Dafna Ahdoot, MD, FAAP

favorite pediatrician ever. Dr. Ahdoot is super nice, friendly and efficient. She is so young and beautiful too.

I contacted Dr Ahdoot when I could not get a hold of our own pediatrician… Our 3 month old was having a skin issue that needed attention and it was the weekend… She was very pleasant and attentive to our needs and helped our little guy get better even though she’s not our son’s pediatrician. She is a sweetheart!

Our former pediatrician quickly diagnosed my 2 month old son with GERD, without any further explanation, no sympathy, no advice, no help at all. I was terrified as a new, young mother. My son had not slept much at all, was in severe pain and constantly vomiting. From the recommendation of a doula and my ob-​gyn, I met with Dr. Dafna who made a same day appointment to meet with us, spend a lot of time with us, immediately reached out to a pediatric specialist, prescribed my son with the correct medication, and followed up with us in a very timely and extremely thorough manner throughout this extremely scary and overwhelming time in our lives. She goes above and beyond and truly has a heart of gold.

As a new mom, I feel it is my duty to review any doctor that is worthwhile out there, as they can be hard to come by. Dr Adhoot has been a god send for me and my baby girl, Olive. Right from the beginning she greeted with warmth, professionalism, and sincerity. She gave me her personal number and made sure I left feeling fully taken care of and that my baby and I were a priority. To me, this is PRICELESS. I have such gratitude for her and can’t recommend her highly enough!

I love Dr. Ahdoot! My son is now 13 months and has been with her since he was born. I met with her during my pregnancy while searching for the perfect Pediatrician. She took the time to talk with me and answer all of my questions. My son was born with a rare syndrome and she has been by his side every step of the way, even checking up on him during her personal time. I never feel rushed during our visits with Dr. Ahdoot. She takes the time to listen to me and answer every question I have. She is always a quick email away and responds very quickly. I would absolutely recommend her to anyone in search of a wonderful Pediatrician.

We were looking for a pediatrician in the Encino/​Tarzana area when I was pregnant with my first. We interviewed several and non of them even compared to Dr. Dafna. She is the best! Very knowledgable, sweet, kind and seems to truly care about her patients. We’ve been with her for 2.5 years with our son and now our newborn daughter goes to her, as well. Couldn’t be happier with her.

Dr. Dafna herself deserves 5 stars. However„ my whole experience with the office staff is what derserves the total rating. 3 months before my due date I was looking on Unilocal for a pediatrician. I found Dr Dafna and made it a point to call the office to make sure they took our medical group, health care partners, and to see how I can choose her to discharge us at the hospital once my baby was born. The front office lady SPECIFICALLY said that they do take health care partners. So once my baby was born I called Dr Dafna to come visit and to discharge us. She was only there for about 10 minutes and instructed us to see her two days later. My husband and I go to her office and thats when the lady in the front says they do take health care partners but its on call for another doctor that works in the same office with Dr Dafna. So since we were already there my husband and I paid 70 dollars to visit her instead of our copay that would have been 50. What really upset me is that 3 days later I get a bill from this office for 200 dollars when Dr Dafna came and visited my baby at the hospital to discharge him. Her office is literally across the street from the Tarzana hospital where I delivered. She was there for only 10 minutes and it was her staff that informed me initally that they took health care partners. Trust me! I went through hell to have my gyno, dr torbati, whom I adore, be my doctor under health care partners. So i made it a point 3 months before my due date that Dr DAFNA took my medical group. 200 dollars, when you have a newborn is A LOT OF MONEY, AND that could have gone to daycare once I go back to work. Her office staff is rude, not organized, it takes forever for them to answer your phone call to schedule an appointment. I think if Dr Dafna had a better office staff and not work with so many other doctors in one office, she would have a lot more clients…

Dr Dafna is AWESOME! She is the most caring, attentive, and gentle doctor my kids EVER had. I love the way she communicates with myself and my kids. I highly recommend her!

I have three kids and been through a lot with pediatricians until I got to Dr. Dafna.
She is knowledgable, attentive, comforting, so pleasant, and very professional!
She is an expert in what she does and loves what she does which is not a given.
I recommend her to everyone and trust her completely!
5 star doctor!

Dr Dafna is a very professional and knowledgeable pediatrician, She is always reachable and our baby loves to see her. She explains everything to us and takes her time with us. I would recommend her to anyone that is looking for an excellent pediatrician and I give her 10 stars

We are so lucky to have found Dr. Dafna. My kids love her to pieces. She’s always available to us day/​night and always makes my kids feel better. My kids don’t mind going to the doctor because she always makes them feel comfortable and takes her time with all her patients. My son suffers from asthma/​allergies and she’s treated him so well. He’s now off his breathing treatments and is feeling so much better! Thanks for everything you do for us. We really appreciate and love you.