MPatti Posted March 16, 2014 Report Share Posted March 16, 2014 Hi -- I am hoping to find a pandas-friendly pediatrician in Northern Virginia. Does anyone have any suggestions? Thanks!! fapsuppomyday 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigmighty Posted March 16, 2014 Report Share Posted March 16, 2014 Ours is Dr. Della Eng Tow at Capital Area Pediatrics. https://www.capitalareapediatrics.com/Public/Default.aspx She does not write our long-term antibiotics prescriptions. Dr. Carolyn Walsh, an internist in Leesburg is handling that. But Dr. Eng Tow is definitely PANDAS friendly. When we come in and request a throat culture, they just give it no questions asked. I remember hearing the nurse out in the hall saying "but he doesn't have a sore throat or a fever" and hearing the doctor respond "he's a PANDAS patient - they get throat cultures whenever they request them. That should be on his chart. Please make a note of it." We like her a lot. She has written several very detailed letters to the school that have helped tremendously with 504 accommodations. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PowPow Posted March 17, 2014 Report Share Posted March 17, 2014 Not sure where you are looking- if you are in western no Va- (PW co?) I can pm you my family practice. Again no abx rx, but they do cultures and have been helpful through our ordeal. And bigmighty- had no idea you lived in va! i think i always imagined you were in the Midwest! small world... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigmighty Posted March 17, 2014 Report Share Posted March 17, 2014 We are in Herndon, not far from Dulles airport. You? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MPatti Posted March 17, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 17, 2014 Thanks for the replies. I am in Fairfax County (near Centreville). Do you know of a pandas support group in this area? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PowPow Posted March 17, 2014 Report Share Posted March 17, 2014 A few years ago, several ladies (and a few huisbands) met up at Fair Oaks Mall, Potomac Mills or elsewhere. There were moms from around the beltway, out in western NoVA, and the fredericksburg area. we live out past prince william county, but I am from ffx (centreville, actually maybe some folks want to meet again? anyone? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigmighty Posted March 17, 2014 Report Share Posted March 17, 2014 The few meetings I heard of were down south of Potomac Mills mall. We never attended. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MPatti Posted March 17, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 17, 2014 I would love to meet up! I will start a new post to see if anyone else is interested in meeting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hrosenkrantz Posted March 18, 2014 Report Share Posted March 18, 2014 mpatti -- i first heard of pandas from my son's developmental pediatrician at the Pediatric Care Center in Bethesa. So its not NOVA but in the area. The doctor there tested the titers and put my son on abx and referred to a pandas specialist. I'd say she is pandas friendly but does not have the kind of expertise you would get with a pandas specialist (to which she referred us) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Create an account or sign in to comment
You need to be a member in order to leave a comment
Create an account
Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!
Register a new accountSign in
Already have an account? Sign in here.
Sign In Now