Dr. Jamie Palaganas, MD

Good bedside manner

My daughter had Lyme disease and she missed it. I’m not sure how she is listed as a lyme specialist. She told me it was psychological….

Dr. Palaganas spent a lot of time (over an hour) in appt with our son (partly because she had some cancellations & thus had the time); but irrespective of the time, she was very thoughtful and attentive throughout. She provided a lot of helpful information as far as the difference between seizures vs. tremors and what to look out for, as well as re-assurance that what was going on was unlikely to be a tumor. This was very helpful as our son is nonverbal, and attempting to determine what is going on with him can be tricky. The extra time allowed a review of multiple people's observations (school, home) on what people had noted in different settings. Also, rather than simply proceed with testing (which, in our experience, often doesn't actually lead to anything actionable), she recommended specific things to take note of and/or do (e.g., touch to assess if tremors interruptible), rather than proceeding with tests that can be difficult to administer to a disabled, nonverbal child.