Looking for a good GYN in North Scottsdale, Cave Creek, North Phoenix area (Tempe: obgyn)

[LivingTheSecret]

I lived in AZ for 3 years and never found a GYN I liked. Had a brush with a pre-cancerous condition and need to be followed back in AZ. Can anyone recommend someone who is both competent and has a good bedside manner?

Thanks!

[AZgarden]

Dr. Neil Trachtenberg. Has an office downtown and also n.Phoenix on Bell near PV Hospital. Very nice older gentleman. OB/GYN are his specialties. He is gentle and kind,and takes all the time in the world for you.

[nolagirl]

Janice Donnelly, she is near the 101 on Shea, delivers at Scottsdale Healthcare. My sisters FIL is president of some national OBGYN board and his good friend recommended her, I totally trust his opinion and I liked her. The others he recommended were Gina Dado, same practice as Donnelly, and Burt Webb and Mike Urig, Webb & Urig are also in practice together.

I have also heard good things about Jennifer Simone, she is in this practice.
Dr. Deborah Wilson offering a laparoscopic hysterectomy solution and providing examination, diagnosis, treatment and care for women's health problems, pregnancy and aesthetic services.

[Nanny Goat]

I go to a naturopathic physician. She's very caring, competent and up to date with the latest natural therapies for a variety of gyn problems and general, non/gyn problems. Dr. Kyle Cronin (in Scottsdale off of the Loop 101) has been practicing for over 20 years I think. She's not a newbie by any means and her and her husband used to teach at the Naturopathy school in Tempe (think it's located there).

[LivingTheSecret]

Thanks for all the great suggestions!!

[azriverfan]

Originally Posted by Phoenix lady

I go to a naturopathic physician. She's very caring, competent and up to date with the latest natural therapies for a variety of gyn problems and general, non/gyn problems. Dr. Kyle Cronin (in Scottsdale off of the Loop 101) has been practicing for over 20 years I think. She's not a newbie by any means and her and her husband used to teach at the Naturopathy school in Tempe (think it's located there).

There is no such thing as a naturopathic physician. There are naturopaths and there are physicians. Physicians are trained in medicine and surgery and are licensed by the state. The only people recognized as physicians by the state and federal government are M.D.'s and D.O.'s. Both licensed M.D.'s and D.O.'s attend a 4 year medical school and then at least a 3 year residency in ACGME or AOA program. Naturopaths are trained in the basic sciences and alternative forms of treatment. They do not do clinical rotations during their school in which they engage in the various disciplines like surgery, OB/GYN in a formal setting (ie; OBGYN rotation at Banner Good Samaritan hospital or the University of Arizona's university medical center) nor are they required to complete a residency upon graduation.

I don't believe physicians are better than naturopaths or vice versa. I personally believe in alternative medicine and I don't discourage anyone from seeing a naturopath if he or she is comfortable seeing one. I do want to distinguish between physicians and naturopaths because the lines are often blurred and the public should be informed about the differences in training. Often times, the public is confused and think naturopaths are physicians that have extra training in alternative therapies. Naturopaths do not engage in the same training that M.D.'s and D.O.'s endure plus alternative medicine. They do not share the same training that M.D.'s and D.O.'s endure and thus are not physicians as defined by the government.

[bnatural]

I am a board certified Naturopathic Physician and Arizona is one of a handfull of states that extends licensure to NDs. Just as a licensed MD (Medical Doctor) is also referred to as a "physician", a licensed ND (Naturopathic Doctor) is referred to as a physician. In many states, NDs are not able to become licensed and therefore can not practice as a physician.

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[Nanny Goat]

MD's treat disease basically. Not too many are prevention oriented because their education is based on "fighting disease or treating disease." How many hours or classes are actually spent on prevention? I also wonder why allopathic physicians aren't well versed or knowledgeable about nutrition or other methods of treating disease.
I wonder why there is such a growing epidemic of obesity if physicians are as effective as they should be in helping people be healthier. Not that you can make people healthier, against their will, but are people ever educated about the risk that obesity or even the risk that being overweight poses?? I mean, a thorough education about this during a visit with a physician. Why aren't they?? Wouldn't this be the most obvious place that a physician would start when treating any patient who comes through the door?? Yet, obesity is on the rise, and including younger children, who are getting diabetes type 2 at an alarming rate. Why is this and why isn't this basic education done at wellness/yearly exams?