Dr. Ananthasekar Ponnambalam, MD

This doctor seems very thorough & caring when we visited him. My problem is not with him, but his office/staff. We did not get any kind of treatment plan, but we were told my son probably had abdominal migraines, since they could not find a source for his vomiting cycles, such as signs of Acid Reflux or ulcers, after having a scope. He threw up nearly every day for 3 months straight, and we do have a family history of migraines. My son has since had cycles of vomiting for a day or 2, once or twice a month since visiting him. We were not told to come back, as I don’t think there is really anything they can do to treat the condition, or than trying antihistamines. The schools have implemented a new strict attendance policy and only allow 4 parent notes per year, and want a letter saying that my son has a chronic illness or ailment to accept any more parent notes. When I called Dr. Ponnabalam’s office to get the letter, they refuse to write it because he hasn’t been seen by them since he… was as diagnosed with the migraines. We were not told to come back, so why would we? There’s nothing they can do for abdominal migraines. So you pay all this money for tests to basically be told there’s nothing they can do for you, and send you on your way. AND to top it off, they won’t write a letter for proof of having the condition?? WHY? They want us to scheduled an appointment to be assessed. For what I don’t know? He has already been assessed and determined what he has. This would cause him to miss even MORE schoool. I’m not going to start the process all over again, to AGAIN go through thousands of dollars in tests, to receive no treatment that can help him. You can’t see his migraines, and they won’t be happening at the appointment, so the only reason they could want this is to make more money off of us. I’m very disappointed with this office. Absolutely no help whatsoever.

Excellent dr with compassionate bedside manner. He Made our 8 year old daughter comfortable about during an uncomfortable visit/subject. The waiting was long, but well worth it to have him.