Bakas almost let my baby die. I wish I were joking.
I was in my third trimester and was bleeding. I made an appointment with Dr. Bakas who "saw" me (but really never took his eyes off his clipboard) and he said it was normal and to go home. Treated like cattle. Days later, I continued to bleed so I called him up and was seen again. He, along with his nurse, laughed at me and told me that maybe I am too sexually active and that bleeding is fine in your third trimester. Do you know how frustrating and humiliated it is to be LAUGHED at and ignored when you know that your baby is in trouble?
Obviously, I knew better and was able to switch to a new doctor that same week. Dr. Francene M. Gallousis did an ultrasound and saw that I had a grade 3 placental abruption. She said that basically, my placenta was bleeding and that it was too "old" for my son. It looked like a 42 week old placenta and that my son would starve if he could not be induced right away. I had him induced 3 days later right at 36 weeks. 5lbs 13oz. If I had waited to switch doctors just by a few days, who knows what would happen. Very scary. Stay away from this horrible, horrible doctor. I'm not even sure how he can be called a doctor. No competent doctor would call bleeding in your third trimester NORMAL.
Dr. Francene M. Gallousis, MD on the other hand, saved my son's life. She is an amazing doctor with incredible bedside manner and for whom I will always be grateful. read more
