I think Dr. Dana is great - and more importantly, my kid agrees! Great bedside manner.
Here's the thing: this guy is a diamond in the rough. Dr. Dana is an intelligent, sensitive, well-educated, and very experienced doctor - who's dedicated to his field. He probably could be in a hospital somewhere, charging more and getting it. But I think he chooses to serve the under-served, and to offer the opportunity for educating others. He frequently has young trainees with him, but he always does the exam, diagnoses, and treatment himself.
In addition to having three locations (the schedules can get a little confusing sometimes) he's also very responsive on his cell number (like, a call back time of less than ten minutes). He's also flexible on insurance - at one point, our Aetna dropped him, and at our request his office did the paperwork to get back on their list, so that we would still be covered. Great service, and great office workers, too. For routine appts, you can always find an opening within a few days of when you call.
One thing to watch for: he tends to over-prescribe a bit. If our kid's in pain, he'll almost always put baby benadryl on the Rx, but we don't care for too much meds, so we only fill the parts of the Rx that treat the illness.
TL;DR: He's great with kids, great with parents, Really knows his medicine, and is very accessible. If you want fancy digs and a doctor with a Benz, go to your suburban hospital. If you want a doctor who knows and cares, because he lives the Hippocratic oath, try Dr. Dana. read more