My family and I had very unprofessional service with both this practice and Dr. Solomon. It started from the first minute we walked in...I'm not a total germ freak but the waiting room toys were noticeably disgusting dirty. Call me crazy but aren't toys that sick children play with supposed to be cleaned? At our first appointment my son was physically examined. At the time he was 12 months old and not walking, just on the verge but not quite there yet. Dr. Solomon held both my son's hands and walked him back and forth across the office. Then with no warning quickly pulled his hands away and watched my son fall on his head. It was amazing that he just assumed that a 12 month old child could walk without seeing for himself or asking his parents. Not sure what he was thinking there. My son had a bruise from falling on the tile floor and cried throughout the rest of the visit. The second and last interaction was with the office staff. Dr. Solomon wrote a prescription for eye drops as my son had an eye infection. The office staff did not call it in as promised. I waited 45 minutes at the Pharmacy then tried calling them. Got no response so I stopped by the office and politely asked. The woman looked at me (and I kid you not) said, "Oh I will get to that in a minute after I go pee." She picked up the bathroom key and walked out of the office past me. I decided it was time for a new doctor after these two experiences. Yikes! read more

Last September, my husband and I returned to San Francisco after 5 years away with our nearly-three-year-old son and me, 35 weeks pregnant with our second child. I had to find a midwife (thanks, yelp!) and a pediatrician FAST. Dr. Solomon was my husband's pediatrician, and he has fond memories of him, so he seemed a logical choice for our children. We have not been disappointed. We see him at his office on Sacramento Street (by CPMC). The receptionist there is very friendly and always remembers me, despite the fact that we have only been patients for a few months now. Dr. Solomon is patient, informative, and understanding. He's excellent with both my 3-year-old and my baby, and he has a great sense of humor. He speaks to me as an equal and always has time to answer my questions and discuss my concerns. I like to know the hows and whys of both disease and development, and if I can't find the information on the internet, I know Dr. Solomon will explain it without talking down to me. As others have noted, he is extremely competent with a light, cheery disposition. He always has a smile on his face. Highly recommended. read more

I've considered taking my 18 month old to San Francisco (from Napa) for check-ups. Dr S is a no fuss, no nonsense pediatrician. He's human, and busy - so sometimes he needs reminders but generally, he's always called me back same day, has great insight, and a warm sense of humor. I've had trouble replacing him since we moved. read more

We have been with Dr. Solomon for 6 months now and I have been desperately searching for a new pediatrician and won't go back to him unless there is a SERIOUS emergency. The first few times my husband and I took our daughter to Dr. Solomon he was very nice and professional. After those first two visits things went downhill quickly. Dr. Solomon laughed at me when I asked questions about vaccines and treated me like I was wasting his time. I got the feeling that if my husband had still been coming to the appointments Dr. Solomon wouldn't dare have treated me in such a manner. I wish I could say something nice or recommend him to new patients, but I would tell you all to find someone else. We did see Dr. Pickering in his office once and she was nice and was prompt in returning a phone call. On top of it all we have never had to wait less than 30 minutes for an appointment. 30 minutes waiting in a freezing cold room with a naked baby is no way to treat your patients. Don't make the same mistake as I did, find another pediatrician before your baby is born as many won't take babies who have already been born. read more

I had a great experience today with Dr. Solomon, and this practice in general. I have been taking my almost 11 yo daughter to Modesto to see the pediatrician she has had since infancy, despite moving to SF permanently 1.5 years ago. I delayed, in part, because of the comfort factor of knowing that she was in excellent hands - hands that felt comfortable, and genuinely trusted. And, I have to add, I did not fair well in the find a new dentist in SF front (review to follow). Anyway, back to Dr. Solomon: he was warm, funny, entertaining, comforting to my daughter (who can be a tad snarky) and overall inspired confidence. I also had a good experience setting up the appointment with office staff and received a warm welcome when I entered the office for the first time. I highly recommend this practice! read more

Dr. Solomon is one of the most incredible pediatricians to walk this planet. I have a severely disabled child and he not only took interest, he researched her condition to better support our family. He often takes extra time with us answering questions, although I suspect he gives every patient this same treatment. Excellent bedside manner and extremely competent. read more

Dr. Solomon, Dr. Kelly, and the whole Pacific Pediatrics practice is as good as it gets. They are kind and sensitive and reassuring. They never keep you waiting more than 15 minutes. Our primary was Dr. Kelly, but it was Dr. Solomon who came to the hospital after delivery. He was awesome and so kind. We felt in good hands and saw him several times subsequently. Our infant had a fainting episode and given that there was a history of SIDS in the family, we were quite concerned. Dr. Kelly helped us get in quickly with specialists to ensure that there was no cardiac or neurological problem that could be identified. And the normal well baby, vaccination appointments have been fun and easy. Sadly, our company is switching insurers and we have to leave Pacific Pediatrics. But I hope this will encourage other parents who have them as an option to select them with full confidence. read more

My wife and I got the chance to interact with Dr. Solomon after our primary pediatrician Dr. Kelly went on vacation. Dr. Solomon came to visit us two days after our son was born, he came in, looked at the baby, smiled somewhat silly and left. We were discharged same day and sent home. Two days after that a nurse came over to check on us and the baby. She noticed that our son was lethargic and his skin color was not good, so she took a blood sample for the lab. Two hours later she called us and told us to go back to the hospital. Our son (4 days old) got admitted in intensive care for severe form of neonatal jaundice. After asking around we found out that Dr. Solomon was supposed to send us for blood test the day after we got discharged but he "forgot". The best part was going for a follow up visit to Pacific Pediatric two days after that -- the doctor we saw didn't even know that we were in intensive care for two days. To me the level of negligence, complete lack of care and interest in their patients is borderline criminal. These guys are not reachable via phone, don't communicate among themselves and don't have anyone competent to talk to over the phone. I am wondering what are the other reviewers smoking while rating them -- the nursing staff is anything but helpful, the doctors keep you wating for over an hour past the appointment time (hello doctor, we're all paid for our time, not only the MDs); they don't even have a changing table in their pediatric practice. To add insult to injury, after all emotional stress caused by Dr. Solomon's negligence his office called me today to ask for $25 fee for transfer of medical records to our new pediatrician. As much as it is irritating I will gladly pay the $25 bail so I never ever have to subject our son to their care. read more

I've never written a Yelp review, but felt compelled to share with other parents looking for a pediatrician. 1) At the end of our first appt with Dr. Solomon, he said ok time for her 12 month vaccines and we were there for her 18 month checkup. I had to remind him so my daughter was given the correct vaccines. 2) Second visit for her 2yr old checkup and he was 1 hour late getting to the office. I purposely scheduled the first appt of the day b/c I have to be at work. They said he was at the hospital, but it seemed like an excuse b/c he did not offer the same excuse. To make it worse the staff waited to tell me until I finally asked why we had been waiting so long. 3) We are finally no longer going to him & when I asked for my records to be released I am of coursed charged. Assuming that's standard practice, but it's the tone and demeanor of the front desk staff that overall just makes it a bad experience (not to mention I can hardly understand the person who leaves voicemails / answers the phone). Overall, just not a warm friendly environment. I felt Dr. Solomon was a but spaced out the first visit, and the second visit definitely confirmed it. read more

If you are a parent that wants to decide on your child's vaccination schedule, or if you want modern doctors that factor-in your opinion, go elsewhere. I was just called by their office manager and told that they do not want to serve us because we are not moving forward with THEIR suggested immunization schedule. I wouldn't call our family an ideological anti-vaccination family, but I admit, we are very loth to immunize our kids SO EARLY. We had our first child get the complete set of vaccines, and our second child had her first set of vaccines, but have held back on the last one. We are the kind of informed family that decides that, when we do immunize moving forward, it would have to have to make sense. For example, we don't see any sense immunizing kids against sexually transmitted diseases like Hep B since there is such a low risk of it for a baby (e.g. being stabbed by a syringe at a beach), factoring-in and the still unknown cost of long-term effects of pumping high concentrations of possible neurotoxins whose long term side effects are still unknown. A good objective, non-partisanl book that laid-out the risks of each vaccine is called "The Vaccine Book - Making the Right Decision" The bottom line is that vaccinations are not black-and-white: there are books out there dedicated to come-up with a vaccination strategy based on the risks and benefits. My own personal experience with the tuberculosis vaccine: I received a version that, to this day, makes me test positive for it, having forced me to take medication for a year in college. My liver has been permanently damaged because of the medication. Taking an all-or-nothing stance on Vaccines makes financial sense for them. The practice is filled with a bunch of pediatricians whose income is, in large part, based on vaccinations. The more the better. After each visit in trying to explain our position, it became obvious that this set of "doctors" were driven by self-interest, constructing elaborate justifications and narratives, fishing for rare stories of infections to support it as if their selfish, subjective interpretation of it was actually an objective fact. They were very heavy handed on the advice, trying to make us feel uninformed and stupid, with an arrogance, acting as if they were the only one with facts. My reservations based on my own personal vaccination experience or asking them to even consider a less ideological view on the subject, fell on deaf and angry ears. But they had our records and took our insurance, so we stayed, until they realized that we were not going to generate enough money for them. Their aggressiveness was so uncomfortable that I would try to negotiate with my wife on who would go to the office for checkups to deal with their heavy-handed and insulting advice. Their last straw.. Hitherto, we had relied on them to remind us when we had an appointment. We didn't receive a reminder call the last time, and as a result, we missed our appointment. They said that their call was not required and a courtesy call. They were right, I should rely less on them and more on me. They charged us $75, and then we rescheduled. Fresh off the missed appointment, brooding in his office, I think that was the last straw for Dr. Kelly, the emotions set in with us noncompliant patients, then the rationalization was attached after the fact. Then, from what I understand, the entire practice discussed our situation and agreed. OUT! That'll teach us! Going into their office, one feels as if they entered a 1960s time-warp. It's not just the architecture of the medical complex or the waiting room furniture and vibe that is frozen in time, but the way in which they practice medicine feels like the 60s too, with doctors wearing bowties acting like clowns to the "I know better than you" attitude. Although trippy, I think that we need a pediatrician that sees parents not as children who should be told what to do by decree, whose babies should be pumped with as many vaccinations as possible, but as clients that they work with, whose opinion they respect and partner with. Whether or not a parent agrees with our vaccination schedule strategy or not, I think that most parents want to be treated with dignity. Lets wake them up to the 21st century medicine. Avoid Dr. Dr. Solomon and Dr. Pickering. Dr. Solomon is the biggest fake, trying to fool patients with his bowtie-wearing ass-clown persona, but whose personal issues and passive aggressiveness makes him possibly the worst pediatrician in the city. This practice needs to enter the 21st century. It's about the people, stupid. read more

Dr Solomon is a super pediatrician, he has an superb bedside manner, and has many years experience. He put my very nervous 5 year old at ease and kept my 6month old chortling whilst conducting a thorough examination of both of them and discussing the history and findings with me. The nursing staff at the Castro site are lovely, unfortunately the receptionist is a bit abrupt and grumpy but who can blame her, she's the receptionist! read more

My three children have been patients of Dr Solomon for 12 years. The staff are very helpful/professional on the phone and in person. The Dr's in the office are professional/compassionate and know their stuff. read more

Dr. Solomon is very kind and gentle. His questions and answers are very thoughtful - he is a wonderful physician.

We couldn't be happier with Dr. Solomon. I've recommended him to a number of friends, and they've all been very grateful. It seems that there are so many trends with childcare these days. Dr. Solomon has the experience to recognize trends for what they are, and loads of wonderful, calm, and commonsensical advice. read more

Dr. Solomon is amazing! He is one of the best listeners I have ever met, takes everything you say seriously, but is also quick to tell you when NOT to worry. We've been with him for nearly 10 years and couldn't be happier. My kids love him, too! They also have an office on Sacramento between Arguello and Cherry. read more