Dr. Karen Fukui-Miner, MD

Dr. Karen Fukui - Review if i could put ZERO stars i would. she probably doesn’t remember me or the trauma and pain she has caused to my life. when i was 5 or 6 i went in for a check up and she called me obsese and that i “didnt fit on the charts”. It was in that moment when the realization came through that I looked different from the majority of everyone else around me. I was 5/6. From that point on there wasnt a day I didnt annalize my body, feel anxious for wanting certain foods or more food, compared myself to everyone around me, or feel FAT and ASHAMED. I was happy and bright when I was younger up until that point and that appointment. I was in tears and I came home and remeber my mom asking me if I wanted a snack and I did but i didnt want to say yes. My mom gave me a snack pack of goldfish and I sat at the dinner table sobbing the entire time I ate my goldfish. From that day on any time I went into the doctor my weight and body was talked about inna negative light. Obses and… overweight was alwasy used in my appointments and I sobbed the entire appointment. I had hives on my back knowing that I had to be seen by her and I would have a freak out before every appointment. Dispite me eating good foods and liking a wide range of foods, doing sports and being active; playing with my friends and riding my bike, she didnt care because all she was worried about was my weight and the charts. The “chart” I was suppose to fit on are for WHITE people, I am black, mexican, and Hawaiin, I had no chance of fitting on the chart unless ?I was unhealthy for my body type. She also said these things to me while be an extremley skinny women and looked sickly to me. The food eating she pushed on me felt uncomfortable. I developed a huge fear of diaticians and nutritions due to the fact it was always pushed on me to see one. No matter what I went into the doctor for it always resulted to my weight and size. She never listened to anything else that was going on and put so that every issue i was having is because I am obese. She ruined my body image from that point on. I became very aware I looked different from what the average person looked like. I became extremley self consious about my appearance, what I wore, What I ate. I remeber for my 7th birthday, my wish was to be skinny, from that point on every wish I had or made was to be skinny. I should not have been aware of these things or had these stressors at such a young age. I am now 22 and fit on her ideal charts and image but that didint come without extremem health issues and mental health issues. 4 years ago I developed an eating disorder (anorexia/ and extreme restriction) and it only got worse. I became very ill and have had serious health complications due to my ED. I am now in Partial Hopitilization Program. My life has been affected for 22 years because of my body issues and never feeling comfortable in my own skin. I blame DR. KAREN FUKUI, society, parents, and environement for where I am right now. But i mostly Blame KAREN FUKUI. She is a doctor and suppose to be safe for children. She may not be the entire cause for why i am where I am but she planted the seed first that something was wrong with me due to my weight. She shouldve never been trusted with children or adolescents. She had no compassion, care, or even intrest in hearing how her words and treatment was afffecting me. When and if I ever become a parent I will do everything in my power to keep them away from people, doctors, professionals, and providers who have charectors like KAREN FUKUI. She is mean, cold, and she destroyed my body image and life surounding my body and the way I look. And the sad part of it all is I was 5/6, I was suppose to be protected and feel safe and instead I was shamed and put down for the way I looked. She should be seeing or around patients and should not be trusted to be a “doctor”. I hope you see this and get to read this because you distroyed the bright, fun, body loving, and con

Dr. Fukui is a caring & informative doctor. Love her!

I feel Dr. Fukui is very through. My child is non-verbal and difficult. She takes time with her, never makes us feel rushed. If she doesn't know an answer to a question she finds out and always calls the same day to tell me. She is not hesitant to make a referrel and works well with my childs team of physicians. We would be totally lost without her. Dr. Fukui is the greatest!