Phillips Dennis S MD

I met Dr. Phillips when my first son was born in January of 1998. We drive 20 – 30 minutes to get to him, but it is well worth it. Dr. Phillips is kind, light hearted and he genuinely cares. He is respectful and will remember details even if it’s been a year since you’ve seen him. Both of my boys love him and never want to see another doctor. He is a brilliant man and a wonderful doctor.

My children have been treated by Dr. Phillips for almost 10 years. He is very thorough and takes the time on annual visits to go through their past notes to identify any subtle changes. When the children have been very sick, he’s called in the evening to follow up and ensure that the treatment is working as expected.
In one specific case, I took my daughter to Dr. Phillips after the ER sent her away in the middle of the night saying there was nothing wrong. He took the time to check for all possibilities and identified a rare allergic reaction to an antibiotic and sent her to the hospital to confirm the diagnosis.

Dr. Dennis Phillips is an absolute gem. He has been in the business of taking care of children over 30 years and truly cares about his patients. I personally wouldn’t give a rat’s behind if he showed up sweaty to an appointment. We brought our newborn to him four years ago and never have thought of going anywhere else. He is extremely well read, personable, follows current literature, best practice guidelines, and if, God forbid, you find yourself in the position of being in the hospital with your child, he will be there to guide you though it and make sure you have everything you need. Front office staff is efficient and friendly, knows you by name and is sensitive to all kinds of family needs and situations. A pediatric physician’s purpose is to provide quality health care to your child and support to your family (not be relegated to an Orange County retail customer service mindset).

I took my first baby to this practice. The front office was terrible. I showed up for my appointment and I was not on schedule. I had the appointment card, but badly, I did not bring it. They let me in, but look like they did not accept their mistake! The next appointment was a vaccine for my daughter. I showed up there, they said they did not have a vaccine. They did not tell me or call me before the appointment. The other front office said, no, we have the vaccine. It is here (told the other front office), seemed like they are unorganized.
One day I called to make an appointment. Someone answered the phone and said we are on lunch, can you call us back? and just HANGED UP on me! It was so rude. Finally after that I called them and told them I was upset with their service and never going back to their practice!
The other things is it takes a long time to be seen by doctor. It takes about 30 – 45 minutes to be seen after you get to the examining room. One day, my husband and I were waiting for 30 minutes in the room and the Dr. Phillips showed up sweaty because he just got back from the gym. It looked unprofessional to see patient especially infants sweaty and doesn’t smell good! It was just bad experience at all.

Dr. Phillips was my pediatrician all growing up, and it was so difficult to leave him that I practically never did! After receiving two negatives on tests for Mono during college (really?), I went to Dr. Phillips, at the end of my rope and legitimately concerned I had a more serious illness! I walked into his office and he just laughed – «Of course you have Mono!» He knew me, my history, and what I was generally like.
Dr. Phillips can make you laugh no matter how miserable you feel. He makes you feel comfortable and has a knack for remembering what you like and are into. He is wonderful with children and is the kind of doctor that you’ll bring your infant to and never turn back. Then, when they’re 16, they’ll start feeling uncomfortable in the waiting room, wondering if they should move on… but desperately wanting not to!