Patient
Dr. Lappen is a dream doctor! She's an amazing, wonderful doctor and person. My sister has been going to her since she was a baby and she is now almost 23, so we've followed her from office to office! She's always so welcoming and enthusiastic, and even when my sister was younger, she would speak to my sister directly and ask her questions and listened and validated her feelings. Generally, people tend to overlook her and direct their questions/comments to me because I'm older but Dr. Lappen has always included her, and while that may seem like a trivial thing, it speaks volume on her character. It shows how deeply she cares about her patients and wants to know how and what THEY feel, no matter how young they are and regardless if it's something they think is small or unimportant. She takes into consideration everything my sister tells her and never brushes anything off. She is truly one of the best, most kind doctors I've ever encountered and the world needs more people like her. I'll be extremely sad when the time comes where my sister has to see a new cardiologist because I don't think anyone can even compare.