Astonishing Lack of Caring and Respect.
I became a patient of Dr. Kappil's a little over a year ago after moving out of Chicago. I have some rather challenging eye conditions: blind in left eye, acute angle glaucoma, and retinoschisis. These require the periodic attention variously of cornea, retina, and glaucoma specialists.
I scheduled a follow up appt. w/his office a little over a month ago. On the day of the appointment I spoke w/his scheduler who essentially talked me out of coming in that day (my only guess is that it was late in the day and she wanted to leave early). Within a week I got a letter stating that I had missed an appt.! I called her back and we agreed that, while I needed to be seen by specialists periodically, it did indeed make sense for me to have a general opthalmologist to 'quarterback' my care. We rescheduled an appointment for today.
When I arrived, I was initially told the appointment had been 'canceled.' Eventually, they said that the doctor would see me. When he did, he asked me "Did you receive my letter?" I said I had, thinking he was referring to the appt. cancellation notice. Then he said "No, I mean this letter." He showed me a letter stating he had decided not to be my ophthalmologist. I was quite taken aback. As the letter offered no explanation for his decision, I asked him why. He just stared at me blankly. I then asked him what I should do. More silence. At this point, I told him I was perplexed and even shocked as it seemed he was just cutting me loose with no explanation or suggestions. Finally he said "I am sensing you are not happy."
I have been a health care consultant for 27 years, and have had a wide range of experiences with practitioners. The lack of caring demonstrated by this doctor is remarkable.
I felt I owed it to anyone considering joining this practice to make them aware of my regrettable experience. read more