Dr. Elise Zahn, DO

Rude. Poor patient,Physician communication skills. Poor bedside manner.

Lacks compassion and shuts patient down when they try to give her their history. Didn't treat what I came in for. Very egotistical and dismissive. Zero bedside manner!

Easy to understand. Good care and kept me informed. Sorry to be in the ER but got a great doc.

Words escape how atrocious her bedside manner is. She believes that her having gone to medical school (D. O.) (which she mentioned at least twice in our encounter) means she is the only expert in the room. A degree does not confer expertise when a medical history that a patient has sole knowledge of is important to discuss! I tried to give her brief background information about my medical history that was integral in her knowing how to advise me and she cut me off every time. Interesting that the expert in the room on my medical history is me- and she wouldn't listen. I left the appointment wondering what had happened... It was a whirlwind of me trying to get a word in edgewise and left in tears, when I was already feeling horrible. I used to recruit her profession, which makes me look at Dr. differently than most, but it doesn't take a rocket scientist to see how bad she is. It makes me 'feel' for the people she works with; and I cannot imagine how she even got hired. Run!

Apparently not much has changed in the 3 years since the previous review. My wife went to the ER because of complications with an operation she had undergone 2 weeks prior. When Zahn asked what was wrong, my wife began by telling her about the surgery she had just had. Zahn rudely cut her off and said "I don't want to hear about 2 weeks ago. I only want to hear what's happening right now." Nevermind that the surgery she had undergone 2 weeks prior was the most crucial and relevant bit of information. Dr. Zahn didn't want to hear it. She was much more interested in hearing the sound of her own voice. Went to another ER the following day and my wife was admitted and in the PCU for a week because her situation was potentially life-threatening. She's now scheduled to have a revision surgery to fix the problem. Something Dr. Zahn completely missed because she was too full of herself.

Very insensitive. Zero compassion or empathy. Unwilling to let the patient explain symptoms without cutting them off repeatedly. Indicated that numerous issues "don't matter" even though they were part of what brought me to the ER to begin with.