The Pediatric Group

Love all the doctors and nurses we’ve worked with. Wait times have been ridiculous a few times, but then for sick kids we do always get in the day we call. Dr Gilliard has been wonderfully helpful to us for years. Do wish they would do fresh paint and ceiling tiles, really really scrub baseboards please. Also tired of walking in with sick baby in carrier and tired preschooler and having to put everything down to fish out license and insurance card for the ten thousandth time (or nearly!). Every other healthcare provider in the area asks if there is an insurance update and accepts your word word for it. Honestly, unless this practice has been swindled out of thousands of dollars, there is no more excuse. License… ok ok, you want to know if we are the parents/​guardians we say we are, but then it’s not as if the license lists our kids’ names…

I love my kids doctors office. Its conveniently located on 301 in Gambrills. Everyone at this office is kind and energetic. Dr. Aliabadi is always a pleasure to see. Whenever I need an appointment, I am usually able to get one that same day if needed. They’re open from as early as 7am until about 6pm. And if my sons doctor is not available, there is always another doctor in the office to fill in. We’ve been going to this office for about 3 years now.

My 4 year old was very sick and after being an established patient I called to have her seen that day at any time. I was told that they would not be able to see her because two physicians were out. I asked if they were referring patients to another office or doctor and she said she was unsure so she would find out and call me back within the hour. I never did receive a call back. In my opinion, tThis is unacceptable when you have a sick child.

I have been very disappointed with this place, never great experience pretty much! 1^st time i can there with my infant, the girl was suppose to get blood from my baby’s heel. She gave a warm gel bag to keep on it and disappeared for 35 minutes. Of course by the time she got back it was already cold for a while so I told her that, she said it desnt matter. So what was the point of it??? Then she had to squeeze out blood out of my cold baby foot! Next, I went there couple weekends ago and had to wait hour and 45 minutes PAST my appointment time with a BABY! I was so mad and really wanted to just walk out but he had a rash and needed to be seen. After they got us in the room, we had to wait another 50 minutes, baby was miserable, I got a migraine, its was HORRIBLE! Today we had 1 year old check up and shots and had to wait again for over an hour! looks like they just have 1 doctor there and thats it! She was with another patient this whole time but spent only 5 minutes with us. That place is ridiculous with the way they place appointments and how much staff they have… I am done with this place!

My daughter sees Dr. Davis and we love him!

by the way, dr. aliabadi isn’t allowed with 300 meters of my son. period end of discussion. i went twice for early morning sick care and will never go again. rude rude rude.
see my separate review for dr craytonia davis five stars

Dr. Craytonia Davis is an AWESOME doctor. He has been my daughters doctor for several years and I swear by him. He takes the time needed in order to make you feel adequately cared for, he has no problem answering any of your questions and he is funny. He’s hilarious when dealing with the children to make them feel comfortable and not afraid of the whole doctors office experience. The staff in the facility if VERY friendly and everyone makes you feel right at home. The facility is clean and bright and colorful its always fun to go to the doctor here. My daughter never minds going to see Dr. Davis.
I will definitely comtinue taking my daughter here and any future children that I decide to have. Awesome, Awesome place!

With children spaced a bit apart, we’ve been patients for years and years from infancy through teenage years. Kid friendly waiting rooms. Calls quickly answered. Adequate examination time. No real complaints about overbooking — generally seen quickly, though mild wait times may arise. However, on the flip side if your child needs an appointment they’ll fit you in and I really appreciate that.
I’ve had excellent, superb providers for a good number of those years but unfortunately the practice seems to have pushed out multiple good doctors & nurse practitioners recently. We’ve had to start all over with a new provider at the practice only to have that provider leave, then the replacement leave, etc… I’m not sure of the reason for turn-​over. I’m also dissatisfied with the way the practice handled these departures. I realize the practice wants to keep its customer base but I strongly would have preferred some notice and frankly if certain providers are the reason patients use a particular practice, keep the providers if you want to keep the patients. The practice flat out refused to give contact info for the departing providers though a patient should have the right to select a provider of their own choosing and follow a doctor if they care to.

We selected Nurse Practitioner Melissa Zanlunghi to care for our two sons when we moved to the Crofton area from DC. She is absolutely fabulous. She listens to you without judgment and is open minded. What I really love is that she recommends holistic healing over pharmaceuticals where it makes sense. The office staff are very friendly (even when you come in late) and the office has separate waiting areas for well vs. sick children. This is huge. How many times have you gone into a doctors office and had to sit in a tiny waiting area with a bunch of sick people? Not here. While appointments are always required, I never had a problem getting one because they hold some times each day for sick appointments. They also have limited Saturday hours (mornings by appointment).

So we stuck with them but have finally decided to leave. They have started this new practice of having care teams. Best as I can figure its a way of billing insurance more while providing less Service. Thankfully we were able to locate our former doctor who left this practice years ago. This is a business that happens to be in health care; not a health care provider that happens to be in business.
Used to be good but the focus is on money, not on customer Service. They have a lot of turnover. We’ve lost three of our doctors who have told us they no longer like working there. It’s all about the money.

Dr. Davis is the Heathcliff Huxtable of pediatricians! We owe him soooo much for his enduring patience, geniune concern, and great bedside manner. He’s treated both our children for years and we couldn’t have been more fortunate than to find him.
Thanks Dr. Davis!

Craytonia Davis is the doctor you need to see. His tolerance for overbearing, paranoid mothers and his collection of jewel-​bellied Trolls makes him one of the best doctors at the Crofton office.
Unfortunately, this office overbooks and is late with appointments just like the rest of them. While there’s always an attitude of «get you in, check you out», Dr. Davis won’t be short with you, he’ll answer all of your questions honestly and without hesitation. He can also make the fussiest children laugh and the most nervous mothers be at ease, thank God for that. :D
If you are living in the Crofton area and have a kid that needs a doctor, this office is a great choice. They work by appointments, and don’t take walk-​ins. If you have a sick child that needs immediate care, there is a Primetime Care office in the same stripmall.
*DISCLAIMER:
Upon being told I was ‘dissing’ and possibly offending certain people, I must make it clear that I was in no way referencing one person in particular with the statement «overbearing, paranoid mothers». I know that most mothers have a little bit of one or the other in them… it’s a general statement, and it’s supposed to be that way. I mean, they’re mothers, it’s their job for pete’s sake.