Looking for South American doctor

Family, Education, Health and Pets
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You could try Dr. Koch in Stans. Swiss pediatrician but he spent some time working in South America, speaks Spanish, etc.,... Good luck.

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There are, but they generally work as cabbies or chimney sweeps as their credentials aren't recognized here.

Tom

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I've found one!

Tom

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I know a GP in Bern, Brazilian National, did his training in Brazil.

However he then worked in Germany for some years and now here in CH.

So the poor chap has probably been corrupted from his mysteriously super Spanish / South American ways.

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No....24 too early....!

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And the reason: Swiss Docs take blood every visit to test/ find out if it's viral or bacterial so they know for sure.

In the UK they guess.. one thing I miss about CH when back in the UK with the kids.

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What do they do? Treat for both?

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In the UK? They do very little at doctor level, have a wait and see approach.. if you are really worried and need answers/ tests carried out, best to go to A&E.

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On such a thread normally the etiquette is to just answer the question without commenting on the background. But fortunately for us with this comment:

the OP has left an open goal. Pile in folks!

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You beat me to it. However the only Latin American doctor I know about is Baby Doc Duvalier, but I don ́t think he practices anymore.

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Oh boy, did you ever underestimate your audience here on this forum, you gonna be ripped to shreds.

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A true South American doctor would have a hard time to get a permit to practice here whereas a Spanish or Portuguese doctor has it much easier.

See local.ch for "Kinderarzt" and then go by name. But be aware that those people may have been born and trained in Switzerland.

Like Mrs. Flavia Ada D'Abbraccio Philippen for the Chinderdoktor Wipkingen http://www.chinderdokter.ch/team.html

Also it will get hard to get an appointment over Easter. If it is a real emergency and you can not find a Pediatrician please see the pediatric hospitals in Lucerne, https://www.kinderspital-luzern.ch/de/

or Zurich, Steinwiesstrasse 75 https://www.kispi.uzh.ch/de/kontakt/Seiten/default.aspx

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Stevetaylor,

I’m afraid I can’t give you a recommendation, but this is another tool that could perhaps help narrow your search:

https://www.doctorfmh.ch/index.cfm?e...g&locale=en_US

This is a list of FMH doctors in Switzerland, of which pediatrics is a subset. I’m linking this search tool because it is searchable by language spoken as well as area. You will need to weed out those who are not pediatricians, though.

Of course searching by Spanish speaking will also get you doctors trained in any country who just happen to speak Spanish, but at least that’s a start.

Another possibility is to contact your embassy; some keep lists of doctors here recommended by their nationals.

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I certainly understand the desire to find a doctor whose background might give a better understanding of the patient and patient expectations. After all, ability to understand one another includes a cultural component, and can help to build a more successful doctor-patient relationship.

(How many threads are asking for an English speaking doctor, or recommending a popular British GP? Those threads spring from the same need to be better understood, and not just in terms of language, as the OP has. )

Before piling on, can we just try putting ourselves in the OPs shoes for a moment? New to the country, new to parenthood, a bad experience with a doctor here... would you, too, not want to find someone who better understands where you are coming from? There are doctors from all over the world practicing in Switzerland, hopefully the OP can find one who suits his needs.

I am sorry you have run into the dark side of this forum, Steve.

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You don ́t know the power of the dark side Meloncollie, join us for we are legion.

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Oh, meloncollie , you just have to learn how to press someone's buttons. Like this...

Can anyone recommend a homeopathic vet? I'm trying to crate-train my dog and think he needs something for the stress. I'm not interested in a conventional vet, thanks.

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Troll 9/10

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So let me recap- you have seen ONE doctor here- and THEY are all shit here - got it?

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https://www.doctorfmh.ch/index.cfm?e...g&locale=en_US

EDIT: oops, just realised that meloncollie already posted this, earlier.

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And not only here, in the UK and the US too.

The OP seems to have mastered the art of sweeping generalisations.

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At a push, you could ask for recommendations at one of the embassies from the countries from which you are looking for a doctor?

Even if you find someone from that part of the world, they still have to practice in accordance with Swiss norms, i.e. the doctor will have had to had their qualifications recognised and done whatever training needed to match Swiss standards.

Could it just be that you've not yet found a paediatrician you are comfortable with? Shouldn't necessarily exclude all Swiss (or "western" ) doctors.

Millions of Swiss kids seem to have done all right with a Swiss doc looking after them.