Stein Life Children’s Neurology

Dr Stein and her staff are amazing! Have complete confidence in her and her treatment plan for our grandson! Love them all!

The negative reviews… definitely NOT the Dr. Stein we know; she is very kind, caring, and compassionate. Our experience with other neurologists has been that they simply increase dosage of meds, change meds, or add meds in an attempt to gain seizure control. Dr. Stein, on the other hand, is always thinking outside the box to not only improve the seizure profile but also the overall quality of life. She leaves no stone unturned and her innovative approach keeps hope alive when it is failing.
Her staff (Lani and Liz) are the best… also kind and caring and very professional.

Dr Stein helped diagnose our child who we thought had A.D.D. She found out thru testing it was actually a mineral deficiency. This helped with her school. She is very thorough, thoughtful, and understanding. Any negative comments about Dr Stein on here were people most likely not wanting to hear what’s actually going on. Give me a break. If you know more than a child neuroligist than you don’t need to come here.

Diagnosed my kiddo with things he didn’t have (epilepsy, pandas, encephalitis, etc) and put him on meds that he didn’t need which led to behaviors that required withdrawal from school (for homeschooling), sent us for tests that we were told would be free but weren’t, then she told us not to pay for them (while they kept sending bills). Meds she put kiddo on induced tourrettes which we now can’t get rid of. Found a new neurologist (from CHOC) who says kiddo never had epilepsy, took kiddo off those meds, and we’re now trying to get back to normal after losing/​wasting a few years with wrong doctor and diagnosis. Extremely angry parent here. Not sure how this doctor is still in business.

I am pleased to say that all the reviews that were negative about Dr. stine and staff were wrong. her and the staff very caring and dedicated very knowledgeable. My son had A couple incidents where the paramedics had to appear Dr. stine was there over the phone to assist and help I don’t think I’ve ever had a physician that would do that makes me feel that my son is in very good hands. I had ER doctor and paramedics had told me she is a keeper as I know she is very dedicated to her patients. My son has only seen her 3 time and will continue to his visit with dr. stine

I find it hard to believe the one star reviews. Sounds like some details are missing from those stories. Dr. Diane Stein has been a life saver for my daughter for 5 ½ years. She is funny, inquisitive, smart and spends a lot of time listening to her patients and their parents. After our daughter had several sudden seizures, we were told to take her to a pediatric neurologist. Getting an appointment quickly with those kind of doctors is extremely difficult but she squeezed us in immediately as we were going on vacation within the week and were unsure if we should still go. She reassured us, gave us good instructions for emergency care and told us what to do if she did have a seizure after flying. We were able to contact her from overseas and she had us start anti-​seizure meds right away after she had another seizure. Our daughter has been seizure free since that one scary summer 5 ½ years ago and continues to see Dr. Stein twice a year. We love her and can’t imagine her not treating our daughter. Brad and the entire office staff are great, too!

Let me start off with what worked here. Dr. Stein is very educated about seizures and and got my kid on meds that were able to stop most of hers. That being said, dealing with this office was a bit rough and they’re seriously lacking in office etiquette. Dr. Stein asked me to get a second opinion on my daughter’s condition and then seemed offended after I did so. The other dr. (Lin) disagreed with Dr. Stein on whether McKenna could take a liquid form of a pill that she had found hard to swallow, and then Stein fired my kid as a patient in a registered letter a week or so later. Another time, Brad, the office manager, had failed to preauthorize my kid’s insurance for a really expensive procedure, and then only offered to comp 50% of it due to their error. I sent them a credit card authorization for this amount, and later they sent me to collections on the entire amount, even though they had discounted it due to their mistake. Do yourself a favor and find a neurologist who is a little easier to work with. Dr. Lin and Dr. Taraman, associated with Choc Hospital are phenomenal.

I took my son here shortly after he turned two because his speech therapist thought he could be on the autism spectrum. We were still in denial, so we saw Dr Stein. She basically told us what we wanted to hear, that he was not on the spectrum and just had apraxia of speech. Shortly after, he started ABA and we saw great progress, and thought we might as well get the ASD diagnosis. We saw another neurologist who agreed with us.
So if you want a doctor who will tell you what you want to hear, see Dr Stein.

Don’t let the «Children’s» part intimidate you if you’re an adult looking for a good neuro.
If you’re a parent looking for a great neuro for your child, you keep reading, too.
I’ve been through at least 25 neurologists in six different states. I’ve had epilepsy since 1991 from a nasty head injury. There have been some that have been close to what I want while others have been downright, off-​the-​charts awful.
I went into Dr. Stein’s office for my initial consultation expecting the worst. Moving to a new state = finding new neuro. As bad as finding a new hairstylist only for epilepsy.
Dr. Stein came in, took her shoes off, curled up in her chair and started talking. And not the cynical «Oh yea? Prove it.» kind of talking. «Wow. You’ve been through a lot.» (Translation? She’d reviewed my info ahead of time so I didn’t have to launch into my long, long story.)
She even noticed that I’m more relaxed by an open door so we switched places and she left the door ajar for me.
I should have known something awesome was up from the first time I talked to Nicole, her nurse. Funny, friendly, knowledgeable and if you’ve got a question she’ll not hesitate to pick up the phone and find out for you. She even helped me find an ophthalmologist.
When I asked her about appointment times with Dr. Stein she said, «She sets about two hours aside for each patient.» WOW. For anyone who’s been to a doctor in their lives, this is most definitely the exception not the rule
Dr. Stein is the noggin doctor you want.