Dr. Ajiri Smith Barnes, MD

NEGLIGENT/UNETHICAL: Missed copper deficiency & Hashimoto encephalopathy. Was examined by Barnes and Dr. Suima Aryal. Barnes did the neurological exam on me. Aryal spent only 1 hr and 6-8 minutes with me and falsified the medical to say she spent over 2 hrs with me. Aryal also falsified the medical record to leave out my report of allodynia and falsified the medical record to say that all my "neuro exams were except" I fell to the right. She left out "normal" or "abnormal" in that statement, and that allowed many subsequent physicians to claim that I had no neurological deficits. Barnes said, “Well, your neuro tests were normal and abnormal.” She and Aryal did not order any tests to help diagnose the neurological deficits. Both these ladies misdiagnosed me. My neurologist later told me there was an organic (true reason, not just me making up my signs and symptoms) reason for those abnormal neuro exam tests that Aryal had falsified the medical record to make it appear that they were… all normal. Barnes and Aryal did not even order any blood tests or MRI.Those tests were ordered by other better providers & led to diagnoses of Hashimoto encephalopathy & copper deficiency that they missed because they were careless and callous. I had to ask for a neurology consult myself.These two ladies are incompetent & negligent.

Very friendly and great doctor!

Dr Barnes has been my doctor for last 4yrs and she's awesome at what she does..she's a very caring doctor and only wants whats best for you as her patient. Thanks DOC :D