Questions for Dr. Pillitteri patients and/or high-risk ladies

My RE suggested this morning that I decide on an OB and make an appointment. I want to switch from my OB/Gyn that I have been seeing. I was considering Dr. Pillitteri because he gets rave reviews on here, my RE has high regard for him, and he delivers at Good Sam. But I have a feeling I’m going to be high-risk. Between my ridiculous back issues and pre-diabetes, I just see it coming. I know Dr. Pillitteri works with Dr. Kofinas, but Dr. Kofinas does not participate with my insurance. So here are my questions:

If you’re a Dr. P patient and high-risk, do you see anyone besides Dr. Kofinas?

Will I have the option to select a different high-risk doctor that is affiliated with Good Sam?

Does it even matter if the high-risk doctor is affiliated with the hospital I want to deliver at? There are no perinatologists listed under my insurance that are affiliated with Good Sam.

Any recs for a high-risk doctor besides Dr. Kofinas?

Re: Questions for Dr. Pillitteri patients and/or high-risk ladies

Awh.. first

I do see Dr. Kofinas and Dr. P. Kofinas recommended Dr. P to me.

Dr. P is an amazing Dr. and always available! I've sent him a text at 1:30 am and he's gotten back to me w/in 5 minutes.

While they work closely together, there's no reason why you can't see a high risk Dr. that's in your network & covered by your insurance. The high risk Dr. will see you through out your pregnancy, but will not be there for the delivery (that I know of). If anything, he/she is not the only one there.

I'm sorry I don't have any other Dr. to recommend. Maybe your RE?

Best of luck! Hope you have a healthy & happy 9 months!

Re: Questions for Dr. Pillitteri patients and/or high-risk ladies

Dr P always sends you to a high risk if you have any issues at all, I see dr al quedi. What are your issues?

Re: Questions for Dr. Pillitteri patients and/or high-risk ladies

I am in the same boat, insurance wise. I will be seeing Dr. El Kady (at Good Sam) for my ultra-screen and any additional High-risk care I might need. Just got put on modified rest today at 12w...so I'm sure it'll be coming!

Re: Questions for Dr. Pillitteri patients and/or high-risk ladies

Dr P is a high risk dr. He is amazing - as a man and a doctor. I had to see a perinatologist b/c of diabetes and he sent me to Dr El kady. her office is actually in Good sam, she is awesome too - very thorough. I continued to see Dr Marc as well as Dr El Kady

Re: Questions for Dr. Pillitteri patients and/or high-risk ladies

I see Dr Pillitteri and Dr Kofinas so I can't help with the peri referral but I am more than sure that Dr P can. I wouldn't not see him just because my ins. wouldn't cover Dr Kofinas. He is an amazing Dr and person and I can NOT say enough good things about him!

p.s. side thought...do you have out of network benefits at all??? Thats how I see Dr Kofinas but I know a girlfriend of mine didnt have out of network coverage so she couldn't see him :(

Re: Questions for Dr. Pillitteri patients and/or high-risk ladies

Re: Questions for Dr. Pillitteri patients and/or high-risk ladies

I'm not pregnant now but when I am I see Dr. Goldstein from Madonna Perinatal long with Dr.P. The two of them have helped me have 2 healthy kids. I would trust myself and my babies to no one else.

Re: Questions for Dr. Pillitteri patients and/or high-risk ladies

Re: Questions for Dr. Pillitteri patients and/or high-risk ladies

Re: Questions for Dr. Pillitteri patients and/or high-risk ladies

Re: Questions for Dr. Pillitteri patients and/or high-risk ladies

Thanks for all of the input ladies! Unfortunately I do not have out of network benefits. I think Dr. P is going to be my new OB. Madonna Perinatals has my insurance listed on their website and they're near my office, so if I need to see a high-risk doc I'll def look into them.