Dr. Michael Kirby, MD

I have gone to Fenton Family Medicine to see Dr. Steibel all of my life. My wife and I decided that when our daughter was born we would take her to see Dr. Kirby because he works out of the same office. Love the office and staff. My problem is with Dr. Kirby. My daughter has had issues gaining weight since birth and we would ask Dr. Kirby at our visits with him if it was something to be concerned about. Every time we asked he said it was nothing to be worried about due to the fact that even though it wasn’t much she was still gaining. We took her to her 6 month appointment and she had lost a little weight. All of the sudden he was worried and wanted to change her formula and wanted to see her back in a month to see if anything had changed. 2 days after her appointment we took her to the hospital because she was doing even worse. The hospital staff said it was a serious issue that her pediatrician should have cared about a lot sooner. Needless to say, we will be going elsewhere now.

My children have seen Dr. Kirby since 2008, he and Norma are always great to my children. Recently I had to change insurance to one he does not take and the people in the office will not help us at all. My son had a medical emergency and his office basically told us sorry. After 14 years of seeing the same doctor I expected a little more compassion, especially considering this was a minor.

Wouldn’t recommend to absolutely anyone. We stayed on top of our appointments but chose to opt out of some vaccinations and after an entire appointment Dr Kirby told me I wasn’t allowed to come back because I, (as the PARENT), was choosing not to vaccinate for the time being. Unbelievable! Find someone else who respects your opinion and decisions.

Would NEVER go here! My daughter decided to be cautious and abstain from vaccines for a bit so he told her he couldn’t see her child anymore.

Kirby is very knowledgeable and great with my kids (3 and 4 years old), they actually enjoy going to the doctor. The office is clean and friendly. Appointments are easy to make. I would highly recommend this pediatrician.

I took my 2-year-old to him twice in one week, I called twice in one week because I knew she was sick. He listened to her with a stethoscope and said she had a "little something" starting in her upper left lung. Her temp was 105.5, he told me to give her Tylenol. He did not take my concerns seriously or even do an x-ray of her chest. ER diagnosed her with a "big pneumonia". She ended up critical in the pediatric intensive care unit in Hurley for 25 days. I will never take my kids back to him.

I would go out of my way to keep anyone from taking their child to Kirby. My child was there several times with serious conditions and he just sent her away stating it was viral. I immediately took my child to another Dr and as I kept saying my child had a serious condition from it not being treated because of Kirby. I ended up taking her several times to another Dr immediately after she saw Kirby. Kirby never diagnosed my child correctly and labs don't lie.

Very unbending practitioner. Will turn children away if late to an appointment by 15 mins and sometimes less (as in our case). Even when there wasn't a soul in the waiting room and not one patient walking in or out of the place. Some of the office staff are are very indifferent and almost rude in how they speak to parents. As a healthcare worker who has worked with hundreds of pediatricians and family doctors, I have never experienced this before, even when offices are swamped.

When I was new to the area, I had no knowledge or referrals to any physicians nearby. Being it was for my child, that is a scary feeling. I went to Dr. Kirby hoping for the best, as I had to start somewhere. He had totally exceeded my expectations, and I am so glad I had given him a chance. We have been seeing Dr. Kirby for 10+ years now, and he has been great! The staff there have been wonderful also, and we are thankful for his dedication in caring for his patients!