Dr. Padmavathi Murakonda, MD

Leaving a 1 because I can’t leave a zero. Absolutely horrible communicating with patients and their families. Doesn’t take the time to speak to other specialties involved in the patients care. Talks over whomever she is speaking with or to. Doesn’t pay attention to the correct lab information and leaves it up to the patient to really find out what is wrong with them or have the right specialties come to see them. She “assumes” everything and says very downgrading things to patients. She doesn’t care to ask the patients anything about themselves/conditions and she keeps patients admitted to the hospital way longer than they need to be. And when family calls to speak to her she will not respond because she doesn’t want to hear what they have to say.

A good doctor doesn't have to have empathy or a genial bedside manner, but they should be able to appropriately interpret & communicate lab results & arrange for necessary and correct referalls on a patients behalf. Not done in the case of my family members care. I witnessed her blatant antipathy of an elderly patient, inaccurate communication & interpretation of lab results (I am in the health field & quite literate) zero follow up (if someone goes into a coma under your care, you might consider stopping by to explain what is happening to the family instead of coming by 24 hrs later after death & leaving it to a poor nurse who had just received her degree the month before). If you or someone you love have a medical issue more than a common cold, I'd be extremely cautious and careful.