Dr. Cara Amy Raphael Goodell, MD

Excellent

As a new patient, Dr. G. Insisted on expensive retesting for ADD, and while costly, our daughter was recommended for medicine treatment by the testing psychologist, Dr G. over rode his decision to treat. Sent our daughter for lab testing that cost $300 out of pocket. She has been a hassle for our family from day one. Glad she is moving out of the area. Someday when she has children she may understand how we feel.

Too scared to confirm a diagnose of anxiety in a patient even after a psychologist diagnosed it, so she sends the patient to a psychiatrist. What a waste of time and resources.

I went to DR. Goodell for a second opinion but all she did was look at the other doctor's notes, poked at me once or twice and repeated the same thing the other doctor said. If you need a doctor who can think critically and use their knowledge Dr. Goodell is not the one for you. She tries to act nice and act like she is listening but it is all fake. While explaining my symptoms and other treatments I have tried Dr. Goodell kept saying "Isn't that great," "that's awesome," before i could finish what I was saying which was not great or awesome at all!!! I could tell she is just in the habit of saying that and since she was not truly listening she kept blurting that out before I could finish the point I was trying to make. It just came across as fake. She did not even notice that my blood pressure was way up. What is the point in the nurse taking vital signs if the doctor does not even look at them? Her physical exam was weak and half-hearted. She did not even attempt to figure out the… source of my symptoms. She is clearly an administrative lap dog and not an independent thinker and problem salver. Not fit for healthcare.

Dr Goodell was amazing. She was patient, considerate, and I really felt like she really listening to everything I had to say. She took the time to go over everything and gave me a number of different options to try to help alleviate my problem. I've already recommended her to 4 of my friends.

I WOULD AND STILL DO GO TO DR. GOODELL. YOU CAN TELL THAT YOU ARE CARED FOR AND NOT JUST A NUMBER. SHE SPENDS THE TIME TO EXPLAINS THINGS THAT CAN BE UNDERSTOOD BY US COMMON FOLKS. MOST DOCTORS SPEND 4 TO 10 MINUTES WITH ME, THEN MOVE ON. NOT DR. GODELL, SHE HAS SPENT UP TO 45 MINUTES PER VISIT WITH ME AND ANSWERED ALL QUESTIONS. IF YOU NEED A DOCTOR, THIS IS THE PLACE TO BE! THE STAFF IS A LITTLE OVERWORKED, PHONES RINGING, BUT THAT IS UNDERSTANDABLE.