DO NOT BRING YOUR SMALL CHILDREN HERE! Dr. Christman has zero bedside manners, criticized my toddler for drawing on the table paper liner using a pen one of the nurses gave him to distract him while we discussed his condition- last time I checked, you claim to be a certified pediatric dermatologist??! Dr. Christman was cold, had zero interest in getting to know my son (she yelled at the nurse about this pen right in front of me!), and was completely apathetic to our concerns. There is ZERO child-friendly amenities anywhere in this office and in the patient waiting area. We waited close to an hour to be seen, 30mins after the appointment time, and there was nothing to keep my toddler entertained during that painful hour in the waiting room. 9 out of 10 patients here are elderly, I was completely fooled by her website infos and should've listened to her horrid Google reviews and avoided this place.
I brought my son here to seek expert opinion on his skin condition, and instead, we got a 3mins examination by her and the other dermatologist sharing the practice (she couldn't diagnose my son herself, mind you!). They looked at my son's skin, asked a handful of basic questions then walked away, another 5 minutes later, she came back and suggested a biopsy - for a less than 2yrs old toddler, really?! At the blink of an eye? When I tried to consult her on his condition given his history, perhaps there are other non-invasive options we can consider first? She immediately replied "look I have 3 other patients ready to be seen by me and I don't have time for this. You can think through the procedure in your own time. In my 30 yrs of experience, I recommend a biopsy." Wow! How about addressing questions from your current patient first? Where is your empathy?? Also I find it ironic that her "30 yrs of experience" led to a fat zero and she is recommending a nonspecific/potentially inconclusive and yet invasive procedure to us. After being kept in her office for almost 2 hours, I learned absolutely nothing new, except that I don't trust a word out of her mouth and lost all respect for her as a physician. She actually offered to "write a note" for me, uhh - to document that you were irrelevant?
Shame on you Lisa Christman! You don't deserve to serve this noble job and the hippocratic oath!! No sensible parent should want to bring their children here to be seen!
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