Dr. Jacob Vadakekalam, MD

You will always see a nurse practitioner, the doctor actually sees you every third or fourth visit, Waiting room is like a SW Airline gate where you’re crowded into a room awaiting your name to be called. When it is called, you get to sit and wait in a crowded hallway. They are always pushing you to use their pharmacy to fill scripts. Horrible phone tree and no matter how urgent the issue is or how many messages you leave, no one will call you back. When you see the doctor or nurse practitioner, they’ll hastily go through your lab work, try to refill your script for meds from another doctor and for different ailments (and of course telling you to have their pharmacy fill the scripts). The majority of the physicians at this practice are the same, as if they are just rushing you through so they can bill your insurance for the quick office visit. My blood sugar has been dangerously low for 5 days and they still haven’t returned any of my calls. Stay away from here!

fast friendly and informative

Dr V is very thorough, he changed my medication and I feel a lot better. Staff is great best part of my visit

Great Doctor

Dr. V is great!!! I have been going to him for many years. This is one Dr. visit that I never dread or am anxious about. He is always on time and easy to talk to. He answers any questions I have. Usually within a day I am able to pull my results down from the portal. This Diabetic and Glandular clinic is huge and always packed. This is one of the most efficiently run offices that I have ever seen. Everyone is friendly, helpful, professional and informative. Easy to make or change appointments. Dr. V and his PA Dr. Tuscani are just all around good people.

I have been seeing Dr V for about 15 years. He encouraged me to have my parathyroids removed due to my having an elevated calcium level. It took a few years for that procedure to come about because I had some cardiac issues that came up, but my having that surgery ultimately saved my like because during the course of that surgery, they discovered that I had cancer of the thyroid and removed it the following month. I am doing great now and Dr V continues to monitor my thyroid levels and makes sure that I continue on this healthy pathway.

Wonderful, understanding Doctor. Easy to talk to and explains in terms one can understand.

The worst doctor ever. Put me on a drug that has damaged my kidneys and then blew it away as if no big deal.

I have had the best experience with the whole staff at the DGD Clinic. I am from out of town and before I came here I had been put on insulin and medication without being given any other options. My doctor had told me there was no other option and that I would eventually end up on insulin at some point... I was only 29. I remember the first time I ever met Dr. V he removed me and began me on pills and let me tell you I went from a 13 to a 6. Dr. v and Dr. Huckaby are my angels!!

I have been a patient of Dr. V for over ten years. I can truly say that he is the best doctor I have ever seen. I am 72 years old and he always looks me in the eye and asks, "how are you feeling? Any stress, problems, or changes in your life?". And he actually listens. He has notes from our last meeting but he remembers little things like helping my mother in law move or flying to San Diego last time. He warns me when I go off my diet or not exercise and he praises me when I did well. Fantastic.

Dr. V has been my Dr. for the last 5 years. I absolutely love his down to earth, easy to talk to and he tells me like it is demeanor . He is very professional and very helpful.

Everything about this doctor was completely unethical and disgraceful. I'd never been disrespected by ANY practitioner the way he disrespected me. Completely unprofessional, terrible bedside manner and extremely rude. This is a used-car salesman type of doctor - attempted to treat me for conditions for which I am already under care for (for which was not his specialty to begin with), placing very low priority to the critical condition for which I was there for. Utterly disgusted.

I really liked Dr V (as he is called), he is a very thorough Dr. He explained exactly what was going with my thyroid & what we were going to do. I was very impressed.

He's knowledgeable, but his bedside manner is horrible. Half the time, he ignores questions and fires off a short answer and moves on to something else. He actually told me I had to get my thyroid removed, without consulting with me about it at all. It took several visits for him to explain fully why he recommended that.. It just seems like he wants to get rid of you as quickly as possible.

I would recommend him because he explains my condition to where I understand it, not just in doctor terms.