**Within 24 hours of leaving this review on yelp I received two messages from "Becky T" (a patient) urging me to "take this down." And referring to me by my legal name**
I saw doctor albala as a patient for many years. The last 1-2 years of my time with him was full of crazy phone calls, abusive behavior, and coercive control.
Last year I left an appointment with him and never looked back. It was the first time he didn't have any other staff present in the building and the last time I would ever listen to him complain that he wasnt being compensated enough.
It was a very creepy "what do I get out of this?" Conversation.
Apparently making doctor money wasn't enough.
He was using my meds as an excuse to repeatedly call, harass, and have unbridled access to me.
He was upcoding my visits while refusing to do the bare minimum of prior authorizing my meds.
(While he cashed monthly checks for $350-$500 from my insurance for appointments where hed prescribe these meds)
He didn't order a UA in two years because he: "doesn't get the money from it"
He told me that we had to talk on the phone to get my refills.
So instead of filling my meds at my monthly visits, id also have to sit on the phone with him for refills.
He said it was legalities. It was a form of stalking and harassment.
The phone calls were almost always creepy. 95% of the calls I had with Dr. Albala were about things he could or should have asked during my appointment. Sometimes he claimed he's "returning" a call I never made
He became increasingly erratic, angry, and paranoid over time. He would often make back handed comments and create awkward situations.
The more I pulled away and advocated for myself the more fixated and furious he would become.
Many times I witnessed him punch countertops, throw office supplies, and yell at staff.
He was always blaming outside factors for his absurd behavior.
When I expressed concern for his behavior, it would become even more aggressive.
He tried relentlessly to convince me that no one else will help me.
I haven't seen or spoken to Dr albala in a full year but he continues to monitor me and make attempts to interfere with my medical care.
He is unhinged and can't control his anger: as shown in the screenshot of that ridiculous review he posted pretending to be someone else
If it sounds completely nuts and unbelievable, it's because he truly is. He is a creepy, abusive, small man who will continue bringing others down as long as he has access/control over them.
(He wouldn't even release my records to my Dr when I left.)
I have seen numerous nurses ghost him.
He can't keep nurses staffed.
Dr albala's professional life is very dark.
*If you go here for care bring another adult with you to your appointments.
If you are a vulnerable female patient, nurse, or MA please take precautions.*
Everything I have stated above is 100% true.
So, no-I'm not "taking this down"- because
When a powerful man in your community is this disgusting you deserve to know. Especially if that man is a doctor.
{Attatched are screenshots from my original post; texts btwn Dr. Albala's staff and I (while I was his patient), the problematic messages I received through yelp from "Becky T" , and confirmation that the "Maurizio A." Review was 100% Dr. albala himself.
Men who are *not* abusive do *not* react this way.}
P.s.- I see y'all watching my social medias. It's crazy to be a woman who works for this guy. Please explain to me how you still scurry around trying to clean up after him?
Get a grip and stop peeking my social medias. I'm a former patient not a friend... read more
