Desert Palm Family Health

2 recommendations and reviews from 2 people

• Referral from March 24, 2014
  

  Hermila C. asked:

  help!!!! Any good Primary Care Provider(Family Doctor) in Chandler ASAP.

  

  Corinne S. replied:

  Dr Khumalo phone number 480-857-0109. Located on Copper and Pecos! Hope all is ok?

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• Referral from August 10, 2013
  

  Sierra L. asked:

  Anyone have a recommendation for a natural-minded pediatrician in the Mesa area? I need one for little one due in a few weeks as well as my 3 and 5 year old boys- one who won't pressure me to vaccinate or circumcise my newborn. Suggestions?

  

  Jessica R. replied:

  *copied from elsewhere, my testimony* *NOTE* This Dr. is at an Urgent Care Center AND has a Family Practice Dr. Matthew Khumalo Desert Palm Family Health Oasis Urgent Care 2181 E Pecos Rd Suite 1 Chandler AZ 85225 480.857.0109 I've been to Dr. Khumalo just twice in 2 years to bring my Mom in as a patient. The first time, I was wearing my son in a woven wrap on my back and he mentioned how wonderful that is. (He's from Africa.) The next time, I didn't even go into the office with my Mom, but he remembered us because of the alternative choices that we discussed from the visit almost 2 years prior! He was very supportive of the choices that I had mentioned including babywearing, homebirthing, no/delayed vax, and breastfeeding. (He asked my Mom about me and my son.) I didn't get his take on intact care, but I would feel comfortable taking my son in to him should the need arise for UC. Dr. Mathew Khumalo at Oasis Urgent Care is awesome! I just took my intact, unvaccinated-never-been-to-a-doctor son in to see him. The staff was kind and helpful. My son appears to have Balano-posthitis (yeast infection of the foreskin and glans penis). Dr. Khumalo praised my breastfeeding 35 1/2 month-old toddler. He did not have anything negative to say about our choice not to vaccinate or bring him to a doctor up until now. We saw a PA in training first. The PA that was there was ready to assume that DS was retractable. When he went to examine my son, I jumped in to say that he isn't retractable and I gloved up (without asking for permission) to do the manual portion of the exam myself so that he could see things without me fearing accidental retraction. The PA, William aka Bill, seemed to be much less comfortable with the intact penis. When Dr. Khumalo came in, we placed a bag for a urine catch and we asked him about his "position" on the intact penis. He said that his sons are intact and current research clearly says that there isn't medical reason to circumcise. He also has a family practice office next door.

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