I didn't have a family doctor, so when I walked into Dr. Pinto's office and found he was accepting new patients, I was totally thrilled. I could even walk to his office (which, by the way, has moved since this listing).
Warning bells should have gone off when I noticed how full his waiting room was. Every time I ever went there, I had to wait at least 45 minutes and rarely did I ever get more than 5 minutes with him.
He was my family Dr. for my first pregnancy, and he told me women who had homebirths were crazy and of course I would want an epidural because I am an anxious person (I don't know what made him think that as I have never been clinically diagnosed with anxiety issues). I went on to have a home birth (which I never told him about, since he was very anti-home birth and anti-midwife).
The last straw for me was when I booked a physical with him, but was really sick. I showed up in the hopes he could treat me instead of doing the physical. He said, "Oh, I guess you're too sick for the physical," and sent me home (after asking if I could get home on my own). I had to go to a walk-in clinic later on, where they diagnosed me with bronchitis and asthma (which I have had on and off since childhood). They were totally shocked this Dr. didn't check me out or prescribe medication for me when I was so sick. read more