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The Dr's are fine. Dr papoian saved my husband's life and was very kind to us. However, the front…read moredesk staff? No. I've never encountered such rudeness in my life. I don't know how the woman at the front desk keeps her job.

Zero stars! I would strongly caution anyone--especially patients with complex, chronic, or rare…read moremedical conditions--before seeing this provider to RUN the other direction! Unless you WANT to be spoken to condescendingly and be ultimately dismissed due to Wilburn's medical ignorance and lack of education. I left her office feeling pure rage as it was one of the most dismissive medical encounters I have ever had. I came in trying to explain serious symptoms& concerns that had already been raised by other university level medical professionals, including the need to evaluate possible pelvic venous disease and vascular compression-related conditions that affect my cycle. Instead of fully listening or acknowledging that the issue may fall outside her expertise, she repeatedly smirked, laughed, interrupted me, and told me that what I was saying did not make sense. She spoke out of pure ignorance& instead of swallowing her pride and admitting she's never heard of it before, she tried to tell me it wasn't real. Compared it to "walking pneumonia". I didn't even have time to show her my abnormal labs before abruptly ended the appointment, not wanting to be my doctor as I was challenging her, saying she shouldn't be dismissing a condition that she knows nothing about and needs to do some research instead of just being dismissive and ignorant. She was so condescending and rude. Rather than saying, "I'm not familiar with this condition" or referring me to someone who was, she acted as though her lack of knowledge meant the condition itself was not real. As if Interventional Radiologists don't diagnose pelvic venous diseases all the time. That level of arrogance and ignorance is dangerous in medicine. A provider does not have to know everything, but they absolutely should know when to listen, research, or refer. Not dismiss and gaslight. Her bedside manner was appalling. I left the appointment in rage tears, shaking with anger, and feeling retraumatized after years of being misdiagnosed, gaslit, and dismissed by providers just like her most of my life while suffering from very real medical problems that has caused me life long damage due to medical negligence and delay of care. Patients should not have to fight this hard simply to be heard especially when it comes to rare conditions. This is not a provider I would trust with any complicated or common medical issue. She cannot be trusted if her ego is this big. If you need someone compassionate, curious, respectful, and willing to take your symptoms seriously, I would go elsewhere. ANYWHERE. I would not wish this experience on anyone. Medical providers like Wilburn hurt more patients than they help bc they're burned out or haven't learned anything new to update their skills and practice in years. Or just too prideful and arrogant to admit they don't know anything about rare vascular compression syndromes.What I needed help with required too much effort, research, compassion, and listening skills that were way above her capability. If Wilburn sees this:Continued education is important in the medical field where discoveries, research, and development are changing more every year. You're not doing your patients any justice by dismissing them and not looking into this instead of speaking out of ignorance. Pelvic venous disease (including PCS and May-Thurner syndrome) is prevalent in patients with chronic pelvic pain. Women who have persistent intermittent pain with no other underlying pathology should be considered for treatment, which consists of sclerotherapy, embolization, and iliac venous stenting. Interventionalists should be familiar with the symptoms, workup, and treatment of this disease, as thoughtful treatment can significantly improve the patient's quality of life.REFERENCES1. Mathias SD, Kuppermann M, Liberman RF, et al. Chronic pelvic pain: prevalence, health-related quality of life, and economic correlates. Obstet Gynecol. 1996;87:321-327.2. Durham JD, Machan L. Pelvic congestion syndrome. Semin Intervent Radiol. 2013...". Google some med journals Wilburn.Learn something new!

Advanced Spine Institute - spinesurgeons - Updated October 2026

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