I am not one to hop online and post reviews, in fact, this is only my second review, and first negative review ever! I thought long and hard about posting, because I know places can have off days, and we are all trying our best, right? However, I gave this place numerous chances and every time there was an issue. Most of the time the issues were the super boring kind, disinterested to straight-up rude front of house staff, the feeling that questions aren't welcome, appointment mix-ups, lack of follow up. I have always given these situations the benefit of the doubt. However, my last experience will be my last experience with them, and you can decide for yourself if you would like to go to a practice like what I will describe next.
The appointment setting process is online, and you must select a reason for coming in from a drop down menu. I am not a doctor, so I indicated my best reasonable guess as to what I thought my skin issue was. When I arrived at my appointment, I was informed that my appointment had been cancelled because the provider I selected did not treat that condition. I told them I was only guessing at my condition, could I please be seen anyways because i was having a lot of discomfort and I know appointments are scheduled far out. I will add I had numerous text and phone call reminders about my appointment and no cancellation notification. Both the front desk staff and the provider herself made it known that I was inconveniencing them and that it was somehow my fault that I was in this situation. As a matter of fact, when the provider eventually did consent to see me, she spent the first portion of my appointment scolding me for my guess and that I shouldn't self-diagnose that particular condition. I will reiterate, their own scheduling process required me to indicate a reason for the appointment, how was I to accurately know the name of my condition? I tolerated this treatment because I was in a lot of discomfort and needed some medication right away, but it definitely did not give me the warm fuzzies.
The final straw was at the follow-up appointment two weeks later. My condition was resolved and I was finishing up at the front desk paying my portion of the fees. I can't be sure whether the treatment staff saw me or not, but I overheard the provider and assistant that I had just seen laughing and talking about a patient with others in the office, joking that they had to lysol the treatment room, that the assistant jumped back when she "locked eyes" with the provider and realized what they were dealing with, basically making fun of the patient. I can't be sure they were talking about me, and maybe they weren't; however, even if they were talking about someone else it certainly left a bad, bad taste in my mouth. I did almost turn around and ask them if they were talking about me, but in light of the totality of my previous experiences, decided to just cut my losses.
In short, good luck to you if you decide you want to try this dermatology practice, and if you are a current patient, if you leave there bewildered, feeling bad about yourself, and wondering what just happened, it's not you, it's them. read more