Ankur A. Kamdar

Dr. Kamadar first saw my 14 year old daughter 3 months ago. At the time she had only been diagnosed with chronic ITP and was also known as an idiopathic patient. She was being hospitalized every 3 weeks for platelets. When he first saw her he ran a whole bunch of tests and was able to diagnose her with Lupus. That was devastating for us. It's like I lost my self. He was very firm about it. He also made sure to explain exactly what Lupus and how he would treat it. He also said that he could not just stand there and do nothing about my daughter going into the hospital every 3 weeks for platelets. He said that since the platelet transfusions weren't lasting, but maybe 2 weeks that he was going to start her on chemo. That was like the worst news I could ever get. My husband and I were just devastated, but we knew that was probably going to be the best thing for her. Since that first day 3 months ago Dr. Kamdar has been an amazing doctor and I would absolutely recommend him to anybody in… need. Once again, Thank you Dr Kamdar for being so attentive and for taking care of our sweet Anahi. Prayers for my baby girl.

After being under the care of one of the worst doctors I've ever encountered Dr. Kamdar was wonderful. I had previously been treated by the only other pediatric rheumatologist in The houston area and thought she was incredibly rude and not thorough at all. She didn't care about your complaints and moved on to the next patient as if she hadn't a care in the world. Dr. Kamdar may be blunt but he makes you feel like he genuinely cares about your health.

His bedside manner, in my case at least, was awful. He told me I had lupus, and then told me I would have to be on steroids, all in one visit. He made a 16 year old girl cry. The entire ordeal was awful, he didn't listen to any of my concerns, and made me feel lost. I had been going to Texas Children's for about 7 years when I met him (I think he was just a fellow), and I had never been treated in that way. I did not have a good experience with him, and I am glad I am no longer under his care.