McLean Pediatric Associates

this is a pretty terrible and unprofessional practice. I was a patient here up until I was 18 and was enthusiastically misdiagnosed with herpes and lice (i know, how do you even misdiagnose someone with lice), denied birth control on the grounds that it’s «immoral», been yelled at by a nurse practitioner when asked for an explanation of a medical procedure that the doctor was about to perform on me, and been refused a legitimate medical note for school because i tried to leave the practice and wouldn’t schedule another yearly checkup. go elsewhere– your children deserve better.

We first began going to McLean Pediatrics in November 2012 when our first daughter was born. I originally chose this practice because of Dr. Evers (he was on the recommended list at Tepeyac Family Center), and as a new parent, I always felt listened to and taken care of by Dr. Evers and Dr. Thiede. Whenever I needed to bring my daughter in because of sickness, they were able to schedule me right away and our wait times for both our sick and well visits were never very long.
Since then, they’ve moved into a new building, Dr. Evers has retired and Dr. Pratt is now on staff (who we love!) The space is a lot bigger than their old office and still has separate ‘sick’ and ‘well’ waiting areas. I appreciate the time they’ve taken to make the place welcoming — it is tastefully decorated and the staff is super friendly (which is an improvement from the last location. I wonder if it’s because they have more space behind the reception area and they’re actually able to interact with incoming patients? Or maybe the staff is bigger than before? Not sure). When I had to bring my daughter into the office several days in a row, they recognized us (which I don’t take for granted) and put us at ease simply by acknowledging that they knew who we were and taking the time to engage in conversation with my 2 year-​old.
When our second daughter was born this past June, I was sad to have to switch doctors since we now live in Reston and the thought of having to drive into McLean with a newborn was not appealing. Now that we are with a new pediatrician’s office and have something to compare our experience to, it’s even more obvious how great McLean Pediatrics is. If you’re looking for doctors who take their time with their patients and a staff that makes their patients feel taken care of, I highly recommend them!

This office is GREAT! The staff is very professional and friendly. The doctors are amazing! The doctors really explain what they are seeing and show that they really want the parents to understand everything going on. They are also great with scheduling. The after-​hour support is beyond great as well. I’m very impressed and pleased with this office.

our daughters have been patients of Dr Thiede for about 10 years. She is thorough and very good with the kids. Always careful to answer mom’s questions and Dr Thiede has been very responsive to the one after-​hours emergency we had. Very pleased with the practice.

We’ve been taking our kids to McLean Pediatrics since 1998, so I was rather surprised to see the low star rating; but then I clicked to see «all» the reviews (including the ones that Unilocal filters out — see the tiny link at the bottom) and saw an additional 11 five star reviews. So, I figure this is just a glitch in the filtering software.
Anyways, we have been extremely pleased by the quality of medical care our children have received here and have continued to drive out to McLean (30 to 45 minutes each way, depending on traffic) for that reason, rather than finding a closer doctor. It is a busy office though, so sometimes the wait can be longer than it should be; as best I can tell this is caused by the «back up» that can occur if the doctors have to spend more time with some patients than expected. It’s inconvenient when you are in the waiting room, but of course it is wonderful when you are the one with the sick kid that needs the extra attention. Still, we generally try to pick an appointment early in the day or right after lunch to avoid delays of this sort.

Competent, effective, ethical.
I have found them competent, effective, and ethical. They are willing to acommodate alternative vaccination schedules (doing fewer at a time) to better see reactions to vaccinations. They have ethical alternatives to some vaccinations with morally problematic provenance. And Dr. Thiede is always very friendly and communicative. Their social media presence, web site, and phone system are woefully out of date, but I’m happy to patronize them anyway. Good group.
Dr. Evers is retired now, but I always liked him too.