I wish there was a 100 star rating.
Dr. Martin is the absolute best. Now, initially I was supposed to see another doctor and was disappointed that I couldn't get an appointment with the doctor that I had chosen and was instead scheduled to see Dr. Martin. That tuned out to be the best thing ever. Dr. Martin should test classes on how to be a human-being and not a human robot.
I saw Dr. Martin for my last two pregnancies. With my last pregnancy, I had gotten the news that my baby would not survive after birth, if I even made it to full-term. The specialist who gave me the news, well let's just say I can't write what I think of him. But I called Dr. Martin that morning as soon as I made it home. He wasn't in the office until that afternoon, but he called me back as soon as he came into the office. Because I had cried myself to sleep, I missed his call. But when I called back, he had informed his staff of what was going on, and his staff was equally amazing as he was. He answered all of my questions without hesitation and put me at much of ease as a mom could possibly be after getting devastating news.
I asked him to make me 2 promises: one being that when admitted to the hospital, I would be given a room away from everyone else and the second was that he be there for delivery because, as sure as I was that his partners are good doctors; one of his partners delivered the baby before this one, and it was like having a robot at my bedside. That was not what I wanted for this delivery. His exact words to me were "unless you go into labor on a day that I am not working, I will be there."
Well, my baby passed away at 32 weeks and Dr. Martin changed his scheduled around to accommodate my wish. I don't think he understands just how big a seemingly small gesture meant to me. He also called me personally, not his nurse or grief counselor, but Dr. Martin called me 3 days after being discharged from the hospital to check on me and to see if there was anything that I needed. You just don't get that in 98% of doctors these days. He is definitely one of the few who seem to have not lost his humanity and compassion in medical school.
The only downside to him is that he is sooooooo great, that it's hard to get an appointment with him. You have to call scheduling about a month in advance to see. But then again, that just attest to how great he is. read more