Do not ever go see Dr. Joseph Milburn, an endocrinologist in Irving. He is the single most…read moreunprofessional quack I've ever had the displeasure of giving money to. He refused to provide any medical treatment for me, whatsoever, when I visited his office today, refusing to even refill prescriptions I needed, as he had done in the past. When I complained to his medical assistant about the way he completely inappropriately bolted the exam room when I was trying to talk to him, she told me to go back in and wait and they'd take care of it. I waited for 20 minutes, Dr. Milburn came back into the room, and informed me that he was dismissing me from his practice. He said, "You need to find another doctor."
"You need to find a lawyer," I replied.
Then Dr. Milburn, all 5 ft. 6 in. of him, attempted to stare me down, getting right up in my face. I really thought he was going to take a swing at me. I told him off and left. Then I went to the front desk and asked for a refund, since he refused to provide any care and dismissed me from his practice when I complained about it. They told me to wait while they talked to the office manager. I waited, patiently, for about 15 minutes, then I noticed a uniformed, Baylor police officer standing slightly behind me in the waiting room, and he wasn't interested in talking to the receptionist while I waited for the office manager. The office manager comes out, says that they wouldn't give me a refund, because the doctor had seen me (and that's all he did...look at me). I told her that it would be well worth giving me a refund to keep me from spreading the word about Dr. Milburn's unprofessional and unethical conduct, but that if he liked his money so much, I'd gladly take it out on his business by letting everyone know exactly how he had behaved, today.
I left without incident. I never even raised my voice the entire time, even though I was extremely upset with Dr. Milburn's fraudulent impersonation of an actual doctor who provides medical services to his patients. I carefully modulated my voice to make sure they had no cause to complain about anything I said or did. While I was waiting for the elevator, the police officer who was in the waiting room walked into the elevator lobby. "Did they call you up here because of me?" I asked with a disbelieving smile.
"Yes," he replied, shaking his head and returning his own look of amused disbelief, "They said you were being rude."
I rolled my eyes, saying, "I didn't know that was illegal," and we both shared a good laugh.
I noticed the officer's uniform said Baylor Health Care System on it, and I asked him about their jurisdiction, telling him I practiced criminal law. We had a nice, little conversation about how the Baylor police system is organized (they are part of the Baylor University system, but the officers in Dallas County are commissioned by the County and can exercise jurisdiction over any crime within 90 miles of a Baylor campus, FYI). I wished the officer a good afternoon, and he did the same. I have to congratulate the Baylor police for their friendliness and professionalism. I wish I could say the same for Dr. Milburn, but he is the most execrable excuse for a physician that I have ever encountered. If you see Dr. Milburn, I recommend you stop before he attempts to have you arrested for complaining to his medical assistant about his lack of professionalism. He apparently mistakes talking in an annoyingly patronizing pseudo-whisper for practicing medicine. If you ever need an endocrinologist, DO NOT go see Dr. Joseph Milburn, or you will literally be taking your life in your own hands, as he feels perfectly comfortable defrauding people out of money in the promise of providing medical services he then refuses to provide once he gets his precious cash.
I do believe Dr. Joseph Milburn is the worst doctor in the entire DFW area.
