Brigitte Esser, M.D.
Pedichicou in private clinic
Apollonia Str. 9-11
52134 Herzogenrath
Germany
Telephone: +49 2406929417
Fax: +49 2406929419
Email: b.esser-autismus.de
Website: under construction
Specialties: pediatrics
1. What are the primary medical specialties in which you were originally trained (e.g., pediatrics, family medicine)?
pediatrics
2. Approximately how many individuals with autism have you treated, and what is the age range?
400 -- from 2 to 40 years
3. Do you usually have a waiting list?
yes up to 1 month
4. On the average, how long do you spend face-to-face with a new patient for an initial consultation?
up to 3 hours
5. After the first consultation, what is the average length of an appointment?
about one hour
6. Are your patients advised to use special diets such as GF/CF, SCD, low-oxalate, etc.?
yes if necessary
7. Can you collaborate with other specialists we will be dealing with (e.g., gastroenterologists)?
yes
8. Are you willing to collaborate on treatment and testing with a child’s pediatrician if he/she is receptive?
yes of course
9. Do you or anyone in your office speak languages other than English?
yes -- german, french
10. Are you willing to offer phone consultations for distant patients?
yes
11. Do you provide any form of after-hours support?
mobile phone
12. Do you sell proprietary nutritional supplements or have a sales agreement with supplement suppliers? Do you sell supplements at list price or less?
we collaborate with supplement suppliers
13. Do you take insurance? If not, do you provide organized, coded insurance forms?
14. Do you bill for laboratory tests done by commercial laboratories? How do you break down the fees?
no, the lab tests are paid directly -- patients pay the tests
15. Is there a reason you might not bill for an office visit?
Defeat Autism Now! (DAN!) Conferences: Spring 2005, 2006, 2009; Fall 2006; Completed Clinician Seminar Spring 2008; Completed Level II Clinician Seminar Spring 2009
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