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We're more than a pediatric practice. We're your medical home. What does that mean? It means we are the first place to start for any medical needs for your children, from infancy to 21 years of age. We've cared for generations of children within the same family-so we have "grand patients" and even "great-grand patients."

Our physicians work with parents to create a partnership to help with every aspect of their children's care. This includes everything from routine physicals to more complicated medical issues such as asthma, developmental disorders, injuries and ADHD.
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The daughter of a career Navy officer, Dr. "Sam" Baer finds it hard to answer the question "where are you from?" Her formative years were spent in a small town in southern Indiana. She earned her undergraduate degree from Indiana University in Bloomington and her medical degree at Indiana University in Indianapolis, where she graduated with honors.
Dr. Capps joined Triangle Pediatrics in 2008. She earned her bachelor's degree in history at Vanderbilt University and received her medical degree from the University of Florida. She returned to Vanderbilt to complete her pediatric residency. While training in Nashville, she met and married her husband, Michael Capps, an internal medicine and pediatric physician in private practice in Cary.
Dr. Chao moved to Greensboro, NC from Hong Kong with her family when she was 13 years old. She graduated cum laude from Davidson College with a Bachelor of Science degree in Biology. She earned her medical degree from the University Of North Carolina School Of Medicine and completed her residency at the University of North Carolina Children's Hospital.
Dr. Gessner grew up in South Carolina before moving to the TarHeel State for undergraduate studies at UNC. She loved the area so much that she stated for medical school at UNC School of Medicine, where she met her husband who is also a physician in the area. Her training took her to the Baltimore/DC area, where she completed a Masters in Public Health in Maternal and Child Health at Johns Hopkins, and then back to SC for her pediatric residency at the Medical University of SC, Charleston.She and her family have lived in the Triangle area since 2002.
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Pam Dean
Mar 19, 2022
Our 3 kids have been patients since 2001. We love this practice and are so very grateful for the excellent care we have received over the years. Our son saw Dr. Adams until he retired and he was a gem. Our girls have being seeing Dr. Chao for probably 10 years and she is amazing! I love how she remembers my kids and their health history and is always looking out for their best. She gets my highest recommendation!
Anna Elizabeth Moser
Feb 22, 2022
I will edit my review to provide details. We have been with Triangle Pediatrics for 9+ years. They visited our hospital room and are still as attentive today. Our wait time is always minimal which is super important. I am always able to reach them. LOVE the nurse line and portal. Most importantly, My daughter has experienced the best, loving care over her 9 years!
Kristina Jaramillo
Feb 14, 2022
My children and I love Dr. Capps and the entire team at Triangle Pediatrics. Not only are they extremely helpful but they are very responsive too. They have had a challenging few years like the rest of us but the whole staff has handled it well. They were quick to add adjust their practice to care for sick and well patients in a new environment. I would highly recommend this practice. All of the pediatricians are great! Keep up the wonderful work!
Trina Viggiano
Feb 12, 2022
Dr. Chao has been an amazing for our family. We were so lucky to have found her after we moved from NY. She is very thorough and takes time to listen to us and our children. Absolutely love her!
Diane Rogers
Feb 09, 2022
This practice is awesome! We have had only positive experiences at Triangle Pediatrics. In addition to making the children feel comfortable, they are very helpful and responsive with questions and concerns. It means so much to have a pediatrician that we can trust!
Lois Sohovich
Feb 09, 2022
Everyone at the front desk and nurses are always pleasant and helpful. Our twin boys see Leigh. She is simply the best medical practioner, we have ever seen. She answers all questions and is ready with a common sense solution. Our boys feel very comfortable with her. She is brilliant!
Winters Androney
Feb 07, 2022
We love this practice. They work to get us in when we need to be seen and the nurses on the help line are always wonderful and very helpful. We see Leigh and the kids and I all love her, she listens really well and is knowledgeable and practical.
Kyle Scariot
Feb 06, 2022
I have been very pleased with the care that my son gets here. He has gone here since the day he was born. The staff is very friendly. Their office is very clean and tidy. Their nurses and doctors are so loving and caring with my son. My son loves Doctor Leigh. He is always so excited to see her when we come for his visits with her. I would recommend her and this office to anyone that is looking for a great pediatrician in the area.
Tracy Steadman
Feb 04, 2022
We love Triangle Pediatrics! Dr. Capps is exceptional. I feel like they really care about the health and well being of my children. Even called to check on my daughter after she had surgery at Duke!
Laura Sichitiu
Feb 03, 2022
I had my 3 children cared for by Dr. Horowitz at Triangle Pediatrics for 20 years now (of course my 2 oldest ones moved on to a physician for adults now). He is an amazing doctor and my children and I completely trust him. Everyone else in the practice is very welcoming and knowledgeable, the doctors, the nurses, and the front desk staff. I am a nurse myself ( at Duke ) and I know the quality of care at Triangle Pediatrics is amazing. They go above and beyond!
Lisa W.
Jan 04, 2022
Dr. Capps is wonderful, and we always have a great experience. Most recently, my daughter needed a last minute sick appointment on a holiday. They got her in within 15 minutes of my call and provided excellent diagnostics and care, as always.
Adnan H.
Oct 18, 2021
This place is very friendly and considerate! We did our Kindergarten NC health assessment here and they made our appointment happen 30 days before their first available appointment, thank you for working around the schedule to ensure John didn't miss any school days!
Amy A.
Oct 09, 2021
I came to Triangle Pediatrics on a recommendation of a friend. I saw Dr. Baer who was wonderful. I was later scheduled with Dr. Horowitz, whose bedside manner was very rude and I found him to be patient shaming. I had some questions about the vaccination schedule that was recommended by the CDC. Having had adverse reactions to some of my own childhood vaccines (seizures, hives, etc), I had inquired about options of delaying and spacing out some vaccines in case my daughter had a reaction - that we would know which one she had a reaction to.

His tone was incredibly condescending and shaming. Our interaction was so uncomfortable, he left me in tears a few weeks after giving birth. He could definitely use some coaching in his bedside manner, but it was such a turnoff that we switched practices and found someone who was much more open to our questions and spacing out my daughters vaccines. If you do stay, I highly recommend Dr. Baer.
Jesse B.
Apr 29, 2021
When we moved to the area 5 years ago, we found Triangle Peds. I didn't realize how inattentive my previous pediatricians were until I started coming to Triangle Peds. We see Dr. Chao and Mrs. Leigh primarily, but I have had great interactions with every provider. Not only are the providers great, but all of the nurses and front desk personnel are awesome.

I have found that the providers here take their time, and I have never felt rushed or silly for bringing my children in. My kids love their doctors, and at the end of the day that's what is important.
Susan P.
Apr 09, 2021
Been there through three kids since 1997. Was in last week for an annual, no waiting, excellent visit. Highly recommended! Thank you Triangle Pediatrics!
Lisha S.
Mar 22, 2021
Being there for almost 2 years. Always great. Have a phone number you can call any time to ask question. If there is emergency or something, they can also arrange appointments and let us come in very quick.
Ariel J.
Oct 09, 2018
I have had my children here for only a month, and I am already going elsewhere for care. My son was diagnosed with an AVSD a heart defect that sadly affects families. As I was pregnant I unfortunately was told he'd have to undergo open-heart surgery within his first 6 months of life. His cardiologist made specific notes on when he'd need to be seen again by this office and what would need to be done.

I received a phone call from one of the staff with a very bad attitude telling me there was no way he could be seen when the cardiologist recommended and they were not willing to budge on this. It was very disturbing to me as the mom of my 3 week old son that a pediatric office would treat his situation in this manner. I called back to voice my concern and the nurse I spoke to had nothing to say not even an apology, she just canceled his appointments as asked, because after letting his cardiologist know what happened she is referring me elsewhere. My son was born a very low birth weight which adds insult to injury, and if I could go back I would have never even considered this place.
David D.
Sep 24, 2018
We brought our son in for his sports physical and the wait time was pretty bad, as usual. The first nurse we saw was short and didn't seem to care about the fact that my young son was in the room as she was prepping the room in a hurried manner. He was already nervous about the appointment (it was his first sports physical l so he didn't know what to expect).

The nurse was just rough with the exam paper, nothing too egregrious, but it was a noticeable 'huff' she was in and my son was startled by it. It set a tone that took several minutes for him to calm down from. 'Luckily' we had a 20 minute wait after that until the doctor came in to get him to forget about it. I get tired at my job too but when it comes to children, I expect better from those whose job it is to work with them.
Jenn F.
Sep 05, 2018
We have been very happy with this practice - the Nurse Practitioners are absolutely incredible, and we also see Dr. Adams who we highly recommend.
Daniela P.
Jul 21, 2018
This is a terrible place. We brought our kids here for far too long. The nurses here are judgmental, rude, unprofessional and have terrible terrible bedside manner. They are detached and insensitive to children. They talk about parents in the hallways. One nurse actually yelled at me at our last appointment and it was the final straw. So tired of me and my children being mistreated here.

The doctors are also very condescending and don't know how to talk to you like an informed, educated parent. They behave as though they are threatened by educated parents who understand research and statistics so they are incapable of having a real discussion about treatment options that doesn't involve "just take my word for it." We came here solely because of Leigh Freeman who is a remarkable PA who is TOO good for this place.

She is the only reason I put up with the garbage in this practice for as long as I did. If she ever decides to find a better group of colleagues to work with, I'd gladly follow her where she goes. Until then, I've had enough abuse from the staff here to switch my kids.
Susan N.
Nov 02, 2016
This is one of the most organized doctor offices I have ever seen. We have been here 3 times and the wait has never been longer than 10 or 15 minutes. The waiting room is spilt between well and sick children even with 2 large fish tanks to separate the 2 areas. They really try to get a full history if the kids and keep track of specialist results. I just wish they were family practice so that I can see a doctor too.
Sandra R.
Jul 11, 2016
We have been seeing this group of pediatricians since our kids were born in 1993 and 1996. Now that they are aged out, I've had to transfer their care to a family practice in Cary and wish so much we could stay with Triangle Peds. They have always been caring and accomodating for last minute appointments when an unexpected sickness or injury happened that needed evaluation and treatment.

I am a nurse and I've found the practice to have excellent rapport with the kids as well as the parents. I highly recommend this group to anyone that needs a caring, compassionate pediatric group to provide medical care for their child.