Dr. Cynthia Israel Victor, DO

I spent a full week in the hospital with serious GI issues, never speaking Dr P except when she informed me my procedure would need to be put off for any day. I never had clearly understanding of what was happening, what Dr. P thought I might have, why I was getting so many tests & procedures and what my diagnosis was. I kept insisting to speak to Dr P to understand. I pleaded with the Internal Medicine doctor and the nurse to advocate for me to see Dr P so I could discuss my case with her. Her response to them was that I was fine and she did not need to see me. A nurse finally coded an emergency for me to compel Dr P to talk to me. Dr. P came into my room clearly annoyed and stood in front of me in silence. I asked about my diagnosis and she angrily stated “You have no diagnosis.” Given all the tests and procedures I had over the week, I said surely she had some ideas. She listed off what the issues could be and she did not realize that she never put me on antibiotics. It was a… frustrating conversation that left me feeling vulnerable, disrespected and scared. I was then discharged with no written instructions for how to care for myself in terms of nutrition and other proactive measures. Dr. P did not care about me or my well-being.