Re: Re: Dr. Herzenberg on Friday?

[Guest guest]

Hi .

I know your questions were directed to Kim, but I thought I would jump in as

well.

It is always best to get the earliest appointment possible. I think we

usually had between 8:30 and 9:00 AM. He is very busy because he is soooo good.

Also, because he is dedicated to helping clubfoot patients, he never turns

anyone away.

So it can be extemely busy there. Once I think I waited almost 2 hours. That

appointment was mid day though. I found the earliest appointments were best

with the least amount of waiting. Count on at least 2 hours total. The first

visit will be long, maybe 3 hours, because they take a lot of pictures and

xrays.

He usually has a team of doctors he is training at all times. Sometimes it

can be hectic. But, he will always be the one who makes the decisions and does

the casting. There is another doctor there, Dr. Lamm. He is excellent as well.

Dr. Lamm and Dr. Herzenberg work hand in hand many times. Because Dr.

Herzenberg is so dedicated to his field, he is often traveling, out of the

country, or training somewhere. In these cases, Dr. Lamm stepped in. I

have/had no problems with him treating my daughter.

I haven't met anyone who hasn't been happy with Dr. H yet.

kelly_warde wrote:

Kim,

We won't be there this Friday because my son with clubfeet hasn't be

born yet :-) But, we plan to start seeing Dr. Herzenberg in February

when our little man arrives.

We also plan to meet with the doctor before I deliver -- just to get

an understanding of what to expect. Do you mind if I ask you a few

questions?

What has been your experience with Dr. Herzenberg?

Do you see him every time or are there other doctors in his group

that practice the Ponseti Method?

How long do the appointments take?

Do you typically have to wait very long to see him?

Do you know how many children he is currently treating?

Have you gone to him since your daughter was born?

Thanks!

(and Declan, due 2/21/06)

>

> Maddie has an appointment with Dr. Herzenberg this Friday and just

wanted to

> see if anyone else is going to be there. We are local so I have

his early

> appointment at 8:20. It is always nice to meet in person

> :) Hopefully our new shoes will be here on Thursday

and we

> can get started. She has been kicking out of her right shoe a lot,

so I am

> really looking forward to switching from the Markells.

>

> Kim

> Mom to Madilyne, BCF, 06/16/2005

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Hi ,

I hope you don't mind if I respond to this also. We see Dr. Herzenberg and

we have not yet been there for an appointment with HIM and had to see

someone else. There are usually other doctors in the room who are trying to

learn from him. Most of the time the appointments are on target but there

do come days when you can wait for some time. I don't know the exact number

of kids he is treating but I can tell there are ALOT. When we go there are

at least 6-7 other clubfoot babies and that is just in our timeslot.

Good Luck!

Mommy to Christian (1-30-04) DBB- nights only and

(12-17-98)

Re: Dr. Herzenberg on Friday?

Kim,

We won't be there this Friday because my son with clubfeet hasn't be

born yet :-) But, we plan to start seeing Dr. Herzenberg in February

when our little man arrives.

We also plan to meet with the doctor before I deliver -- just to get

an understanding of what to expect. Do you mind if I ask you a few

questions?

What has been your experience with Dr. Herzenberg?

Do you see him every time or are there other doctors in his group

that practice the Ponseti Method?

How long do the appointments take?

Do you typically have to wait very long to see him?

Do you know how many children he is currently treating?

Have you gone to him since your daughter was born?

Thanks!

(and Declan, due 2/21/06)

>

> Maddie has an appointment with Dr. Herzenberg this Friday and just

wanted to

> see if anyone else is going to be there. We are local so I have

his early

> appointment at 8:20. It is always nice to meet in person

> :) Hopefully our new shoes will be here on Thursday

and we

> can get started. She has been kicking out of her right shoe a lot,

so I am

> really looking forward to switching from the Markells.

>

> Kim

> Mom to Madilyne, BCF, 06/16/2005

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Hi ~

Everything that has been said about Dr. Herzenberg is consistent with my

experience. Actually, thanks to and several others on this group, we

found Dr. H. To answer a couple of your questions, we did not start with

Dr. H. Maddie was casted and had the tenotomy done by Dr. Sponseller at

s Hopkins. A great doctor, but clubfeet is NOT his speciality. It was

when we transitioned to the shoes... that we had problems. Acting on the

advice that I received from this forum, I went for a second opinion from Dr.

H. We have been with Dr. H ever since. He is wonderful with Maddie and is

very informative! So much more than Dr. Sponseller. Since the switch, we

have only ever seen Dr. Herzenberg. I have not seen Dr. Lamm in his

practice, but Dr. H does usually have a couple of doctors with him during

the treatments.

I will absolutely second 's recommendation on the appointments. We

always take as early as possible. I am in land, so it is easy for me to

get in early. There is a physical therapist that works with Dr. H,

, who is also great. She indicated that they are seeing upwards of

500 clubfoot babies. Clubfoot clinics are every Friday, but everyone is in

different stages of treatment, so obviously everyone is not there at once.

When you do not get an earlier appointment, you do tend to spend a couple of

hours at the clinic. He is very busy, but it is worth the excellent

treatment.

If you are interested, I am sure that his secretary, Sheila, will send you a

CD that was developed on clubfeet. You will be very happy with him. I am

SO fortunate we found him. Maddie has been doing much better. We have been

seeing him since mid-September. If you do not mind me asking, where are

you located?

Best of luck to you. If you have anymore questions, please ask!!!

Kim

Mom to Madilyne, BCF, 06/16/2005

>

> Hi .

>

> I know your questions were directed to Kim, but I thought I would jump

> in as well.

>

> It is always best to get the earliest appointment possible. I think we

> usually had between 8:30 and 9:00 AM. He is very busy because he is soooo

> good. Also, because he is dedicated to helping clubfoot patients, he never

> turns anyone away.

> So it can be extemely busy there. Once I think I waited almost 2 hours.

> That appointment was mid day though. I found the earliest appointments were

> best with the least amount of waiting. Count on at least 2 hours total.

> The first visit will be long, maybe 3 hours, because they take a lot of

> pictures and xrays.

>

> He usually has a team of doctors he is training at all times. Sometimes

> it can be hectic. But, he will always be the one who makes the decisions

> and does the casting. There is another doctor there, Dr. Lamm. He is

> excellent as well. Dr. Lamm and Dr. Herzenberg work hand in hand many

> times. Because Dr. Herzenberg is so dedicated to his field, he is often

> traveling, out of the country, or training somewhere. In these cases, Dr.

> Lamm stepped in. I have/had no problems with him treating my daughter.

>

> I haven't met anyone who hasn't been happy with Dr. H yet.

>

> kelly_warde wrote:

> Kim,

> We won't be there this Friday because my son with clubfeet hasn't be

> born yet :-) But, we plan to start seeing Dr. Herzenberg in February

> when our little man arrives.

>

> We also plan to meet with the doctor before I deliver -- just to get

> an understanding of what to expect. Do you mind if I ask you a few

> questions?

>

> What has been your experience with Dr. Herzenberg?

> Do you see him every time or are there other doctors in his group

> that practice the Ponseti Method?

> How long do the appointments take?

> Do you typically have to wait very long to see him?

> Do you know how many children he is currently treating?

> Have you gone to him since your daughter was born?

>

> Thanks!

> (and Declan, due 2/21/06)

>

>

> >

> > Maddie has an appointment with Dr. Herzenberg this Friday and just

> wanted to

> > see if anyone else is going to be there. We are local so I have

> his early

> > appointment at 8:20. It is always nice to meet in person

> > :) Hopefully our new shoes will be here on Thursday

> and we

> > can get started. She has been kicking out of her right shoe a lot,

> so I am

> > really looking forward to switching from the Markells.

> >

> > Kim

> > Mom to Madilyne, BCF, 06/16/2005

> >

> >

> >

[Guest guest]

Hi ~

Maybe we will see you there

Kim

>

> Ditto to everything everyone else has said about Dr. Herzenberg. And

> to the original question, if anyone is going on Friday...I am.

> has an appointment at 10:00. That is the time we usually get.

> I don't want to run into the rush hour traffic and I am coming from

> Silver Spring. We usually have no problem getting there for a 10:00

> appointment.

>

>

>

>

> > > > >

> > > > > Maddie has an appointment with Dr. Herzenberg this Friday and

> > just

> > > > wanted to

> > > > > see if anyone else is going to be there. We are local so I

> have

> > > > his early

> > > > > appointment at 8:20. It is always nice to meet in person

> > > > > :) Hopefully our new shoes will be here on

> > Thursday

> > > > and we

> > > > > can get started. She has been kicking out of her right shoe

> a

> > lot,

> > > > so I am

> > > > > really looking forward to switching from the Markells.

> > > > >

> > > > > Kim

> > > > > Mom to Madilyne, BCF, 06/16/2005

> > > > >

> > > > >

> > > > >