her skills with my toddler are unmatched so far. Its not easy to treat a scared, tiny person. My son asks for her he loves her so much.
Nurses are very important too! I left the last place in part because of a nurse who made me cry she was so impatient and rough. In fact, that nurse followed Dr. Bloom to the new place– but she has changed so much! She is more patient, and knows how to make a toddler comfortable now. Dr. Bloom must have rubbed off on her!
I NEVER wait. Did I say that? Never. I’ve been to Peds where I wait an hour or TWO. Not here. And they squeeze me in for emergencies. Awesome. Awesome. Love.

We’ve just started seeing Dr. Bloom but she left quite an impression on us– I have twin girls and she got the girls to happily take medication that they were hystericaly pleading with me not to make them take by bringing them stickers and paper to play with to distract them. She also told me about a heart whistle that one of my daughters has that isn’t an issue at all but could be listened to as a murmur if she ever got really ill– my old pediatrician never caught it or bothered to tell me about it. Plus she is well located with free underground parking– nice offices with pleasant atmosphere.

My daughter was terrified of doctors because of our previous pediatrician, but once we started taking her to Dr. Bloom 3 years ago, it’s been plain sailing. What’s really important to me (as well as the doctor herself) is that her office is always reachable and has a doctor on call ²⁴⁄₇. We switched from a ped that had an answering machine only and never called you back — when you’re struggling with a sick kid, it makes all the difference!