Growth, puberty, thyroid, diabetes — the questions that wake parents up at night. Dr. Freedman has answered them for South Florida families for 25 years. New patients are seen within two weeks, by the same specialist, every visit.
However your family ends up here — first concern, second opinion, or moving care across town — the door is open and the wait is short.
An unhurried hour to actually listen. We talk through your child's growth, development, and the questions that brought you in — no clipboard rushing, no rotating trainees. Most new patients are seen within two weeks.
Schedule a first visitThe specialist your child saw on day one is the same one who'll see them at every follow-up. Growth charts, lab trends, and the small details that matter — tracked by one person, year over year.
See why that mattersFor families managing growth hormone therapy, thyroid conditions, or other chronic endocrine care — a steady hand from diagnosis through the teen years and the transition into adult care.
Talk through next stepsMost parents land here after months of waiting at a big hospital system. Here's what's different in plain terms.
| Measure | Dr. Freedman | Hospital systems |
|---|---|---|
| New patient wait time | 2 weeksFrom referral to first visit | 6 monthsTypical specialty clinic queue |
| Continuity of care | Same specialistEvery visit, across years | Rotating staffTrainees and covering physicians |
| Time with the specialist | UnhurriedEvaluation paced to the family | Standard slotScheduling block applies |
| Years specializing in pediatric endocrinology | 25+Same solo practice since 1999 | VariesRotating physician staff |
| Bilingual care | YesEnglish and Spanish, clinic-wide | VariesInterpreter availability depends on visit |
For the first time, I left a specialist's office feeling heard instead of rushed. Dr. Freedman took an hour to explain our daughter's growth curve in plain language, answered every question I had, and still scheduled our follow-up the following week.Mom of a 7-year-old · Pembroke Pines Book a first visit
Twenty-five years of focused practice in growth, puberty, thyroid, and the more complex adrenal and pituitary care that not every clinic is equipped to handle.
Evaluation and treatment for children with short stature, tall stature, failure to thrive, or unusual growth patterns. The practice has 25 years of focused experience in growth hormone evaluation and treatment.
Evaluation and management of early, delayed, or irregular pubertal development, and the family conversations that come with it.
Full-spectrum pediatric thyroid care, from routine hypothyroidism to autoimmune conditions and nodular disease.
Evaluation and long-term management of adrenal and pituitary conditions, including conditions where Dr. Freedman has particular diagnostic expertise.
A solo practice with the depth of experience, and the schedule, to spend real time with your child.
Years specializing in pediatric endocrinology in South Florida
Average wait for new patient appointments
Visits personally led by Dr. Freedman, no rotating trainees
Three things shape how care here works — what kids notice, and what parents tell us they remember.
First visits are scheduled long. Dr. Freedman reviews your child's growth records, medical history, and what's been worrying you — then explains what he sees in plain language a parent can take home and remember.
Most parents tell us this is the longest they've ever spent with a specialist. That's on purpose.
Many of our families have been with Dr. Freedman since their kid was four. Every growth check, every adjustment, every annual visit — the same person, who already knows your child's story. No rotating trainees. No starting over.
For conditions that show themselves slowly — growth curves, puberty, thyroid trends — that continuity isn't a nice-to-have. It's the whole point.
When treatment is the right call, Dr. Freedman moves early and follows current evidence. When watchful waiting is the right call — and sometimes it is — he says so, and explains why.
Either way, the call is made with you, not handed down.
Our pediatrician recommended Dr. Freedman. We were seen in eleven days. I wish every specialist visit could feel this unhurried.R.B. · Pembroke Pines
Our son has been seeing Dr. Freedman since he was six. He is twelve now, and it is the same doctor every visit. That is the part that matters to us.J.C. · Weston
Twelve years with Dr. Freedman managing our daughter's thyroid. He remembers her by name the second she walks in.S.P. · Miramar
Twenty-five years of pediatric endocrine practice. One specialist, one office, since 1999.
I'm a board-certified pediatric endocrinologist who has spent the last 25 years caring for South Florida kids — Fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics (F.A.A.P.) and the American College of Endocrinology (F.A.C.E.).
Our Pembroke Pines office sees families from across Broward, Miami-Dade, and Palm Beach counties, and a few who fly in from out of state. Whoever you are, the door is open.
Dr. Freedman accepts referrals directly from pediatricians, family medicine physicians, and other specialists across South Florida. Most new patients are seen within two weeks of referral receipt.
Accepted insurances include:
Answers to questions parents call about most often. If yours isn't here, call the office.
Guides on the topics parents call the office about most. Coming soon.
How pediatricians read growth charts, what the percentiles mean, and when something actually warrants further evaluation.
What to bring, what the visit will look like, and the questions parents tell us they wish they had asked on the way in.
What autoimmune thyroid disease looks like in children, how it is diagnosed and monitored, and what families tell us they wish they had known earlier.