★★★★★
The 1st time I met Dr. Kulkarni, I was 40 years old diagnosed with Mitral Valve Prolapse (misdiagnosed by my primary as Atrial Fibrillation) I was afraid of what I had but I had the knowledgeable, professional, and grace-filled presence of Dr. Kulkarni. I was so fortunate to have Dr. Kulkarni as my cardiologist. Her educational and practical experience, as a physician, helps to teach you of your heart issue/s in an easily explainable manner. Dr. Kulkarni never speaks over you with complicated physician terminology. Dr. Kulkarni speaks the plain truths in an understanding, caring, and intelligent manner. I was put at ease with Dr. Kulkarni's heartfelt expression of concern and solid suggestions on how to care for myself. She thoroughly explained my condition with clarity and answered EVERY question I threw at her. She exudes confidence in her skills as a cardiologist and demonstrates she TRULY cares about your condition and concerns. My heart literally thanks Dr. Kulkarni for her professional insights. I have been a patient of Dr. Kulkarni for quite a long while and I appreciate her gentle, yet firm demeanor and advice. I know Dr. Kulkarni genuinely cares about my well-being and does her very best to ensure I live a long and healthy life. It's tough to explain in words, but Dr. Kulkarni is the epitome of grace and I canNOT thank her enough for her guidance. I'm usually an anxious patient, but I am not that way with Dr. Kulkarni. She is an outstanding cardiologist AND a humble, gentle, caring human being. On a scale of 1 to 10, I can honestly state Dr. Kulkarni surpasses any scale. She's always learning and shares her thoughts and ideals with the general public, as well as her patients. I have found Dr. Kulkarni to be a good listener and yes, an expert in every aspect of cardiology. Thank you, Dr. Kulkarni for caring the way you do. You let me know that I'm going to be ok. Many, many, many thanks
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Review of Dr. Rachana (Rasheda)Kulkarni, MD 9.20.17 from Dr. H.S. Hamod
Sadly, I feel she is not a good doctor; a doctor is to care for their patients, but she did not have this quality in an appointment I had with her on 9.19.17 in her Hillsborough, NJ office.
As one doctor to another; she needs to reassess why she is a doctor. It would be good if she remembered the Hippocratic Oath that we, as doctors are supposed to follow: "Do No Harm." She did me harm by not honoring her appointment with me, and then declining to even explain herself and her denial. This upset me greatly, because I had driven an hour to get to the appointment and was one time; with a heart condition, a good cardiologist never should aggrevate a patient or even take the time to explain themselves to the patient. I was upset and appalled by her most unprofssional behavior. This doctor, Dr. Rasheda (sp)Kulkarni should be spoken to by Robert Wood Johnson Hospital Administration. I write this so that she does not treat another potential patient in this way.
Her office manager, Michelle, said I was 15 minutes late for my appointment. The day before, I was told it was 2.15, but Michelle insisted it was 2 pm. I then told her, supposed I am wrong, then, if it was 2 pm, I was not 15 minutes late. Thus, when I told her to look at her office clock, which said 2.10; I said, then i"m only 10 minutes, not 15 minutes late. Michelle kept repeating her mistaken mantra:"You are 15 minutes late..."
Finally , I told her, as one doctor to another, I would like to speak with Dr. Kulkarni; but , she said Dr. Kulkarni refused to see or talk with me. I told Michelle that this is not how I practiced medicine, and that it was wrong.
Finally, after a great deal of protestation, at least 10 to 15 minutes, while I waited for them to make a decision, they did shift me to a Dr. Ahn; he was gracious enough to see me. I found Dr. Ahn to be understanding, polite, professional, knowledgeable, and we were able to communicate as two doctors interested in real medical care.
I had had a triple bypass in June of 2010 at Johns Hopkins and I felt that I was having some new issues with stamina and possibly had some new blockage, and I wanted to work with a good cardiologist in order to find out the state of my heart.
I respect and am pleased that I was referred to Dr. Ahn and I plan to continue with him.
However, as a doctor, I would be remiss if I did report the very unethical, unmedical and unfair treatment I received from Dr. Rasheda Kulkarni ( there are at least 2 spellings of her first name, but she is a cardiologist who practices with Medicor out of the Hillsborough and Brigewater offices in NJ).
In the end, I feel it was a blessing that she did not see me. I would not want a doctor who was so uncaring about my health. Let me also make clear that she upset me greatly, and that I did end up taking a nitro-glycerine pill before I saw Dr. Ahn in order to calm my heart down, so that I would not have a heart attack from the stress and major protest I had to put up in order to be seen in that Medicor Cardiology Center in Hillsborough, NJ yesterday.
After speaking with my cousin, who had helped to reorganize Northwestern University Hospital, she said she felt I hade an obligation to report this unfortunate incident; I agreed, for the sake of improving the medical care Dr. Kulkarni gives, and also so that my experience is not repeated with other patients.
Sadly,
Dr. H. S. Hamod, MD, PhD
