Christine S Hara, MD

Dr. Hara was my pediatrician growing up and now my children's. She cares about your child welfare first. She tells you straight, whether your a parent, nurse, or dr. If you want someone fighting for your child then shes it. My nephew, a premier at the time, went to the er and was sent home and no chest xray, medicine, etc. She went down to the hospital and gave them a piece of her mind, because they didn't do a chest xray and he had pneumonia. My kids kept getting sick, and my ex smoked. She talked to him about the effects 3rd hand smoke has on children. My kids got 4 shots when they were young, they are up to date with vaccines. She doesn't mess around. Basically I'd rather get yelled at instead of someone coddling me when it comes to my kids. She fights for the kids. I've been in her interviews and heard people who have done interviews with her. She does the interviewing. If you have questions, speak up.

I have never felt so judged in my life. They said the only time she can meet and greet new patients is on tuesdays at 10:45. Weird, but okay. I made the meet and greet 10 mins early. The office is dated. The toys are pretty beaten up. Hara told me my daughter who is two should stay with the receptionist during our visit. The receptionist never formally introduced herself to my daughter, my daughter thought she was being left with a complete stranger. I understand she needs to learn to without me, but she isnt going to learn this on the first visit. and shouldnt be a choice of the parent not the doctor? I dont know your receptionist either?! Can she really watch kids?! During mine and haras meet, it felt more like a questioning on my parenting. She made me feel like I was doing it wrong. Not feeding enough vegetables, tomatoes are not a vegetable. i shouldnt be feeding her smooties, i shouldnt have her in pullups. I should have her take over 4 shots at one visit because I am late on her shot record. I have never felt so harshed out in my life. I felt judged through and through. During this time, my daughter is losing it in the waiting room. Hara proceeds to give my daughter a cookies to sooth her. Really? She didnt ask me if it was okay to give her the cookie? you just scolded me for what foods im not feeding her?! I have chia seeds, kombucha, and kefir in my purse. Do I seem like someone who malnourishing her daughter? She never let me ask her a question about her, if shes even raised children herself or where she is from. It felt like a complete grilling on my parenting, just for her to tell me she doesnt want to accept me because we might close on a house in the near future and may change neighborhoods. She told me to go back to haleiwa and use my old doctor. Who is over an hour away. All of this would have been avoided if she cared more about me a human being and asked us about our lives instead of drilling my parenting choices. She should have cared more about what our situation of why as a family looking for a doctor to care for our daughter. Not if we were good enough to be her patients. I left in tears. Worst doctor experience I ever had.