Typically take my children to SD for all care when possible…read more Recently had a new baby, called the office to set up a 24 hour appointment or 48 hour appointment (not sure what is needed). I think my son is tongue tie and it has been affecting his nursing. I have an older son who had the same issue at birth. I am a stay at home mother of 5. Long story short my husband and myself have been going to San Diego for all prenatal care and hired a birth team of four midwives to come to our home, for a home birth. This was a personal informed medical choice we both decided upon. Paid out of pocket and also purchased private insurance specially for my prenatal care and our soon to be newborn. Anyhow baby is born happy and healthy but tongue tied. We decided to seek a pediatrician in town rather than drive to San Diego.... call this office on advice from a family friend. Immediately as I explained how I'd like to have my son examined and check to see if he is tongue tied and if he needs a snip like my older son...the receptionist asks how old baby is...I explain he's 1 day old. And that I have all paper work ultra sounds and birth record info on what he was given ect..then her tone switches and she asks when I was discharged from the hospital. I explaine how we had a home birth with a birth team of four midwives from San diego...the lady again gets almost snarky! "Oh i.dont think we see home birth patients, I'll need to give a message to the doctor and call you back. You can shop around with other pediatricians. I don't think we will see you. We do one week visit then two week visit and manditory vaccinations" aside from her snarky tone and note seeing home birth patients sounded like a great office...getting all the care and vaccinations here vs driving to sd.... This lady was extreemly judgmental sounding. As if she couldnt be bothered. She takes my number and calls me back shortly to inform me that just as she suspected this doctor does not see home birthed children. My jaw really did hit the floor. My husband and myself are two educated people, my family is extreemly active in the Brawley community...we earn our living pay extra out of pocket for a higher quality insurance on top of paying in full out of pocket for all medical care..including prenatal...heck we even drive 2.5 hours away because brawley and el centro are low in come cities making the quality of care lower than sd!!! To be told a practice didn't accept a home birthed child floored me. In fact disgusted me. I am all about the freedom of making informed medical choices...what kind of world is it when you can abort a baby but God forbid you birth that child at home. Also I'm sure this pediatrician accepts illegals who are on state funded medical insurance because that is how most lower income cities close to the boarder function. Really peeves me! Disappointed and disgusted that any practice would have such regulations. Looks like Suarez and Amani win again. Also not to debate home birth but USA has one of the highest csection rates and it's climbing..most other similar countries(such as uk, Australia ect) advise home birth for low risk mothers as well as the acog states this should be an option for families making informed medical decisions...and the largest four year homebirth Study was just published stating homebirth for low risk mothers is as safe as a hospital birth..there was no higher death or serious injury with home birth as there was in a hospital setting... Aside from my stance on home birth I really am shocked... does this pediatrician see illegals or are those other clients he won't see...what about same sex or no he doesn't take those either? How about white patients or does this pediatrician only take specific races! Where does this pediatrician draw the line on clients. I truly am disgusted. One star because the Receptionist called me back to inform me they wouldn't see my kind in their office. This was written with my cell so please excuse the grammar mistakes. -Christina

It hurts me to have to give Dr. Buenaflor's office only 3 stars, but for me, the pros outweigh the…read morecons. PROS: - Caring, super nice doctor - Wonderful back office staff, mostly nice front office staff. - Comfortable waiting room. - Dr. does not over prescribe antibiotics, and will listen to your concerns and treat you with respect. CONS: - It's hard to get an appointment when the kids are sick. It's usually at least 4 days out. - Answering service is on almost every time I call in the morning (during open office hours), and they know NOTHING. The only thing they will tell you is that you can ask for a call back that will take forever or take your kid to the ER. - Long wait times. I have never had an appointment that took less than 1-2.5 hours - No separate waiting rooms for sick/well kids. During those wait times guess what your "well" kid is being exposed to. - The seating in the office is covered in a velvety cloth, and it grosses me out because it is obviously not wipe down-able. If you live in Brawley, you might be able to overlook some of these things. Personally, I am switching to a group with more doctors and separate waiting rooms so my kids can be seen in a reasonable amount of time without being contaminated by sick kids when they are well. I'll miss Dr. Buenaflor and his staff, but there is another well-liked choice closer to me.

We were recommended this pediatrician by multiple families, but Dr. Alshareef failed to recognize…read moremy baby's dislocated hip from birth until I became concerned myself and asked him to do x-rays at 6 months old. Because the standard of care wasn't met as a newborn, my baby has to undergo multiple surgeries and if they aren't successful could even need hip replacement in their twenties along with pain and discomfort for life. Please demand your pediatrician ultrasound your newborns hips at their one month well-baby visit. This is an entirely treatable and simple condition when caught early; six months of age is too long with an entirely dislocated hip. This is a huge liability on behalf of Valley Pediatric Health, and I hope Dr. Alshareef becomes more aware of recognizing hip dysplasia in babies. I took my baby to Dr. Admani in Brawley and he immediately recognized the dislocation without me bringing it up prior. If your baby is late-diagnosed with hip dysplasia, see Dr. Hosalkar in San Diego right away; a month wait for an appointment at Radys is too long to get the ball rolling.

Great Dr. and service. They always take good care of our son and service quickly. Very recommended,…read morebest pediatrician in the imperial valley.

My son has been seeing Dr. Manjarrez since he was 1 1/2 years old. The staff has been kind and…read morepatient. Dr. Manjarrez has been on top of my sons care and well being. I was seeing a different doctor here at ABC Pediatrics when my son was born and switched to Dr. Manjarrez. He always has time for my son, and I never feel rushed. If your looking for a good pediatrician, I'd check him out.

From the owner: At ABC Pediatrics, we're proud to provide compassionate, high-quality pediatric care for babies,…read morechildren, and adolescents throughout Imperial Valley. Located in El Centro, California, our experienced team is dedicated to helping every child grow up healthy through personalized, family-centered care in a welcoming environment. Our providers include Dr. Daniel Manjarrez, MD, FAAP, who has served Imperial Valley families since 1995; Dr. Alfredo Negrete Jr., MD, FAAP, a board-certified pediatrician who joined ABC Pediatrics in 2001 after completing his medical training in Chicago and returning to his hometown of El Centro; Celeste Armenta, RN, MSN, FNP-BC, an experienced Family Nurse Practitioner providing compassionate pediatric care; and d'Andre York, FNP-C, CPNP-PC, a Certified Pediatric Nurse Practitioner with more than 19 years of neonatal nursing experience. We offer comprehensive pediatric services including: • Well-child exams and annual physicals • Newborn and infant care • Vaccinations • Same-day sick visits • Developmental screenings • Sports and school physicals • Nutrition counseling • Behavioral and emotional health support • Lactation consultation ABC Pediatrics has proudly cared for generations of Imperial Valley families and continues to provide accessible, evidence-based pediatric healthcare in a friendly, child-focused setting. We look forward to welcoming your family to ABC Pediatrics.

I am seeing her for chronic concussion treatment. TBI 6/30/78. At the time I was in bad shape,…read morecrushed in my car. Primary focus was acute visible injuries. I have tried finding care. Professionals over the decades felt I had advanced as far as possible. Fast forward 47 + years enter Dr Bender. She is most extraordinary though it is what I would want our medical team members to model. She is tough yet thorough. Thrilled I finally am getting attention my TBI needs. Honestly I feel a difference and this is mid Nov 2025 first visit. She wants me in sooner. I return every other month for check up. She deserves 10 gold stars I can give her 10 here

I didn't know doctors like this even existed. Immediate lab work in office? Why don't all Dr's do…read morethis? To know immediately, all your basic blood work stats? Crazy. Dr. Bender literally goes through your ENTIRE medical history. Diet, labs, medications... everything. Took awhile to get an appointment (as a new patient) but I now understand why (they take the time to request all your records and then actually read them?!) and she is SO worth the wait. I've never had an appointment where my list of issues and questions were so completely and throughly answered. Printouts... homework and goals set. Very nice, clean and organized office. Frank, (the office manager/medical assistant when needed) was a pleasure to speak/work with. I think I'm still a little in shock over my appointment. Seriously. It was that amazing.

I take both of my children here and have no complaints. We see D'Andra and love her! The office and…read morerooms are clean. There's ample, unshaded parking, and a well and sick side for seating. Front desk staff is always kind and helpful as well.

All my kids have been pts. @ ABC Pediatrics. Over 15 yrs…read more Dr. Manjarrez and FNP Armenta exceptional , knowledgeable, caring, and dedicated to providing the best care possible for the children. Dr. Manjarrez helped with my son's chronic and developmental issues; referring us to appropriate specialist. Medical Office very clean and staff friendly. I travel one hour just to see them.

I would like to start off by saying he is not my actual child's pediatrician nor do I know him…read more This review is based on the after hours hotline abc pediatrics have. I called after hours (8pm) on a Friday evening and left a message for the pediatrician on call which happened to be Dr. Negrete. I was told to call again if a call was not received within 30 min. I actually waited a whole hour to call again after I had not received my call, because my question was really not a life threatening emergency, but it was still important to me to be answered nonetheless. Left another message for him at 9pm and never received my call back. This is the first time EVER that an on call Dr. does not return a call; which I believe to be extremely unprofessional.

Dr. Negrete is very kind and has a good bedside manner, unlike some physicians I have taken my…read morechildren to see. Make sure you have your concerns written, so you ask him everything while you are there. He will answer your questions or concerns and will refer your child to Rady's or specialist if need be. I would like him to be more accessible via telephone instead of having messages relayed to him. Otherwise, I have been taking my children to see him for the past twelve years.

Took my son today to his pediatrician Dr Alou, because i think that hes been getting sick like so…read moremuch so often nothing serious yes, but always so congested with runny nose, cough like cold symtoms or allergies. I always treat him at home but today I said maybe I need to take him because maybe there is somehting else going on well long story short he was so very rude to me saying he doesnt seen nothing wrong with him since nothing else hurts. That if I was really worry about him I would have taking him to the ER. All i wanted was to make sure there wasnt something else more serious with him but I guess that was wrong of me. Horrible service from Dr Alou. He has been my sons pediatrican since he was born 11 years agobut today was the last time we saw him. We wont be returning ever again. I dont need your nasty attitude.

I couldn't ask for a better experience than hat which I had with Dr. Alou. He is kind, upbeat, and…read moreextremely knowledgeable. Highly recommend!

For years we have taken our children here and have always had a really good experience (Drs. Amon,…read moreCrawford, and Sison). Recently did a wellness visit for one of our kids with a newer physician and had asked about an allergy referral. Instead of a referral the newer physician took it upon himself to counsel/give advice for an already diagnosed allergy condition (which by itself is fine if that was it). Later they add that on as an added service charging our insurance $300 - which our insurance negotiated it down to a 1/3 of that cost that we would owe out of pocket. On our end all we saw was an extra charge but no explanation of what it was for. After many phone calls back and forth with YRMC and YRMC Pediatrics it was explained that the provider (i.e. the physician) felt it was a separate service and added in a note that we had brought in a kid with a cough (which we hadn't). If a patient has questions and the physician feels it is a separate service they need to be upfront that they intend to add a separate fee. What else is a wellness check for then to discuss wellness. This is pretty unprofessional in my opinion as a business practice. They also explained that this was out fault for not asking if they were going to charge a separate fee. They were not willing to budge on the service charge. It was offered we could have requested an extension of the due day of the payment. How kind. Based on this very shady business practice we will not be taking out kids here again, unfortunately.

Dr. Crawford is exceptional to say the least. He is always on time, friendly, and very…read moreinformative. He listens to the concerns I express when it comes to my newborn and addresses them accordingly. His office staff is very professional and friendly. Thank you Dr. Crawford for your genuine care.