Woburn Pediatric Associates

I love this pediatric office! My insurance changed a few years ago, and I had to move my kids to a new doctor, which worried me. But once I met the doctors and the front desk girls, I realized how much better the office was compared to my old one! When I call to get an appointment, someone answers the phone! At my old office, I was immediately put on hold, only to wait for what seemed like a long time, especially when you have a sick baby.
Great office, both locations!

Feel bad others have had bad experiences here, I feel there are some really good Drs here but there are a few I prefer my child not see. Same with the nurse practitioners, some good some bad. It is a very well run office and the communication is great. They have a nurses line for questions & lab in office. X-​rays are also in the same building. No issues getting referrals or medication refill. They have many Drs to choose from here, if you are unhappy you can always switch. Also, if you a parent that chooses not to vaccinate this is not the practice for you. Overall — great experience here & would recommend.

The doctors don’t care and they don’t try to help figure out problems. Misdiagnosis often occurs.
What really disappointed me was that they didn’t diagnose my baby’s reflux even though I kept telling them about symptoms for months. They just kept saying he was a needy baby. Babies don’t just cry all the time for no reason. Especially 6 month olds and they don’t spit up all the time. I had to initiate a visit to the GI and initiate EVERYTHING! Once he was on reflux meds, he was very different. I don’t understand why pediatricians can’t figure it out!

I have been taking my daughter to Woburn Pediatrics for 15 years. Even after I moved to Lexington– where there are plenty of good pediatricians– I stayed with this practice and have never regretted it. It is, as others have pointed out, a very large practice so if you are looking to see your child’s own doc every time he/​she is sick, this is not the practice for you. However, it is very efficiently run. The doctors/​nurse practitioners are organized in «teams» and you can almost always see a NP in your doc’s team (and the NPs are all outstanding). Over the years we have seen many docs and NPs as my daughter has a tendency to be sick often. Recently she and I were reflecting on how we have never, in all these years, had a visit with which we were unsatisfied. The professional staff are top-​notch, very kind and child-​centered (and I consider myself rather fussy in that regard). I have always felt that staff have spent an appropriate amount of time with my daughter. Our doc is Patricia Connolly and despite the size of the practice I feel she really knows my child and has connected well with her from toddlerhood right through adolescence. We do not look forward to the day she turns 21 and has to move on! I highly recommend this practice.

This place is great! It is HUGE and that may put some people off (lots of practitioners, NP’s) but for my family, we have found a great pediatrician there and her nurse practitioner is also fabulous. Some of my kids have a complicated medical history and they are extremely attentive to their issues. GREAT diagnostic care. I have found the medical technicians to be friendly enough… they just weigh the kids, take temp and bring you to the room. The front desk just takes your copay and checks you in — that is satisfactory. The care we receive from our pediatrician and the np has been excellent. Would not hesitate to recommend this practice. Bonus, they have recently renovated the whole office and it looks great, the rooms are much more spacious.

I’m so disappointed with the staff at Woburn Pediatrics. The nurses are so rude to my children and me. The people behind the front desk and those that answer the phone are not friendly or helpful. I understand they are busy but there are other pediatrician’s offices that are also busy that have kind nurses and receptionists. I don’t know why a nurse would work at a pediatrician’s office if they don’t like children.
Its a big practice so you do see a lot of doctors which I am fine with. The doctors are actually quite nice but they just are so rushed to get you out the door! I don’t think its the doctor’s fault since its just the way the practice operates. I’m sure it was a lovely place years ago when it was smaller and there were less patients and doctors.
We are changing practices because my children deserve more than this place.

I feel bad for giving 2 stars because the doctors are really nice and there’s only positives. However, I had my son going there for 3 yrs and I often had unpleasant experiences with several stuff there. Not everyone is bad, but quite few of them are not polite. I also prefer small family oriented clinics which often care more for individuals.
The biggest reason I changed the clinic is that when my daughter was born I really didn’t want Hep B vaccination on her, and they said they absolutely have to give her the vaccine like any other kids since it is a large practice and there’s no exception. So, basically they kicked us out!
Anyway, so glad to leave and found an alternative clinic.

Woburn Pediatrics was founded in 1967 by Dr. Joseph B. Leader who is still dedicated to the practice today. It started as the first pediatricians office in the town and in my opinion remains the best! They have since branched off into a second location which conveniently opened in North Andover where I attended high school.
I was a patient here from birth until 2005 when they insisted that I needed to get an «adult» doctor in.
So I went to my pediatrician until I was 21… shut it!
Although Dr. Patricia A. Connolly was my main doc she seemed to be a favorite of many and I oftentimes had to take visits with other dr’s/nurses. But I have never met one that I didn’t like and I was a sickly child so I was here a lot! I know from working at a daycare that it takes a lot of patience to work with small children and I can’t even imagine what it’s like to work with SICK small children so I have nothing but respect.
If you are a parent and are looking for a doctor this is the place to go! I guarantee you won’t be disappointed and you’ll leave knowing that your child has received amazing care. When/​if I ever have my own I’ll definitely be bringing them here.