Pediatrician Background, Credentials, Experience, Support Services

1. What is the doctor’s philosophy? Does your philosophy match the doctor’s? Do you like his or her demeanor and bedside manners?

Our philosophy is that good health starts in infancy and prevention is the best medicine. We also believe that an open trusting patient physician relationship is essential for patient care. We believe that a physician’s bedside manner is as important as the medicines she or he prescribes. Dr Mavani has a more integrated approach with an interest in integrative medicine especially.

2. Where did they train? Is he or she board certified?

Both Dr Mavani trained at Children’s Hospital of Michigan, one of the best programs in the country and Dr Mavani is board certified in pediatrics.

3. Are they a member of the American Academy Of Pediatrics or any other specialty organization?

They are members of the American Academy of Pediatrics.

4. How long has the pediatrician been in practice?

Dr Mavani have been in practice for 8 years.

5. Does the pediatrician have any areas of special interests?

Dr Mavani is particularly interested in newborn management and treatment of chronic conditions like allergies and asthma She likes to use evidence based alternative medicine for conditions such as allergies and is also certified in holistic medicine.

6. What hospitals does the pediatrician have privileges at?

We are affiliated with The Beaumont Hospitals at Troy and Royal Oak and Crittenton Hospital.

7. How soon after the baby is born will the pediatrician come to see it at the hospital?

We will be there to welcome the new arrival the day of the delivery if the baby arrives before 9 AM or the next morning for babies born after 9 AM. All of the hospitals have 24-hour on call pediatric hospitalists who will examine the baby immediately after birth if there is a complication.

8. How does the pediatrician feel about mothers calling in after hours over "little things"?

We don’t believe there are” little things”. Experience has taught me that parents are usually thoughtful and kind and respect the physician’s private time except when they truly feel they need to call.

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Office Logistics

1. Is the staff professional and courteous?

Yes, our staff is friendly and helpful and has reviews periodically to maintain quality care.

2. What special services does the office offer?

We have a small inhouse pharmacy which carries the common over the counter medications, ointments and common prescriptions so you don't have to make another trip to the pharmacy for most things. We also have elctronic medical records which is state of the art technology for your chid's care. It eliminates error and increases efficiency.

3. What are the office hours and are there any early morning or late evening hours for working parents?

We have evening and Saturday hours. Click here for a detailed schedule.

4. How long in advance must you book appointments?

We see sick patients the same day and request a week’s lead time for physicals.

5. Are there any diagnostic facilities on site or close by such as X-rays, blood work, etc.?

We have on site labwork for routine office labs and we are a few minutes drive away from quest diagnostics and Crittenton hospital for more elaborate testing.

6. How does the office handle your phone in questions?

The messages are triaged by a trained receptionist, emergency calls are taken at once or directed appropriately and regular messages are given to the doctor for answering at the end of the day. We encourage the use of email for non urgent calls.

7. Does the doctor answer any general questions by email?

Yes. The email is ami@drmavani.org

8. Is there a 24-hour answering service that can connect you to a doctor?

Yes, and the phone calls are returned by the on call physician.

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Fees, Methods of Payment

1. What insurances do they accept? Do they accept credit cards, cash or checks?

We accept credit cards, personal checks, cash and almost all insurances. Please call our office for a list.

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Medical Questions

1. Is circumcision necessary?

Existing scientific evidence demonstrates potential medical benefits of newborn male circumcision; however, these data are not sufficient to recommend routine neonatal circumcision. Click here for more...

2. Is cord blood banking recommended?

When consulted by prospective parents who are interested in donating cord blood to a philanthropic bank or paying to have cord blood stored in a for-profit bank, the physician can provide the following information... Click here for more...

3. Why does my Obstetrician check me for infections? How do these infections affect my baby ?

Group B strep (GBS) most often affects pregnant women, infants, the elderly, and chronically ill adults. Click here for more...

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