Hackensack Pediatrics

Staff is great! Office is dirty! They need some serious cleaning and disinfecting to
Do!!! Gross!!! They should bleach and plug some plug ins in maybe it will help with the gross smell! Patient tables are torn and ripped. I will be searching for a new office very soon.

Dr. Azizi is great and staff is friendly but minus two stars for office. They need some serious updating. See pics.

First the pros:
— Dr. Reed and Dr. Mo are both great, the other doctors are good to great as well.
— The doctors are flexible regarding vaccination schedules if you want to delay it due to family history or medical concerns
— Late hours — for working parents this is great.
The cons:
— The entrance from the parking lot to the office smells like somebody’s overripe armpit. Wish they would do something about this. I have to hold my breath everytime I go upstairs. The office is kinda dingy and outdated and definitely needs a makeover pronto!
— The wait can be long if you’re not the first appointment or go in the afternoon. I have waited anywhere from 30 mins to over an hour on a number of occassions.
— There were no toys, just 2 TVs, in the office so little kids get bored real fast.
I will continue going to this practice but would not be recommending it or take my next baby there due to the cons above.

Ok so off the bat it’s not the most esthetically pleasing office in the world but it’s a nice place all the same. We came here after being at a practice we hated for 3 years and due to our crappy insurance had to stay put at. I was very pleased to meet Dr. Reed, and realized right away that she was a knowledagble and detail oriented person. My daughter was very fussy because she is quite shy and the Dr. Was very nice to her and understanding. She also seemed to know alot and listened to all my concerns, which there were a few. Our other pediatrician used to literally roll his eyes at me when I asked him questions. Honey I don’t have time for that sorry! So glad we switched and am pleased with the new practice. The dr even made a follow up call to me that day to further help us out. I shall be returning! One star off for kind of outdated office and I wasn’t really a fan of the nurse that took our info, not the receptionist, she was fine…

Great, great, great doctors!
UNPROFESSIONAL RECEPTIONISTS!!! rude rude rude. For the three years we have been coming to this practice there has only been ONE receptionist that was great. ONLY ONE, and she no longer works there. Very disappointing!
When arriving for an appointment, I often stand at the counter until THEY are finished with their conversations.
They always act bothered if you ask a question and never make eye contact.
If I call in and request an appointment, they ask what is going on and I get the same response every time «it could be viral, if it’s viral their is nothing the doctor can give for that». SO DISMISSIVE ! And so what if it’s viral!?! I’m calling for an appointment, not a diagnosis over the phone from the RECEPTIONIST. If I want to make 100 appointments for a viral infection, it’s MY business !
I stay because of the doctors, but not sure how much longer that will last.

Dr Mo is just fantastic I Love him with my kid.

When you take your kids to the pediatrician, the only thing that’s important is the care they will receive from the doctors. Not décor, not friendly receptionists, not parking. Nothing else should factor in. Based on that, Hackensack Pediatrics is excellent. Great doctors who give great care. They’re friendly, but forthright and honest. I’ve never felt anything less than 100% confident taking my two daughters here.

First off Dr. Mo and Dr. Reed are fantastic. If this review is strictly on them, it would be 5 stars for sure. Unfortunately, I may have to look for a new practice because I dread coming here. Not because of the doctors or most of the practitioners, but because of this one receptionist. Has to me the most unpleasant person I have ever dealt with. Has a huge attitude and is not helpful at all.
She never greets with a professional attitude. For example, when I went there yesterday, I’m waiting at the receptionist desk for 2 minutes waiting for someone. Once I saw her come in, my wonderful Saturday morning just turned grey. So normally, when I go anywhere, even the DMV, they’ll ask «hello how are you», but this miserable person just greets «yes?», with clear attitude as if I just disturbed her from whatever she was doing. And this was the more pleasant I have seen her. We’ve had countless issues with her in the past, from scheduling, to just asking for status on appointments.
Another instance, when my son was sick, I had made an appointment for 10:30am. I got there at 10:25, and wound up waiting a good 20 min until I requested for status because my son was getting a bit fussy. So I had asked this lady, when our turn was, and she said «well you have to wait since you came an hour before your appointment». I was quite taken aback from that and said, my appointment was for 10:30. And she said well on the computer it said 11:30. So after a few back and forths she shouted «THAT“S WHAT THE COMPUTER SAYS, I CAN“T DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT’.
Anyway, I can go on and on but I think people get the picture. Sadly because of this miserable woman, I have to leave this practice. The other receptionists or not bad, get a tad bit of attitude here and there but nothing significant. The doctors did say, they can’t really afford to pay anyone professional so they hired this person, so unfortunately, this may cost them some business.
Take this review as it is. A lot of people won’t leave a good practice because of this but, being a hard working guy, managing clients constantly and raising a family, this type of miserable attitude is something I cannot deal with.
I won’t encourage anyone to leave but if you do get attitude from that receptionist, feel free to voice your opinion to the doctors.

Dr Mo Tantavi is fantastic. He is caring, efficient, personable and gives you the time you need to ask questions. A big + is is appointments pretty much run on time. I have received prompt call backs when we called a couple of times outside of office hours. His office is easy to reach, has parking.
What more can you ask for?

Love them. Drs and staff are great I gave it 4 stars because the parking can be packed if they are busy. Also if u need a referral you have to call and remind the girl who handles it or she acts like she never got the message. The office and exam rooms are clean and drs are very knowledgable. The décor is plain but who cares.

The doctors here are very good with children and very skilled. We have seen Dr. Stern, Dr. Reed and most recently, Dr. Azizi. They are all good doctors who take their time to explain things and do not rush. Dr. Stern and Dr. Reed also have small children so it’s easy to relate to them and they understand a lot of what us parents with small children are going through. Dr. Azizi is very thorough and competent. She’s also very popular though and there’s usually a wait to see her.
I had the opportunity to meet Dr. Tantawi (the female who is the head of the practice). Again, very professional, very skilled and very experienced. A true lady.
I would recommend this practice to anyone. The staff is also friendly, competent and professional. I have never had a negative experience with anyone at the practice. The staff is very accommodating with scheduling sick appointments and will work with you and try to get your child in last minute, which I truly appreciate.
I took off one star because the office is not very bright or modern. There are no books or toys for the children to play with or read while they are waiting. There is also no ventilation whatsoever and it tends to feel very stuffy and cramped in there. They need to move to a larger, more modern space. With that being said, I have been coming here for almost two years now and like the doctors.

From my initial phone call requesting an appointment to picking up my prescription that had been called in for me… I’m a fan.
1. Very pleasant, accommodating office staff. NO attitude, no tongue clicking, no rolling the eyes in disgust because you handed them the wrong insurance card. Young girls running the front desk but obviously well trained.
2. Even though I have a older child (12), the office has a separate «sick» child waiting area and a «well» child one. So you don’t have to worry that your child who is just there for a physical is going to be coughed on or infected by a little germ carrier.
3. The only star I took off was for office décor. Don’t expect a super fancy office… the carpet was a little dated, the exam rooms are a little small and dingy.
******We saw Dr. Alpa Lothikar, a young/​smart/​friendly Pediatrician. The practice is owned by Dr. Mona Tantawi who is probably in her late 60’s. Her son, who goes by the name Dr. «Mo», is the only male in the practice and won «One of New Jersey’s Top Docs» which is a super prestigious award: MDs in the state of NJ vote for Who they would take THEIR child too. Dr. Mo is a young, hip, smart guy. (I love that his name is Mohammed Tantawi and he has everyone call him «Dr. Mo» lol)
So this practice is a great mix of an older experienced doc and young MDs (some fresh out of residency)… I think it is great that there is an older experienced MD available to offer her seasoned opinion, but personally, I like a younger Pediatrician for an pre-adoloescent…it is a lot easier for a 12 year old boy to relate to a doctor when there isn’t that huge age gap.
Being a medical professional myself, I was very happy with what I saw and very happy I found this practice.
Located on Summit Avenue… there is ample parking in the rear of the building.