Cynthia L Medina

On my 1st visit to Dr. Medina, she said I should not take my acid reflux meds. I had second thoughts but she was a Doctor so I did as she requested. I have a history of GERD and ulcers and I became very sick in days from not taking my meds and then realized I had made a horrible mistake in listening to her. Don't make the same mistake I did.

To say I am beyond shocked is an understatement of the unprofessional and hyper aggressive behavior of Dr. Cynthia Medina when I began asking questions of her during a consultation. First: I had received notice from my local pharmacist that I had a new prescription, surprise one. The office assistant didn't call me, I had to call them and no details except "take these" were issued. When I asked about this, she first tried cover for the staff and then implied that since "she wrote the prescription at 11pm on a Saturday night..." I should be grateful for such quick service. Excuse me? I picked the prescription up at 10am on Saturday morning and she missed the point that I should have been notified first from her office, and no, she didn't have to call, after all she "treats heart attacks, cancers, people with stokes, etc..." Sarcasm was not appreciated. Second: When asking her about my blood cells being larger, she became condescending, and that this was why she was referring to a hematologist. "She doesn't know" and wouldn't even give a hint of possibilities to ease my mind. When my daughter intervened to prevent further escalation of Dr. Medina's behavior, the hyper-aggression behavior was turned on her. My daughter used the term, "mame" and was corrected back-to-back, "Doctor" three times, and interrupted her about every four words and began saying that I had given her attitude. Attitude for asking questions? To make it even better, I tried to explain to her that I had been told I had on a Friday I had "abnormal blood cells" and needed the referral and that we needed to talk. This almost brought up a panic attack and I told her so. Instead of understanding and even an apology, she LITERALLY said, if I "didn't like how the business was run, I was free to find medical care elsewhere." Yes, I am finding medical care elsewhere. My insurance company has notified me that according to her claims, I am paying for items she told me were covered, that I had hypertension, when if fact, according to the Mayo Clinic's stats, I am not. The fact I was present when a major HIPA breech occurred in their lab, where a client needed his lab results for court and had received someone's else's results, listed with him is bad enough. To sum it up, My experience was a complete disaster and seeing her reactions at any hint of questioning her word, was insulting. Her arrogance, condescending and rude remarks and total lack of bedside manner and listening non-existent. She might be wonderful if you just need a 3 second throat exam, but question her on it, expect a whole new side of this professional that is far from professional.

Staff very rude, doctor spend three minutes with me. Didnt even listen why I came. My second appointment nurse was there because doctor was busy. Bottom line never going back to her.

Dr. Medina now practices in Glendale, AZ. Wish I'd read these reviews before wasting my time with her. She has the worst "bedside manner" I've ever experienced. She interrupted me every time I tried to speak, and told me I was "interrupting her thought process" when I did speak. She also disputed a medical condition which my gynecologist had treated me for, saying "she'd never heard of such a thing." HORRIBLE DOCTOR.

She found a heart problem that I had in 5min. That other Drs. Had missed for 50 years.