Sydney Paediatrics

"Dr Dunlop is amazing; we are beyond grateful for his care and support of our daughter and couldn't ask for a more thorough Pediatrician. Dr Dunlop has always taken the time to listen to our concerns as parents and provide helpful, appropriate advice and information. He was a crucial step in assisting our daughter with her autism diagnosis and we have been thankful for his affirming approach to this. Dr Dunlop has a direct manner, which we appreciate (he will tell you what you need to hear!) and we have enjoyed his humour too. His staff are warm, friendly and helpful. Ignore the bad reviews - don't know where they come from, he's great."

"Worst experience especially for a new mother! Dr Dunlop was so rough with the baby in the hospital, barely spoke to us then sent us a bill for over $500! For our first follow up appointment in his clinic, he had me holding my undressed baby under blasting aircon while he was on the phone for 15 minutes talking badly about another patient in front of me! Then when he was done, he rushed me and wouldn’t let me finish any questions then ended the appointment!!!! He had the receptionist deliver me some results about my baby but she was unable to answer any questions, he wouldn’t speak to me on the phone himself and wouldn’t let me make an appointment to see him without anew referral, I had to redo the test with my GP to get clarity. Overall very unprofessional and very heartless treatment!"

"Very disappointed about the treatment I received as a worried first time mother. I felt my concerns were belittled and brushed off and before I left the practice I’d wish I never booked my long awaited appointment there. I’m an OR nurse and I have seen a lot of things and I just don’t want to be one of those parents that will regret not seeing a specialist. To explain the situation. I’m traveling overseas with my son for 2 months and he had a cough for over 5 weeks now and it didn’t get better. I didn’t trust the GP any longer and wanted everything to be checked out before I travel 22 hours on a plane. Get the green light for it. I mean I’m paying the bill at the end, so please respect me and my concerns and try to hide your strong ego that you have better things to do. Telling me to see the GP next time was clearly enough that I was not welcomed anymore. Done! You won’t see me and my son ever again. I can spend my money in every other practice. No worries I understand that everyone can have a bad day and you have seen worse but try to treat everyone seen and heard with a pinch of empathy. I’ve been to your practice for the second time now and both times were definitely not an experience I would recommend actually the opposite. Also, maybe you should change the announcement on the answering machine to that it can take 2 days until you respond to the phone calls. And due to the horrible parking situation in your street, let people know about that as well to plan in more time. I couldn’t even reach someone to inform, that I was searching for a parking spot for 8 minutes already it would have taken 2 days for them to respond."

"I’ve been taking my daughter to see Dr. Dunlop and Leah for a year or so now, and both have been wonderful. I find both to be very patient and understanding. Both spend the time and effort to get to know and understand my child. Neither of them has ever finished their sessions early. In fact, the sessions often last longer than I paid for. I had a look through the reviews here and I am baffled by the 1-star reviews criticising Dr. Dunlop for charging $300 to $500+ per session, all the while conveniently leaving out the fact that they also received a $140 Medicare rebate. All I can say is, these parents are clearly new to Australia. $300+ for a specialist is actually below average from my experience. I’ve heard of specialists charging $800+ per session. If you can’t afford a specialist, why not just go through the free public Medicare system and wait a few years just for a single session with a new graduate?"

"We have been seeing Dr Dunlop for the past 2 years for both of our children. He is very thorough and kind. He is ALWAYS on time – which is fantastic for a specialist – who wants to be waiting for an hour with a child? Would highly recommend Dr Dunlop and his associates, he won’t schedule unnecessary appointments - with simple follow-up questions answered via email, rather than having to come back. The reception staff are very welcoming and helpful."