Dr. Poornima Pandellapalli, MD

Took the time to explain everything and left time for questions. Excellent explanation and thorough appointment.

Rude, cold and uncaring doctor who never followed up with me

I was diagnosed with cancer almost 10 years ago and my family and I still talk about how great a doctor Dr. P is and how she worked diligently to save my life. May God always bless her.

My sister, Heide, was diagnosed with Pancreatic Cancer. I attended all her visits with her to Dr. P. When my sister's illness ran it's course, Dr. P. was with us to the very end and took my sister out of hospice placing her back under her care so she could stay in a hospital and not be placed in a rehab ctr. She said if anyone argued, she would take it to the top personally. Dr. P. was the 'blessing' on this journey that gave my sister peace and Hope. We are forever grateful for her care.

Dr. Pandellapalli, I can't thank you enough, I am 5 years cancer free thanks to you!! You were wonderful, and very caring. I hope you get this message.

She’s one of the best doctors and is such a wonderful, graceful, kind human being that it is amazing to see a person in a doctor at this time in this era. She was extremely helpful to me and I credit her for saving my life from a deadly blood cancerous condition. She’s extremely busy and usually runs late by half an hour or longer however it is definitely worth waiting to see her as she takes all the time that’s needed and focuses on the case at hand when she’s with that patient.

If you have cancer, do not see this lady. The most uncaring oncologist. There are much better Doctors to see at an important time. After the death of my father, she never followed up also.

It appeared that she had too many patients. The first time she looked at my pathology report was when I came in for my appointment, which meant it took her almost two hours to go over it. Her interactions were rather cold and even for an early stage (stage 1) breast cancer patient she advocated double mastectomy over lumpectomy. I always felt like she was "hanging the black crepe" every time I left her office. I changed oncologists before my third visit. I would not recommend her to anyone.

Quality of care includes respect for patient's time and provide clear guidance. Having a waiting room full of patients, with an average wait time of 2 hours, tells me that the office is not well managed. The doctor and staff were quite defensive and aggressive when the issue was raised. The disjointed review of my test results means having to review them again with my primary physician. I made it clear that I will not use this doctor again.