Somehow a review I wrote was deleted when I tried to update it, so I'll start fresh.
I have seen Dr. Ohadi off and on for over 10 years. She has nice bedside manner and acts in a kind way. She is fine for basic issues, like meds for a bladder infection or antibiotics for an infection, but not more than that.
When last she was my provider, I was dealing with a serious issue. At the time, she was going concierge, so she was caught up in that.
Meanwhile my son had a serious health concern, so he went to her. He asked to get a full blood panel done. Her front desk girl called and said his results were normal. He communicated that he was still concerned because he was having numbness in his hands and feet. He left a message for Dr. Ohadi twice and she never called him back.
I suggested he go see our eye doctor, as she is a great doctor. He described his issues to her and asked if she new a family doctor she could recommend. She said, "No, but it sounds like you are low in Vitamin B12 (something not even tested for on the blood panel). He got a B12 shot and his numbness went away. He is getting B12 shots semi-regularly and the problem never came back.
Meanwhile back to me. When I turned to Dr. Ohadi regarding my situation, she basically said, "I'll help you with this one, but you are on your own after this." She did not say, "Call in to let us know how you're doing" or anything. Her focus was on going concierge (cash pay).
Once I posted a review, she blew up my phone on a Friday afternoon -- calling 4 times from a blocked number. One of my clients has a blocked number, but he knows to text me if he wants to speak to me (too many telemarketers now, so I don't answer numbers i don't know). I decided to answer. When I did, Dr. Ohadi asked me how I was doing. I explained how much I was struggling with my health issue, but she didn't care to hear. What she cared about was a poor review on Yelp.
I told her how she never returned my son's call. She said she'd look into it (saying she never got a message. I was there when he left both messages for her telling the receptionist he was alarmed by his symptoms at such a young age). She never did call him back.
For the next 20 minutes, all she talked about was "I can't believe that after 10 years you would write a review like this." I asked her if she'd like to talk about why I would write this review we could schedule a time, as I was on a deadline and it was Friday. She kept me on the call for over 20 minutes, basically trying to shame me into taking down the review.
I say, shame on you Dr. Ohadi -- for being so careless with my health issue and for never calling my son back and not even caring enough to give him the results yourself.
The idea that a doctor would call and berate a patient for writing a truthful review is not even smart. If she had been smart, those 4 calls in a row, which resulting in me picking up should have been to communicate concern for how I was doing. Had she been smart enough to do that, and shown actual concern for her patient rather than her rating, I might have actually taken the review down.
I was terrified when I was dealing with that health issue, and I felt very alone in the situation. I'm still dealing with the fallout to this day.
I am now in the care of a doctor who is taking great care of me. He's close to retirement, but I value his experience. He is holistically driven, which I like. As the saying goes, an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.
All the best with your concierge business, Dr. Ohadi. Please don't call me about this review. I know better than to pick up blocked calls now.
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