Southwest Pediatrics

I have been going here since I was a child, and when I got to choose an office for my child it was a no brainer. The staff and doctors are all amazing, I have never had a bad experience here. I always feel like my concerns are heard, and I have been given many resources that are so helpful. I would highly recommend!

My son is recently 2 years old but has been with Southwest Pediatrics and specifically, Dr Whiteside almost his entire life. We were first time parents, IVF, NICU for weeks.. so undeniably anxious. Dr. Karen Whiteside has put me at ease, answered my questions without judgement and all around made our pediatric experience so easy to navigate. At 3 months old, my son has a hair tourniquet (look it up!!) and this office and staff went so far above and beyond. Dr Whiteside is informative and kind without being condescending. I would recommend this practice 100%

Been taking my kids here for 4 years, but recently switched to a new office. Unclear and late diagnosis of milk protein diagnosis left my baby suffering for weeks. On top of that I was given expired formula and ended up taking my baby to the ER after consumption of it. Didn’t think to check the expiration date on the samples bc I assumed since they didn’t have it Monday and had it on Wednesday then it wouldn’t be old. Plus it’s a pediatric office! Why are they not checking their samples and discarding the expired ones regularly? The formula is pictured below and I received it on Nov 25th 2024 they were expired as of Sept 1, 2024. I even called the office manager about the situation and she said she’d get back to me about it and never did.

We have been patients here for 4 ish years. While we primarily see Dr Shilpa (who is FANTASTIC) we also have wonderful experiences with every nurse we speak with and Dr ONeil and the NP have also taken care of my children when Dr Shilpa have been out. The office is clean and inviting, the murals are great for keeping my kids busy and they love to see which room they’ll get. My kids both have medical complexities and if they don’t know they are willing to research and find out. Thank you SW Peds

Update after 5 years as patients and an additional kid later: still all true! We’ve been with them for 8 weeks and couldn’t be happier with our choice for our first child! The atmosphere, location, staff, and doctors are all exceptional. We plan to be with them as long as we are in St. Louis. We love Dr. Shilpa!