1 /5 Sumac Trebla: Visited PHI for a stress test. It is understood that a MD signs off on the test. Took the test nearer my home, though my cardiologist is in Tacoma.
When the test was completed, Dr. Uma Krishnan started talking about my cholesterol, which had nothing to do with the stress test. I informed her that I would prefer that I deal with one doctor, my doctor, and that I had an appointment in Tacoma in five days time.
Ignoring that, she made the assumption that my cholesterol problem was familial, though she had no knowledge of my family history. None.
She then said that I needed to be on a statin. Again, I said that that was a matter that I would discuss with my doctor. She did not seem to like that I expressed that as my intention and as my choice as the patient.
When I said that I would take that up with my doctor, she said that I needed a CAT scan based on my test. I asked her explain where that was indicated, so that I might understand, she was put out by my asking. When I politely pressed for an explanation, she drummed up a indicator on the EKG, then said that she would put the recommendation for the CAT scan in her notes.
Consequently, my docter, a PA, now must confront a potentially cursory assessment by an MD. The likely result will be I get a test and a bill for which I may not indicate.
To compound matters, in direct defiance of my expressed wishes and the aforementioned conversation, when picking up a refill at my local pharmacy for a medication, I discovered that Krishnan issued a prescription for a statin.
That is unethical. And it is unprofessional.
Her role was to sign off on the stress test and provide an assessment. Nothing more.
When a doctor does not respect her specific role and thus does not respect "patient consent", she does not care. When she goes forward in defiance of reason and the patients expressed wishes, she violates her oath and reveals that her interest is perhaps in billables and not patient well-being or care.
Do not see this doctor, Uma Krishnan. Despite her ratings, she is not a respectful doctor.
(For context, as a patient of sixty-plus years, I am not a novice to health care. Rather, I have received care from various doctors during my life in over ten states where I have lived and in four countries abroad. My experience with Dr. Uma Krishnan ranks at the bottom. Again, if you only want to obey, but not understand or be respected, then thats your choice. But, when you really think about, dont you deserve better. So find it, as you will not likely find it with Dr. Krishnan.)
