Mark S Takagishi MD

We’ve been seeing Dr. T since our son’s birth 14 months ago, and we LOVE him! Several of our friends go to Lansing Pediatrics and also are very fond of him. (One of my other doctors also told me that his daughter sees Dr. T, which definitely seemed like a good recommendation!)
Dr. T is great with my son. He takes a nice, middle-​of-​the-​road approach, I think — not too laid-​back and not too paranoid. He’s always very friendly and approachable, and never makes me feel rushed. More importantly, he never makes me feel silly when I have any kind of question, no matter how trivial.
He’s been very cool about several of our parenting choices, like not circumcising our son and electing to delay or skip certain vaccines. (I know not all of the doctors in the office feel that way about vaccinations — Dr. Israel definitely seems to take a stronger pro-​vax approach.) We’ve never felt pressured or talked down to by Dr. T about any of these issues.
The office is also great. I never have a long wait, and they can always get my little guy in when he’s sick. The nurses and the ladies at the front desk are all wonderful. In addition, the waiting room is great — my son just LOVES the fish tanks!