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Dr Mani, I do not recommend.
In my opinion, she was highly Unprofessional, fiercely abrasive, loud, disruptive to entire office as she barged in today, throwing open the door! She began loudly demeaningly me in a volatile, arrogant, senseless manner!
(I was shocked to conclude, in my opinion, that she exhibits two completely opposite personalities!)
I highly suggest you bring a witness with you to your office visit, if you are a lone, ill, senior woman.
I was in room with intake male, C, as he repeatedly ( I found falsely) stated that four of my recent messages I had sent to Dr Mani- (updating my symptoms before and following a weekend ER visit, during which several dire health concerns were revealed) had NOT been delivered to anyone at all! C., (direly lacking in communication skills, or else purposely deviant), pulled up my messages on a computer screen, showing me, saying see? This proved that I had sent NO Symptom Messages!
Perplexed, I logged in on my phone and showed him the messages and, deeply confused, I asked him, respectfully, how I could re-send or forward my messages to the right location, explaining to him it was very important to me that Dr Mani received them.
At this point, suddenly, out of the blue, Dr Mani, angrily jerked open the door pointing and angrily belittling, scolding, and reprimanding me! She yelled that if I didn't like her, go someplace else! (I said I liked her! And I tried to explain)
She interrupted and loudly furiously stated that No more arguing is allowed in this office! She doesn't answer all messages! Quit wasting time!!!
I was appalled and very shocked, to say the least, and, my defective heart pounding and short of breath, I tried to explain again. She wasn't interested in diplomacy and continued ranting, angrily stated that she got my messages! C doesn't get all of them! She abruptly furiously shut door and left. (All the office and the outter patients awaiting could hear her, in my opinion.)
Shocked, I told C. that he should have said he doesn't get all my messages. Dr. Mani then angrily entered room.
(C. then left the room, displaying a smug, sarcastic smile.)
Alone: Dr Mani was very uncaring, sarcastic, disrespectful. I tried to converse and stated sadly that my sibling had just passed from a heart attack. She viciously sneered as she quickly retorted: "I'm not your psychiatrist! I'm a heart Dr.!" Snapped out sarcastic question, asking why I was concerned about messages. I said "Because I'm concerned about my health."
She asked why I didn't do the one test. Under duress, I explained I was concerned about results of a lab test which showed venous oxygen level. She vehemently replied, "I'm not a pulmonologist! Go see one for that! I have nothing to do with it!"
Then, I asked her if she could tell info from my completed test. She snarlingly asked, "WHY do you want to know?" I said, "because I could have a heart attack." She responding begrudgingly, addressed results ineptly, frustrated because I hadn't completed one test (although I had explained why and I had messaged good reasons). She responded that she had no way to know how to proceed if I didn't take the n test! I asked if she knew of any alternate tests? She slammed her table and in a rage, growled, "What do you want me to do!" She didn't explore (several) options well, and glaringly staring at me, said, "I am five minutes away from firing you as a patient!" I slowly struggled to get up, said I quit, as I bravely escaped her den.
I am a retired, ill, concerned for my abruptly (to me) failing health, senior woman.
I left in tears and will never go back!
In my opinion, she was an immense disappointment and disgrace to her profession.