Dr. James Louis Vayda, MD

Awful encounter in the ER. Was lecturing me almost before he entered the room. Lectured me when I had trouble relaxing during a rectal exam. Wouldn’t have done any testing until he saw how high my blood pressure was. Sent me home in major discomfort—and he didn’t care in the least. Hope you never encounter this arrogant jerk.

He has to be an ER doctor because with his bedside manner he would have gone out of business long ago.

I knew immediately when this man walked into my ER room that I was in trouble, and in the midst of serious pain. He didn't introduce himself, and he immediately began making condescending remarks and patronizing accusations (too many to list here)--for example, he wasn't even going to "waste money and time" to examine me thoroughly until he saw how high my pulse and blood pressure were. Then a CT scan, since he wouldn't want to lose his license. He only exacerbated my anxiety and discomfort, during my approximately 7 hours waiting on him to do nothing but send me home, driving on dilaudid (don't be mistaken: I'm almost positive it was ordered by the doctor whose shift expired). He said that it was no big deal that my BP had significantly increased from the levels that were recorded when I first arrived at the ER. Majorly abnormal levels for me, and I take medication already. Blamed everything on anxiety, or he denied that I had pain in some instances--which many of us have no doubt… heard before,-- and it was clear that he was treating me like a drug-seeker. Basically, this man is a pompous, egotistical and unhelpful jerk who completely lacks compassion. You don't get your choice of doctor(s) in an ER situation. I can only pray that you don't have to encounter him, his horrible bedside manner, and his unwillingness/reluctance to deal with medical problems. I agree with the first reviewer's comment, written SEVERAL years ago: this man has no business being in the medical profession. I'd give him ZERO stars if I could.

This guy needs to find another line of work.