I'm looking for recent feedback on Hilltop Pediatrics. There is an old review (2001) which states wait times at the office were very long. Is this still the case? Which doctor(s) do you recommend? How easy/hard is it to get an appointment for a sick child? What about afterhours/weekend care? Thanks in advance! J.

My sons (ages 10 and 9) were patients of Dr. Boyd at Hilltop pediatrics from the day they were born until about a year ago. Dr. Boyd is a wonderful person - calm, kind, and caring. Dr.s Feldman and Lackman are also very nice people (I'm not familiar with Dr. Leigh). We chose to leave the practice for several reasons. First and foremost, the wait can be horrendous. We had to wait for over an hour on many occasions (yes, we had an appointment). The waiting room is rundown and what toys or books there are are almost always broken. The support staff changes frequently and usually seems harried. When my 10 year old son had unexplained seizures, it took way too many phone calls from me to get any response on their part (not the Doctor's fault - no one was giving him the message). In my mind this was an emergency and they wanted me to make an appointment for a week in the future. Again, I must emphasize that we really liked Dr. Boyd (and we have several friends whose children continue to see him), I just didn't feel that the practice was run as well as I would like. susan