2 /5 Aryamah Zargar: During my first visit, Dr. Gaytan’s assistant asked me the reason I came in. She left the room and loudly explained my concern to Dr. Gaytan. I was able to hear the entire conversation through closed doors, which made me concerned about other personnel and patients at the office hearing it as well. When I expressed this to Dr. Gaytan, she apologized and said “the walls are thin”. If the staff is aware of the wall thickness, why are they being careless with patient information? Why is my personal information being blasted through the office? This is definitely a HIPAA violation!
On my second visit, I needed Dr. Gaytan to sign an immunization record for my university. However, her inability to fill the form completely and efficiently cost me $150 dollars (late fee and extra lab fee) from the university. No apologies from the doctor or compensation were made, even though I let them know there was a time limit of when I needed to submit the application. They also did not give me a call or send an email, which was how they said my results would be sent. I had to go in person to get them.
On my last visit, I received a phone call in the middle of the appointment and explained to Dr. Gaytan that I needed to take the call since it was very important, and I meant no disrespect. When Dr. Gaytan came back into the room after my phone call, she was visibly irritated despite there being very few patients at the office. She then proceeded to interrupt me multiple times and practically pushed me out the door! I felt disrespected.
Even though Dr. Gaytan seems knowledgeable in her field, she made me feel uncomfortable, and I will not be seeing her again.
I will say though, the receptionist and doctor’s assistant were always nice and helpful.