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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We love Michelle Barnes Marshall in the West End, but I don't know about the insurance angle.  She's a solo practitioner, which I know isn't for everyone.[/quote]

I liked her at first but she seemed to not take some of my concerns seriously and brushed them off as 'first time mom' concerns.  My child went from 25% in weight to 2nd%.  I wanted a referral to GI because I felt like something was "off" about his weight.  Additionally, my child had a virus (always on a weekend!) for the first time and I could NOT get ahold of the doctor on call.  I called a number of times before I gave up and went to the ER because of my kid's excessive vomit and dehydration.  The on-call doc (Dr Wirt) finally called me back like 5 hours later, I didn't answer because we were at the ER, and he never followed up.  I gather Dr. Barnes Marshall never heard that I called in to the emergency line either.

I finally had an LC visit and she was concerned with my kid's lack of milk transfer and at that point, I switched to CP&A.  We now see Smith-Khuri and have been much happier.  I feel like the takes my concerns seriously - I got in to GI quickly, and the Doctor has followed up with me a number of times.

That's just my experience - I wanted Dr Barnes Marshall to work out but in the end, I probably tried too long to make it work and lost some ground on my son's weight.  live and learn - trust your gut.

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