I think this guy has a split personality or something. (Dr. Giampietro and Mr. Hyde?) The first time I saw him, he was extremely nice. I have some medical concerns, and he really showed empathy and seemed very helpful. We scheduled a physical exam for me, and talked for quite a while. I changed my HMO information to make him my primary care physician, and I was glad to have found someone good.
When I showed up for my physical exam, he had forgotten my chart at his main office, which is in New Rochelle; so he didn't do much of anything. This would not have upset me except that he was also extremely unhelpful. All of a sudden, since he didn't have my medical history in front of him, he didn't believe a word I was saying. What?!
He didn't even tell me to have my physical rescheduled, and at that point, I didn't feel like coming in again for it.
After that, I needed to call him for a few things--referrals, prescriptions, and one illness. Each time I called, I would manage to actually get him on the phone, which is unusual for doctors these days; but he was extremely unhelpful! One time, I needed refills on some prescriptions. I spoke with him, and he said he would refill them, but that it was still too early to do so; he told me to call back in a week (when my medicine had almost run out), and he'd refill them.
Guess what? I called back, and he refused to refill them! I wound up in a serious bind. I must have called 4 or 5 other doctors I'd seen before (at some point in this lifetime), just to get those prescrips filled in time. It was a nightmare.
I wound up switching to a different doctor after that. My new doctor can barely hear, but at least he's nice. :P read more